Entry Level Salary for Petroleum Engineers

The average salary for an entry level Petroleum Engineer is $77,546. An experienced Petroleum Engineer makes about $135,190 per year.

Petroleum engineers design and develop methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the Earth’s surface. Petroleum engineers also find new ways to extract oil and gas from older wells. Find more career information.

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  • Petroleum Service Technician - River Cities Builders Petroleum Services - Columbus,OH

    A Service Technician has a wide variety of skills and will be able to work through difficult problems. This person installs, maintains & repairs fuel dispensers; submersible fuel pumps; service station site controllers; credit card readers; cash...

  • Railroad Safety Flagger Northeast Region - RailPros - Columbus,OH

    Job Details Job Location: OH Position Type: Full Time Education Level: GED Salary Range: $35.00 - $35.00 Hourly Travel Percentage: 100% On the Road Travel Job Shift: Various Job Category: Flagging...

  • IT Support Technician I (Early Career) - Battelle - Columbus,OH

    Battelle delivers when others can't. We conduct research and development, manage national laboratories, design and manufacture products and deliver critical services for our clients-whether they are a multi-national corporation, a small start-up...

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