Career Path Forecast
 According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
petroleum engineers are expected to have 5 percent employment growth
over the projections decade of 2006-2016, more slowly than the average
for all occupations. Even though most of the potential
petroleum-producing areas in the United States already have been
explored, petroleum engineers will increasingly be needed to develop new
methods of extracting more resources from existing sources. Favorable
opportunities are expected for petroleum engineers because the number of
job openings is likely to exceed the relatively small number of
graduates. Petroleum engineers work around the world and, in fact, the
best employment opportunities may include some work in other countries.
Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the US Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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