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Petroleum Engineers in California

Considering a career as a Petroleum Engineer in California?

-4% Jobs Projection
$132,680 Median Salary
140 Job Openings

While jobs for Petroleum Engineers in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Petroleum Engineers in California is expected to decrease.

  • Petroleum Engineers in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Petroleum Engineers Work in California?

2,290 people worked as Petroleum Engineers in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,240 Petroleum Engineers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 240 Petroleum Engineers working in it, which means California has more Petroleum Engineers than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Petroleum Engineers in this state are declining at a rate of 4.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 15.1%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 140 annual Petroleum Engineers job openings in California, and 2,200 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,800 annual jobs and 38,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Petroleum Engineers Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Petroleum Engineers ranged from $95,380 to $199,020 with $132,680 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $45.86 to $95.68. The median hourly rate was $63.79.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $59.02 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $4.77.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Petroleum Engineers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Petroleum Engineers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Bakersfield, CA 920 $141,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 630 $129,450
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 50 $120,510
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 40 $135,140

Top States for Petroleum Engineers Employment

The table below shows the states where most Petroleum Engineers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 19,260 $151,360
California 2,290 $132,680
Oklahoma 1,980 $129,100
Louisiana 1,440 $128,990
Colorado 1,240 $136,590
Pennsylvania 880 $116,630
Alaska 660 $141,150
West Virginia 460 $93,430
Wyoming 460 $104,420
Ohio 340 $82,760
North Dakota 240 $117,770
New Mexico 230 $0
Montana 210 $125,920
Illinois 200 $130,100
Utah 200 $0
Virginia 180 $0
Kansas 150 $110,210
Michigan 120 $0
Alabama 90 $110,440
Arkansas 80 $0

Below are the states where Petroleum Engineers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Indiana $181,290
New Jersey $180,320
Texas $151,360
Arizona $148,830
Alaska $141,150
Colorado $136,590
California $132,680
Illinois $130,100
Oklahoma $129,100
Louisiana $128,990

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