Petroleum Engineers
Occupation · SOC 2018 17-2171 · United States
- SOC 2018 code
- 17-2171
- Share of U.S. applications
- 0.05%
- Applications on record
- 5,731
- FY2025
- 135
- Median offered wage
- $138,100
- Certified (last three years)
- 97.9%
- Main route
- H-1B
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Applications year by year
Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Petroleum Engineers (SOC 17-2171). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.
Applications by fiscal year — Petroleum Engineers
Data table
| FY2008 | 89 |
| FY2009 | 113 |
| FY2010 | 433 |
| FY2011 | 506 |
| FY2012 | 582 |
| FY2013 | 550 |
| FY2014 | 600 |
| FY2015 | 564 |
| FY2016 | 378 |
| FY2017 | 325 |
| FY2018 | 299 |
| FY2019 | 298 |
| FY2020 | 230 |
| FY2021 | 148 |
| FY2022 | 137 |
| FY2023 | 115 |
| FY2024 | 125 |
| FY2025 | 135 |
| FY2026* | 104 |
| Fiscal year | H-2B | LCA | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026* | 0 | 87 | 17 |
| FY2025 | 0 | 104 | 31 |
| FY2024 | 0 | 113 | 12 |
| FY2023 | 0 | 100 | 15 |
| FY2022 | 0 | 125 | 12 |
| FY2021 | 0 | 129 | 19 |
| FY2020 | 0 | 214 | 16 |
| FY2019 | 0 | 272 | 26 |
| FY2018 | 0 | 248 | 51 |
| FY2017 | 0 | 291 | 34 |
| FY2016 | 0 | 316 | 62 |
| FY2015 | 0 | 470 | 94 |
| FY2014 | 1 | 520 | 79 |
| FY2013 | 0 | 505 | 45 |
| FY2012 | 1 | 488 | 93 |
| FY2011 | 0 | 436 | 70 |
| FY2010 | 0 | 362 | 71 |
| FY2009 | 0 | 74 | 39 |
| FY2008 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
Largest sponsoring employers
Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.
- Chevron Corporation491
- Schlumberger Technology Corporation388
- BP America Inc.214
- Conocophillips Company177
- Baker Hughes Incorporated161
- Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation153
- Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.147
- Hess Corporation139
- Anadarko Petroleum Corporation128
- Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.124
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation120
- Broken Hill Proprietary (USA), Inc.107
Where the jobs are
Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).
Petroleum Engineers: applications by worksite state
Data table
| State | Applications |
|---|---|
| TX | 4,157 |
| CA | 400 |
| CO | 229 |
| OK | 229 |
| LA | 157 |
| PA | 89 |
| AK | 82 |
| ND | 72 |
| WY | 68 |
| NM | 60 |
| MA | 25 |
| WV | 21 |
| NJ | 19 |
| OH | 16 |
| UT | 15 |
| KS | 11 |
| IL | 8 |
| MI | 8 |
| NV | 7 |
| MT | 7 |
| NY | 7 |
| FL | 7 |
| MP | 6 |
| MD | 5 |
| CT | 5 |
| VA | 3 |
| WA | 3 |
| AR | 3 |
| OR | 2 |
| IN | 2 |
| AZ | 2 |
| ID | 1 |
| NC | 1 |
| SC | 1 |
| GU | 1 |
| DC | 1 |
| GA | 1 |
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX3,354
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX332
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA221
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO217
- Midland, TX215
- Oklahoma City, OK155
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA74
- Pittsburgh, PA68
- Anchorage, AK68
- Tulsa, OK55
Pay
Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.
Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)
Median $138,100; middle half $105,640 to $181,904 · median prevailing wage $129,210 (marker) · 291 applications.
- Level I98
- Level II88
- Level III39
- Level IV69
- Reservoir Engineer611
- Petroleum Engineer499
- Production Engineer187
- Senior Reservoir Engineer177
- Drilling Engineer120
- Reservoir Simulation Engineer82
- SR. Reservoir Engineer57
- Staff Reservoir Engineer49
Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area
Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Midland, TX
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