What are the Career Options and Educational Requirements to work in Texas Major Industries?
Workers in this field extract oil and gas used for heating homes, fueling cars and manufacturing products, such as plastics, medicines, fertilizers and man-made fibers. This field also encompasses oil and gas mining operations and designing the structure of mines and wells. Career options include petroleum engineer, petroleum technician, geophysicist, geologist, well-log analyst and reservoir engineer. Educational requirements vary depending upon area of concentration. For example, most extractors learn on the job; however, because of technological advances in the field, formal training is becoming increasingly important. Workers in professional occupations, such as petroleum engineer, may need a bachelor’s degree. Many postsecondary institutions in Texas have departments or schools dedicated to oil and gas extraction.
