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Petroleum Engineer

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AVG. SALARY

$113,960

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EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree

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JOB OUTLOOK

Increasing

Skills Needed

Basic Skills

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Transferable Skills

Here's a list of skills used in this career that are also used in other careers.

High level of skill required

  • Analyzing and testing engineering plans
  • Assigning duties to workers
  • Creating design concepts for products and processes
  • Creating engineering concepts
  • Designing machinery, equipment, and products
  • Directing an engineering design team
  • Operating computers to create engineering designs
  • Operating computers to record and analyze engineering data

Medium level of skill required

  • Moving gases and liquids

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Workplace Skills

Workplace skills are practiced activities that help people become successful in all kinds of careers. Here's a list of the workplace skills that are used in this career.

Medium level of skill required

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Improve Your Skills

Skills are wonderful because you can always improve them! All it takes is a little hard work and motivation.

So if you see that a career requires more skill than you currently have, don't worry – it's always possible to learn more skills.

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