<p>This is for the original poster. If you’re considering Texas Tech at all, I’d be careful. The school is starting to have trouble placing all its’ petroleum engineering graduates. And internships are getting harder to come by as well. The school has responded by constantly raising the GPA necessary to get into PE once enrolled into the Foundational Engineering program (there is no automatic admission into the PE program for freshmen coming out of HS or for transfer students).</p>
<p>Rumor has it that the average offer for Petroleum Engineering grads fell nearly 15% last year. So supply has definitely caught up to demand, and there will be a glut of graduates in this field soon due to the flood of new students into PE programs over the last 3 years. So actually getting a job after graduation will start becoming more and more competitive, and starting salaries will move lower for the next few years.</p>
<p>None of us can predict the future. If you want to broaden your scope to chemical engineering and PE, you may have more job options upon graduation than if you stick with PE only. </p>
<p>We know a kid who got two bachelors degrees and a masters in 4 years and a few summers. </p>
<p>He worked in chemical engineering his first school year and summer, petroleum engineering his second summer and finance his third summer. Ultimately he’s decided he likes business better so he’s a consultant in finance instead of doing engineering, tho he has that background in case he changes his mind. </p>
<p>alright guys you must think about the baby boomer generation, this time and for about 10 more years that whole generation is going to retire which will mean millions of jobs everywhere, soon there will be a slim amount of senior engineerings which will bring a want for new engineers. Anyways i am a freshmen in Nevada at a community college. I am planning to transfer to a university after getting my AA in emphasis in engineering. IS it hard to transfer then get in internship soon after? I know i must transfer to a texas university. </p>
<p>Current PE junior here with multiple internships and what look to be good job prospects once I graduate. I think my situation is unique because I have really good connections in the industry through my family and my success in landing a career in O&G was pretty much assured from the beginning. Without that kind of leg up, I wouldn’t pursue a PE degree personally. I know lots of fellow students that are struggling to get internships and good jobs lined up. The choice jobs are getting harder to get… you could probably bank on working for a service company, but most of those jobs lack appeal, you’ll have a demanding schedule in a stressful environment in some ■■■■■■■■ oilpatch in BFE… we’re all motivated by different things, but money only compensates for so much. If you hate your life, it’s not going to matter how much you make, unless you’re trying to pay down debt, build a nest egg, and have some exit strategy. Not everyone hates it, but I know I would. </p>
<p>It is true that a lot of the O&G workforce is greying and will have to be replaced within 15 years. Unfortunately that does not translate directly into job placement for new grads. What the industry is really short on is experienced personnel, not new college grads. They’re short on experienced personnel to manage projects AND train newcomers, there’s only so much they can do, only so many people that can be trained, and I guarantee you that number is MUCH smaller than the ranks of PE students that have and will continue to swamp the market in the near term. Think of it like musical chairs. Some will get a seat, others won’t…there’s only so many seats!</p>
<p>The history of O&G is littered with tales of excess and shortage. If commit yourself to a PE degree, you are gambling. You can’t easily jump into other engineering disciplines. There’s no guarantee that a good job will be waiting for you, or that it will even last very long should you be lucky enough to get one. That’s part of the reason PE pays, because you can count on periodic unemployment. For me this risks were minimal, and I have backup plans for my backup plans so I’m not terribly concerned. But I am also incredibly fortunate to be in this position, and realize that not everyone is… and to the extent that’s true, I would seriously give pause to getting into PE right now. Especially if you’re just doing it for what looks like a lofty starting salary, because that hides so much of the reality of this career path.</p>
<p>Like they say, “It’s good work if you can get it!” Not everyone will though, and you should seriously consider the ramifications of spending years of your life busting your ass for no gain if you find yourself in that position. </p>
<p>Yeesss, it is not slowing down to echo the above. I disagree with the above about UH. My husband recruits for his company and considers UH one of his top colleges. Salaries for Pet E are NOT going down. And yes, they earn the same salary from UT or UH at his company. UH is considered a tier one school. </p>
<p>So OU Petroleum is good?
Someone told me to choose general studies at UT or A&M (which I got offers to) over OU petroleum because OU accepts just about anyone.
Also got into Petroleum at Mizzou, LSU, and KU friends said the same about these 2.
Mom wants me to go to TX because of the in-state tuition, but I have applied for all kinds of scholarships hopefully we can afford out of state tuition. [-O< </p>
<p>I’m a Junior in Petroleum and Natural gas at penn state. There are like 300 kids in our class. Only like 25 have internships. I can’t honestly tell you that all 300 of these kids won’t have difficulties finding jobs. If you are a senior in high school I cannot really recommend petroleum and natural gas engineering because I think it’s possible you are a little late in this oil and gas boom. I could be wrong but i think as far away you are from a degree, it is a gamble.</p>
<p>Jakerb2525 he Jakerb, I’m a freshman right now in Penn State university majoring in petroleum engineering. do you know anything about their program or have you ever worked with penn state graduates? and I know you said you are working now in TX, but i was wondering in what company you are working now, because you mentioned that you will traveling to Nigeria in a couple of years and that is my goal to start in the U.S and go overseas especially in the middle east so I was wondering what company you work in because i know not all companies have branches overseas?
Thank you
Omar Agag </p>
<p>Any current petroleum engineering students here that can comment on the internships/job markets in their schools? I’m considering a MS in petroleum for fall 14 and am worried that the job market is going to be saturated when I graduate. Please comment on what school and the job market for your fellow students if you’re in a petro engr program currently. Thanks!</p>
<p>eh… with solar power and other forms of energy coming up you would be better of becoming a chemical engineer in my eyes. especially if your not in the midwest/mountains/far north.</p>
<p>According to this warning, petroleum engineering is not that great to get into right now. That being said, I’m still interesting in majoring in it because I think it’s such an interesting career:</p>
<p>Isn’t Texas Tech pretty much ruining it for everyone else by expanding their program way past to the projected demand for Pet. Engineers? I know UT-Austin and Texas A&M along with others are not expanding because they take pride in placing their graduates into jobs. Also, there are many baby boomers retiring out of the career field which will open many spots for new grads. </p>
<p>Hey SD1996, can you say more about the recruiting efforts of major O&G companies in the US more recently? Are they still looking to hire a lot of petroleum engineers or are they scaling back on hiring now? What about 3-5 years down the road? </p>
<p>Thanks for the TAMU link, I’ve seen that before and that report is one of the reasons I’ve been concerned about starting a petroleum engineering degree myself and I’m also interested because of the interesting and challenging technical feats of the industry, but it would also be nice to have jobs to actually apply those skills that I would be learning! </p>
<p>Does anyone here have opinions for the masters in petroleum engineering program at University of Louisiana at Lafayette? Thanks!</p>
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<p>Hi I am an international student. I have been accepted to a us university for fall 14. I am very interested to work for multinational energy corporations. Do you think being an international student will decrease my chance to get jobs in energy corporations like Chevron in usa? Also do you think mechanical engineers can work for energy companies? Thanks in advance for your replies. </p>
<p>Hi I am interested in Petroleum Engineering, but I go to UC Berkeley and we do not have a PetroE program. We do have a geophysics program, is that close enough? Right now I am a statistics major, with coursework like prob&stats, linear modeling, time series, machine learning and stuff like that. Do you think doing this with a geophysics minor would be enough for a PetroE job? This doesn’t require me to take any chemistry or physics classes; are these necessary for work as a PetroE?</p>
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