Petroleum engineering query

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<p>Hey, first off - sorry if this is in the wrong section of the forum. </p>

<p>I’m currently looking into petroleum engineering and the flexibility of a degree in the field. From what I’m told by education advisors is that a ‘degree is something to fall back on.’</p>

<p>Which leads me to my question: Can you really fall back on a PetE degree? I am aware it is quite a specialized field - but what kind of careers (actual) jobs that you can do with this degree other than the obvious reservoir engineer, drilling, government regulatory authoriies etc. </p>

<p>The reason I’m curious is because I want to compare how ‘elastic’ the degree is compared to something like chemical engineering. Obviously it won’t be -as- elastic as chemeng because it’s a specialized subject and there are literally hundreds of jobs you could do with a chem degree but you get the idea. :)</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Anyone have something to contribute?</p>

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<p>IMHO… You can fall back on any degree. But as far as flexibility, Petroleum Engineering degree is not flexible but instead, quite focus like Aerospace Engineering etc. If you are looking for flexibility, I would try Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering since those two are the most flexible degrees and majority of oil companies do hire those two degrees.</p>

<p>If you think Petroleum Engineering is easy comparing to mechanical engineering or chemical engineering, well it is not. I would say it’s a bit of both chemical and mechanical combined.</p>