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CAREER OUTLOOK CAREER HORIZON


By Frank McCoy fmccoy@ccgmag.com


Where Are the Jobs in Energy? Many Places, if You Know Where to Look


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illennial, don’t freak out. You will find jobs despite the plunging oil and natural gas prices due to U.S. fracking and Saudi Arabia’s


increased oil exporting. To boost confidence, let’s look at job-related happenings across energy sectors.


But first read this: Pew Research says that “roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 65 today, and about 10,000 more will cross that threshold every day for the next 19 years.” You are their replacements.


The Bloomberg New Energy Finance 2030 Market Outlook projects investment growth that is likely a harbinger of job expansion in select areas. These include the gas supply chain, with its production, transport, and consumption subsets, and continuing growth in alternative energy.


34 HISPANIC ENGINEER & Information Technology | Fall 2015 Oil and Natural Gas:


The following are the six main oil and natural gas sectors, and after each name are their STEM energy occupations in demand. The sectors are Exploration: Geoscientists, Oil Drillers, and Seismic Crews; Production: Petroleum Engineers and Petroleum Attorneys; Transportation: Mechanical Engineers and Petroleum Accountants; Refining: Chemical Engineers, Plant Operators, and Human Resources; Distribution: Industrial Engineers, Terminal Operators, and Information Technology; and Marketing: Analysts and Traders.


For additional information on oil and natural gas jobs, go here: http://www.petrostrategies.org/Learning_Center/ people_who_work_in_the_oil_and_gas_industry.htm


A recent consolidation deal in the natural gas patch may lead to job opportunities at the merged companies. In July 2015 Marathon Petroleum Corp., a refinery and pipeline company,


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