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Careers in
Mining, Oil, & Gas

Would you like to get a job in this industry? Think about these types of careers.

93% of all rotary drill operators, oil and gas work in mining, oil, and gas.

Most people in these careers work in mining, oil, and gas:

Where do they work?
Career name
Where do they work?
Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Derrick Operators, Oil & Gas
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Helpers--Extraction Workers
Where do they work?
Loading & Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
Where do they work?
Rock Splitters, Quarry
Where do they work?
Roof Bolters, Mining
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil & Gas
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Roustabouts, Oil & Gas
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Service Unit Operators, Oil & Gas
Where do they work?
Wellhead Pumpers
21% of all geoscientists work in mining, oil, and gas.

Some people in these careers work in mining, oil, and gas:

Where do they work?
Career name
Where do they work?
Biofuels Processing Technicians
Where do they work?
Crushing, Grinding, & Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Dredge Operators
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Earth Drillers
Where do they work?
Excavating & Loading Machine & Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, & Blasters
Where do they work?
Gas Plant Operators
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Geological Technicians
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Geoscientists
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Hydrologic Technicians
Where do they work?
Mining & Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Where do they work?
Petroleum Engineers
Where do they work?
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Pump Operators
Where do they work?
Bright Outlook
Riggers