LEARN MORE ABOUT OIL AND GAS OCCUPATIONS
Below is a list of some of the most in-demand occupations in the oil and gas industry. To learn more about an individual occupation, follow the link to find out about the number of job openings, typical wages, and training resources:
- Carpenters
- Construction Laborers
- Construction Managers
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
- Electricians
- Engineers, All Other
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers
- General and Operations Managers
- Geological and Petroleum Technicians
- Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
- Managers, All Other
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
- Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- Petroleum Engineers
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Production Workers, All Other
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
- Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining
- Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer
- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- This symbol indicates a priority occupation as identified by the oil and gas industry.
To learn more about all 270 occupations needed by the oil and gas industry, read the Alaska Oil and Gas Workforce Development Plan (coming soon).
