Petroleum Engineers · SOC 17-2171
Wage data not published: petroleum engineers in the Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
BLS publishes this occupation for the area but suppressed its wage estimates in the May 2025 release (marker “*”). We show exactly what is published below — suppressed values are never estimated or filled in.
- Employment in this area
- 350
- Per 1,000 jobs
- 1.9
Where BLS does publish this occupation
- Petroleum Engineers in Texas (statewide)
- Petroleum Engineers in the Midland metro area
- Petroleum Engineers in the Houston metro area
- Petroleum Engineers in the Austin metro area
- Petroleum Engineers in the Dallas metro area
- Petroleum Engineers in the Beaumont metro area
- Petroleum Engineers — national overview
- All published occupations in the Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.