Graduate Program in Petroleum and Mineral Engineering
Career Opportunities
A variety of career options exist for recipients of a graduate degree in Petroleum and Mineral Engineering. They include the following:
- Students are employed by government agencies at federal, state, regional and urban levels to provide expertise in the development, implementation and enforcement of energy and mineral and occupational health and safety policies.
- Students are employed by large multinational corporations to explore, produce and process petroleum, natural gas, and minerals; identify, monitor and reduce emissions and discharges to ensure compliance with environmental regulations; trouble-shoot problems; design or manage energy and mineral requirements in a safe, efficient and environmentally friendly manner; design or manage fuels and mineral processing and waste handling procedures; supervise recycling and multiple-use activities, and control health and safety hazards in the workplace.
- Students are employed by consulting companies in planning and design associated with energy, and mineral utilization and conservation, environmental preservation and restoration and industrial health and safety.
- Students are employed as professors in engineering and applied science programs, and as researchers in government or corporate labs.