Do Drilling engineers get laid off or is it a fairly secure position in the oil field?

I think it would matter where you are located or willing to locate... there are certain parts of the globe where work in this area is pretty steady... I know there is lots of opportunity in the North Sea, for instance. It would also depend if you are a contract employee or a direct employee of a company.





Drilling Engineer Occupational Outlook





The number of jobs for petroleum engineers is declining in the U.S., but U.S. firms will be hiring for work in other countries and projections indicate that there will be a small number of graduates in this field, so prospects are good. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov), salaries range from $57,960 to over $145,000, with the median being about $98,000. The starting salary in 2007 for new petroleum engineering graduates was around $60,000. (Source: National Association of Colleges and Employers)








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http://www.pe.utulsa.edu/faculty_staff/a鈥?/a>Do Drilling engineers get laid off or is it a fairly secure position in the oil field?
Yes. Oil is a boom and bust business.