Is a Petroleum Engineering Degree Still Worth It?

[@asmcriminaL]

The comments make me sad. I know that school sucks and we work towards something that ultimately doesn't have much of a future. I was majoring in biochemistry. I changed to Software Engineering. For us, future is very bright. If you do not know what you want to do. Software Engineering is the way to go.

[@staydownhuncho1744]

How are you doing now bro

[@asmcriminaL]

@@staydownhuncho1744 no job since I graduated. Has been about 2 years now.

[@staydownhuncho1744]

asmcriminaL dam I’m sorry to hear :-(what happened

[@zoey5104]

@@asmcriminaL I thought all SE fresh graduate could get job easily

[@asmcriminaL]

@@zoey5104 I thought so too. But in San Francisco, the companies get hundreds of applications. They pick a few out of a big pile and go with those.

[@666yaoz]

I was a petroleum engineer that graduated with B.S. in WVU in may 2016. I never got a job and I gave up on the oil industry. I went back to school, doing a M.S. in mechanical engineering in 2 years in the automotive sector. I graduate in about 6 months and I already have one job offer lined up (about $70k/yr). To be honest, if you went to one of the top schools, such as Texas, A&M, LSU, OSU, or MIT, it's fine. However, if you are going to an average school, I would never suggest petroleum engineering, just go into mechanical.

[@ahmedsabry8476]

is there many jobs in the US in automotive sector for mechanical engineers or not ?

[@yazeed3881]

$70k/yr for someone with a masters in engineering ??

[@amiiramohamed8748]

Hi please i want to ask u same quesations about petrolim eng so can u tell your whatisapp number

[@JavierGarcia-xz5yr]

It’s true many pursuing PE do mechanical engineering but work in the oil field

[@dayibabdullahi4254]

@@amiiramohamed8748 hi I can help you

[@kokopelli5357]

I was a petroleum engineering major and I did not get anything, not even an interview. I changed computer science and I have 2 internships lined up.

[@JDGWI]

Son Goku I saw your comment on another video

[@SJ-to3dt]

I am not really surprised, oil and gas is a highly specialized field and the companies who do give out employment get very selective and they eventually reward only a single person out of a bunch of applicants. I got interview calls (also a petroleum engineer) from three multinational companies who only rewarded three individuals (one each)

[@DelmarK198]

It's not ment for anyone... high risk high reward. My friends landed internships with Husky Energy and with ConocoPhillips and they getting x2 what a computer science intern makes

[@jacksonflowers2498]

What school? The top schools usually have 100% job placement. I'm a Computer Science major at ULL in Louisiana and this school is 15th nationally in PE with 100% job placement. I'm thinking about switching to PE. I wouldn't be graduating for at least another 2 years anyways.

[@jacksonflowers2498]

Yeah I did some research and the research indicates that the petroleum industry will grow in the coming years. Also, people will be retiring apparently. No offense, but I haven't heard of one good PE university out of Canada. Everything I see is mostly in Texas and Louisiana with some schools in the midwest. IDK what a CS degree from ULL will get me...it's nationally ranked in CS but not high, but it's the best school I can go to since I'm limited to Louisiana. I just don't wanna be stuck making 50k a year being a useless code junkie for the rest of my life.

[@kokopelli5357]

People land jobs without internships and the pay is at 50k but with an internship is about 70k

[@saulelizondo1700]

If I graduated from Texas tech with a bachelors degree in PE. What are the chances of me getting a job in first 3 years out of college

[@pickleman4484]

The SvenPuto I think you can get a petroleum engineering job easy at this moment. I switched my major to MIS 2 years ago, now I struggles to get a job while my PE majored friends getting offers everyday lol

[@Fireluv500]

I'm thinking to change careers and go for this whilst I'm still in my 20's...never too late, right?

[@aydinahmadli7005]

i am 3rd year bachelor PETE student, dont know what to do after graduation :/

[@Bryanseas]

'Whilst' i fancy your language

[@alanr70]

Aydin Ahmadli how about go work in the oilfield you all you need is a high school diploma get some experience do the dirty work dude. Not everyone is gonna come straight out of college and be Manger of the other engineers. You got to work for it

[@Jesalllll]

Just go for nursing anesthesia instead, same if not better salary and a much more stable (and easy) job

[@kristiann4346]

thing is you have to pay for much more schooling for that

[@lukebmx137]

Are you crazy? Becoming an anesthesiologist is not easy AT all

[@___Anakin.Skywalker]

@@lukebmx137 it's easy if you have history of doing doings, especially heroin. Don't do it though because you will lose your mind and ruin your life.

[@wankerbrea]

yeah, but you cannot get a job now or in the near future.... maybe for those entering in 4-5 years things will be ok, but right now its depressing af

[@LuisCortes-tj2eg]

Hey it's covid here😂😂

[@nabimanyakevin9585]

@@LuisCortes-tj2eg Hahaha you funny

[@bdasaw]

even more depressing with covid, PE job prospects are even worse now LMAO

[@tatapudikishorkumar9324]

I did petroleum engineering in my undergraduate in 2017, now I would like do Masters in Information Technology. What kind if jobs shall I get after completion of my Masters.

[@amiiramohamed8748]

Hi plz can i ask u equasation

[@adalatqumbatov4605]

Is it possible to do masters in absolutely different field from the bachelor's

[@abishektsajeev]

hey i am doing pe in india..i had a doubt regarding my job.. now i am a bit relaxed

[@sreeragm.s4323]

Mm Graduation കഴിഞ്ഞോ?

[@abishektsajeev]

@@sreeragm.s4323 final yr aan

[@sreeragm.s4323]

@@abishektsajeev എവിടെയാ പഠിക്കുന്നെ? ഏതാ കോളേജ്??

[@josealonso9006]

How could a mexican recent graduate (petroleum engineeringt) get a job in the oil inedustrie, in the US?

[@BeaMan774]

José Alonso get a visa wey

[@m1ssingn074]

@@BeaMan774 thats fucked LMAO

[@vyomgandhi4893]

What will happen to petroleum industry after the time when all cars will be electric? Will it it still be in use ? If yes in what ways ?

[@DongengPerminyakan]

the petroleum industry will be business as usual. vehicle fuel is only about 10% utilisation from the industry itself. Do you notice that electric vehicle is heavier that normal cars, therefore lots of bitumen products required for road maintenance and re-structuring

[@vyomgandhi4893]

Thanks Dongeng Perminyakan for this answer .

[@DongengPerminyakan]

@@vyomgandhi4893 happy to share my perspective :)

[@kalpanaacharya1605]

what shall we need to study in 12th bio or math

[@junelatil1251]

im a high school student about to be accepted in west virginia and i want to major in pE should i do it??

[@myrealnamewontfi7289]

Do it if you want to be unemployed coming out of college.

[@alanr70]

Dont listen to him he just wasn’t made for the job guess the employers saw it too. My cousin literally graduated and 4 months later got a job that ez I’m currently a 3rd year engineering student and going to start looking for internships and if I don’t land a job right out of college I’m going to the oilfield either way all you need is a high school diploma

[@basedbran361_7]

Hi, im a junior in high school right now and i was thinking of majoring in PE, what are the chances of me getting a job outta college in 5-6 years?

[@shadi_vq2246]

BasedBran361 _ none

[@alanr70]

Good my cousin got hired 3-5 months right out of college don’t listen to the other guy he’s a troll.

[@alanr70]

Rich 91 nope he’s still working the pandemic hasn’t affected him. Most companies will keep people with degrees over people with no degrees. He’s already a higher rank than the green horns (rookies) and experienced people

[@bankzchris8507]

Is it hard to get your degree?

[@khalafalshammari7553]

BankzChris kinda yes

[@Ishaq-fq8ho]

Please someone help should l do petroleum engineering because l heard in the next coming years this degree will be useless is it true??

[@bilalrahim2076]

Yes ,become a chemical engineer instead it has much more scope and branches , so more flexibility with jobs .

[@alanr70]

Why is it going to be useless? Oil and gas isn’t going anywhere and it’s never going to run out. Oil and gas is basically in everything you see cars, machines, gasoline, pens, oil based sharpies,

[@manny2093]

Alan Rivera because things will not need oil and gas anymore

[@לעזאזלעםגוביידן]

no, that's not true oil and gas is far more cheaper than any clean energy we don't even have good battery for store renewable energy in huge amount We even produce more and more oil every year

[@Hmonks]

@@לעזאזלעםגוביידן you are giving him bad advice, he will be unemployed for a long time.

[@harshpatel5960]

After diploma complete in mechanical enginerring than how to get admision in petrolium enginerring??

[@ARODsimon]

first of all learn how to write PETROLEUM

[@thulilemagxala1800]

😀 simon.

[@ee9459]

dont get into pe you’re gonna waste ur time and energy

[@harshpatel5960]

@@ARODsimon Thanks brothers 2 year ago I want to in this field But Now allready young retireed ❤️👍.

[@harshpatel5960]

@@ARODsimon Thanks brothers 2 year ago I want to in this field But Now allready young retired ❤️👍.

[@smilekick6025]

What type of risks

[@myrealnamewontfi7289]

Unemployment. Lmfao

[@mvishal2319]

Hum petroleum engineering private college say KR rhay h tik h

[@dmgedulan]

I'm 14 years old and I am very interested in PE. Someone motivate me please.

[@yuyangli5281]

PE is bullshit

[@dmgedulan]

Why?

[@redhood-os5bn]

Janna Jung Get a different one

[@hanzohasashi3788]

Don't do it, it's highly volatile

[@666yaoz]

I'm a petroleum engineer graduate that didn't get a job in the downturn. Let me tell you straight up, if you are able to do the long hours, you will be awarded. Petroleum engineering has one of the most lucrative salaries in the field. However you will have to work a lot and if you every have family/friends, they will have to take the backseat. Most of the petroleum engineers work in the 7/7, 14/14, 30/30 shift. Meaning, you work for 7 days and then off for 7 days, 14 days on and 14 days off. During the 7,14,30 days, you would be working a MINIMUM of 10 hours per day, but averages out to 12-14 hours/day. It is hard work and you will regret it if you aren't willing to live at the drilling site. During this downturn, if you can't get into one of the top PE schools such as Texas Austin, A&M, Oklahoma, LSU or MIT. Don't even bother. If you have no clue what you want to do, but engineering, pick mechanical engineering, since you could go to work in the oil fields in that field, too.

[@akashjaffarson8032]

Hi, I'm decided to become a petrol chemical engineering but there is genetic problem caused through that some i am thinking about it

[@extinctcomp3908]

Akash Jaffarson what is the problem?

[@tpmbe]

Trouble with PE is that it's well out of date and based on 1950's teaching , has very poor basis of approximations and is still stuck with Oilfield Units, Barrels, Ft etc. PE needs a good reboot using SI and sound engineering fundamentals integrating all disciplines. Reservoir Engineering is a black box and full of anoraks , If it was based on real mechanical engineering principles the Industry would be different. The industry is full of siloed camps that hardly talk to each other Drillers , Completion Engineers and Subsurface and Geo guru's.

[@storklin1037]

Rig money

[@juansalvador5946]

If I am study in China University of Petroleum. After graduation Am I will be have Chance?

[@shaansingh4715]

hey .. m a girl of 17 m planning for petrochemical engineering in future ... wud it be fruitful? nd one more thing i decide to go abroad uhm ! in canda ..for e first few years 1or 2 ..i shall adopt for a diploma ..nd than pursue with degree ..could u suggest some .. useful diploma .s regardi g thid which could give me job nd .... useful in mah degree tooo ...... m really in need of a reply ..

[@yazeed3881]

Shaan Singh can you work on your punctuation , please ?

[@ak-zv7ub]

So true 😆

[@atrbulldog5955]

Isn’t chemical and petroleum engineering like the same thing

[@jocool47]

Atrbulldog no they are very different. Petroleum engineering focuses mostly on the actual extraction of the oil, where chemical engineering works on finding ways to refine

[@atrbulldog5955]

Jacob so what broad engineering division does petroleum fall under. Most colleges don’t offer a major in petroleum, only minor. So what should I major in to complement that?

[@marlonmoncrieffe0728]

@@atrbulldog5955 Mechanical or civil engineering

[@ImageCultureStudios]

hi am 35 thinking of a career in PE what are my chances

[@666yaoz]

Very low chance. If you have networks, it is possible. However, the oil industry is very competitive right now. Supply of engineers > # of jobs.

[@fdk7014]

No it's not. Fossil fuels is a dying market and thus the future need for PE's is limited. In about 10 years most cars sold will be electric so you can understand what that will do for oil demand. Likewise, other forms of transport is moving away from oil too although it may take a few more years. Fracking is killing coal but cheap renewables will soon kill fracking. A new generation of solar technology is about to come on the market which will cost a fraction of today's already dirt cheap solar. Energy storage is a business in its infancy but with huge potential, that will help enormously with killing fossil fuels. Why do you think oil-rich countries like Saudi Arabia or Qatar is betting big on renewable energy? They could use their own oil but they go with RE, not because they care about the environment but because it's cheaper. That should tell you something.

[@jonathanjeffrymulyana4390]

Vehicle only made up about 30% of oil consumption. Gas is complementary to renewables as peaker plants.

[@singha2927]

Can i get a billion dollar with PE degree?

[@DongengPerminyakan]

definetely, any jobs wil give you a billion dollar, the question probably, how long?