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6. Petroleum Engineer
These oil based engineers have an excellent entry level income if around $86,000. This is one of the largest entry level salaries in the industry (Chevron, for example, pays an entry level of $90,000 for petroleum engineers while BP starts out at $94,000). The national average salary for petroleum engineers is $109,620, and the top earning amount, while again it does vary, has a national average of $150,000. When looking at specific companies, BP has a top average of $208,000 while Exxon Mobil pays $216,000 for a maxed salary amount.
The future of petroleum engineers is very bright: the number of jobs in this field is growing every year, and it will increase by 15% until 2026.
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