With so many people wanting to make a career in the oil and gas industry today, one is always on a look out for a good location of an oil and gas producer. You may be surprised to know that the U.S. is presently the No.1 oil producer in the world and offers the maximum number of oil and gas jobs.
A news article about the census of the oil and gas industry mentioned:
“In 2013, Texas added more than 19,000 oil and natural gas jobs, which is nearly six times the number New Mexico added, the second highest state for oil and natural gas jobs added in 2013. The 19,000 jobs Texas has provided doesn’t include the jobs available at corporate headquarters based in Texas.
Over the past 10 years, job growth in oil and natural gas extraction, drilling, and support operations has surpassed the national average of private sector job gains. According to the Energy Information Administration, “Oil and natural gas production jobs in the U.S. increased from 292,846 annual jobs in 2003 to 476,356 in 2008, a 63 percent increase. Following the net loss of 54,323 oil and natural gas production jobs during the 2008-09 recession and relatively little national job growth, jobs in oil and natural gas production increased another 28 percent from 2009 to 2013, from 422,033 to 586,884.”
This census has in turn given a boost to job seekers, oil companies, and recruitment consultants. There are oil and gas HR consultants who act as a mediator between the job seeker and the oil company. This helps the job seekers to make a decision on the area they should opt for and the location where their success rate is high. The recruiters should focus more on the profile that is been offered rather than on the location. You have to be really lucky to get a location you desire.