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Petroleum Engineers – $149,180
The petroleum industry is one of the best paying domains, with fuel being a necessity in our daily routine.
So, the list of the highest paying jobs in 2015 includes petroleum engineers as the 4th profession on the list with a high median salary.
They earn an average of $! 49,180 a year and they need a bachelors degree in petroleum engineering or chemical engineering.
The work varies from the type of engineer, being divided in petroleum engineers, reservoir engineers, production engineers, completion engineers and drilling engineers.
Basically the petroleum engineer has to study reservoirs and look for a way to drill that is efficient, design the drilling equipment and look after the completion of the operation.
