Geologists, Administrative Assistants, Engineers, Accountants, Land/Lease Analysts, Water Sampling Coordinators, Landmen and Regulatory Technicians – The oil and natural gas industry has and continues to have a positive impact on the economy, creating job and turning those jobs into careers for hundreds of thousands people across the nation. HIS Global Insight estimated that in 2008, natural gas companies directly employed 622,000 Americans, and employments numbers have only grown from there. And according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Of 3,900 positions added in oil and gas nationwide in the first quarter of 2013, almost half or 1,800, were filled by women.
Rig hands are just one career option in the industry and there are many more jobs behind the scenes.
To ensure business runs like a well oiled machine many different departments and positions are needed for success. Here are just a few example:
Landman: Research mineral ownership at the county courthouse, find the owners of the mineral rights, makes and offer and negotiates lease agreements and helps to educate land owners.
Senior Regulatory Analyst: Handle SARA Title III’s (reporting chemicals that will be on site to county and state governments for emergency planning purposes), erosion settlement control issues, review weekly pad site inspection reports and make adjustments as needed.
Regulatory Tech: File DEP records and completions reports, input drilling schedule, well pad status and incident disclosure reports.
Accounting Specialist Team Lead: Handle invoices, check requests, expense reports, assist the land department with bonus payments and set up new vendors in the system.
Geologist: Oversees GIS development activities and geology operations on rigs, planning for future drilling sites, environmental data analysis of ground water, and research other potential shale plays.
Geo Tech: Support for exploration and geology. Research competitor drilling activity, cartography of drilling activity, completions, seismic activity and leases etc.
Completion Engineer: Project managers that prepare wells for the frac’ing operation and flow back. Planning, execution, trouble shooting and future improvements.
Marketing Account Executive: Responsible for the sale of all natural gas produces from Cabot owned and operated wells. Responsible for knowing have much production is available, when new production is coming on and insuring infrastructure is available to take the production to market.
Because of the increasing need for professionals in the booming natural gas field, Cabot has set up special programs in local colleges for students to learn the necessary skills needed to become top employees in the industry. Moreover, Cabot also provides students with scholarship opportunities that pay for special equipment for classes and board exams that help them become successful professionals.
This isn’t just a field for the younger generation. It’s great if you’re looking for a career change too.
“My first class I had students from 18 to 58 in the class,” said Larry Milliken – Energy Programs Director, Lackawanna College.
Within the next 10 years, 50% of the current oil and natural gas workforce will be eligible for retirement, which means these positions will need to be filled with a new generation of employees.
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Check out the current open career opportunities with Cabot.
