The United States' oil and gas extraction industry employed some 9,340 wellhead pumpers as of 2022. Wellhead pumpers were the largest employment cohort of the U.S. oil and gas extraction industry, followed by petroleum engineers. Overall, employment in the U.S. oil and gas extraction industry decreased in the last ten years.
Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States in 2022, by occupation
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (December 7, 2023). Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States in 2022, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031178/us-number-employees-oil-gas-extraction-industry-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States in 2022, by occupation." Chart. December 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031178/us-number-employees-oil-gas-extraction-industry-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States in 2022, by occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031178/us-number-employees-oil-gas-extraction-industry-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Employees in The Oil and Gas Extraction Industry in The United States in 2022, by Occupation." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031178/us-number-employees-oil-gas-extraction-industry-by-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States in 2022, by occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031178/us-number-employees-oil-gas-extraction-industry-by-occupation/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States in 2022, by occupation [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, December 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031178/us-number-employees-oil-gas-extraction-industry-by-occupation/