The upstream subsector is responsible for around 65 percent of total employment in the oil industry. As of 2022, the extraction and production of this hydrocarbon fuel employed more people than any other subsector. Overall oil industry employment reached 7.6 million that same year.
Distribution of employees in the oil industry worldwide in 2022, by subsector
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