Make no mistake: Oil and gas companies may be doing some serious cost-cutting and slimming-and-trimming to stay competitive after the shale boom binge, but when it comes to employment, it’s still one of the best industries to hit up for a job. Jobs are booming, just as much as U.S. oil and gas production is. US oil production has increased from 11.7 million bpd at the start of 2019 to 12.6 million by the end of October, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Natural gas production has risen as well, to 99.1 Bcf/d at the end of October—95 Bcf/d of which is from dry natural gas—up from 91.3 Bcf/d this time last year for total US natural gas production. Those gains have translated into more oil and gas industry jobs. US Oil and Gas Employment The United States Traditional Energy and Energy Efficiency Sectors in 2018 employed 6.7 […]