The immensely important oil gas industry requires workers with a high regard for safety and the ability to adapt to rapidly changing conditions. These energy professionals are employed in public and private sector organisations alike to aid with the production, storage and distribution of some of the world’s most-valued natural resources.
This field demands a wide array of skill sets, and professionals such engineers, environmental scientists, project managers, surveyors, equipment technicians, operators, construction foremen, architects, marketing personnel, accountants, machinists, consultants, administrators and executives, among many others, can all find work in this area.
A good deal of applicants for such posts will be required to hold at least a Bachelors degree, ideally in an applicable scientific, engineering or construction-related field, with the exception of financial, marketing, sales and some administrative/managerial positions.
Persons employed in oil gas firms based in the United Kingdom see salaries ranging anywhere from around £20,000 per year for entry-level field servicemen and administrators to well over £70,000 per year to top executives, engineers and managers.

• Having high attention to details.
• Being able to clearly explain complex processes.
• Being self motivated and proactive.
• Having teamwork skills.
• Having IT skills.
• Being able to solve complex problems.
• Having good business skills.
• Being able to work with a team.
• Being creative and flexible.
• Having technical capabilities.

People who want to work in Oil and Gas production area require upper second class honours degree in a relevant subject as a minimum. Suitable degrees for this industry are geophysics, physics, math, electrical engineering, petroleum engineering, geochemistry, structural engineering, computer science, among other courses. These courses generally require three A levels/five H grades and five GCSE´s/S grades (A-C/1-3) including English, Math, and a science subject.

Engineers can obtain a chartered engineer status by achieving a successful professional review with an interview, completing a period of initial professional development, having an accredited MEng degree, and gaining a corporate membership of a professional body such as the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.