OES Code: 245110

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR PETROLEUM TECHNICIANS & TECHNOLOGISTS

Petroleum Technicians and Technologists assist scientists in both laboratory and production activities in the use of electrical, gravity-measuring, sonic, or nuclear measuring instruments to obtain data indicating potential sources of metallic ore, gas, or petroleum. They analyze mud and drill cuttings to determine petroleum and mineral content and physical characteristics. They chart pressure, temperature, and other characteristics of oil and gas wells, bore holes, or producing wells. They investigate and collect information concerning oil well drilling operations, geological and geophysical prospecting, and land and lease contracts from other oil fields, that lead to possible discovering of new oil fields.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working in this Occupation --- Year --- 1995 2002		Percent Change	Increase/ Decrease	Additional Openings Due to People Chang- ing Occupations or Retiring	Sum of Increase/Decrease and Additional Openings
110	90	-18%	-20	20	0

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE PETROLEUM TECHNICIANS & TECHNOLOGISTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.

Industry Code (SIC)	Industry Title
1311	Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction
8711	Engineering services
8999	Services, all other

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.