employment in the U.S. oil and gas extraction industry decreased in the last ten years.
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, Number of employees in the oil and gas extraction industry in the United States in 2022, by occupation
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Oil industry in the U.S.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 April 26, 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 April 26, 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: April 26, 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 April 26, 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/