Also, the jobs will be much more specific and applied. Emphasized skills include the ability to work with workstations, knowledge of basic geology and geophysics, and an interest in the applied search for oil and gas. A few companies are continuing to hire for positions in their international divisions. Particularly, jobs focusing on the larger-scale. This is perhaps the more traditional geologist that companies used to hire.
Structural geologists are in big demand.
There are a few remaining research jobs to be filled in the petroleum industry. In particular, the Exxon Production Research Lab continues to hire a lot of Penn State geoscientists. These individuals spend some of their time on pure research and the remainder of the time on particular projects that they are asked to address by their exploration affiliates. Structural geologists and geologists cross-trained in engineering are in great demand. They are essentially consultants or contractors.