Oil and Gas Extraction: NAICS 211

About the Oil and Gas Extraction subsector

The oil and gas extraction subsector is part of the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector.

The oil and gas extraction subsector consists of a single industry group, Oil and Gas Extraction: NAICS 2111.

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in oil and gas extraction. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

Data series	Back data	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		191.9	193.4	(P) 192.3	(P) 193.2
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		104.8	104.2	(P) 103.6
Layoffs
Mass layoff events		-	-	-
Initial claimants for unemployment benefits		-	-	-
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Extended Mass Layoffs

Data series	Back data	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012	4th quarter 2012	1st quarter 2013
Extended mass layoff events		-	-	(1) (P) -	(P) -
Separations		-	-	(1) (P) -	(P) -
Initial claimants		-	-	(1) (P) -	(P) -
Footnotes (1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (P) Preliminary

(Source: Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2012
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	9,640
Petroleum engineers	19,880
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	5,610
Roustabouts, oil and gas	8,260
Wellhead pumpers	8,820

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for oil and gas extraction.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in oil and gas extraction.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Dec. 2012	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013
Average hourly earnings		$34.31	$34.28	$33.86	(P) $34.38
Average weekly hours		46.0	43.9	43.6	(P) 43.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Dec. 2012	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013
Average hourly earnings		$29.75	$29.79	$30.37	(P) $30.33
Average weekly hours		46.8	45.9	45.8	(P) 44.2
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2012
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers	$66.23	$72.00	$137,750	$149,750
Petroleum engineers	$69.62	$77.43	$144,810	$161,050
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers	$26.89	$27.16	$55,930	$56,500
Roustabouts, oil and gas	$16.34	$17.43	$33,990	$36,250
Wellhead pumpers	$22.67	$22.69	$47,160	$47,190

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in oil and gas extraction. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2008	2009	2010	2011
Fatalities
Number of fatalities	21	12	12	13
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	1.4	1.6	1.2	0.9
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	0.7	0.9	0.7	0.5
Cases involving days away from work	0.4	0.7	0.5	0.4
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Prices

This section provides industry-specific pricing information. The producer price index measures the percentage change in prices that domestic producers receive for goods and services. The prices included in the producer price index are from the first commercial transaction.

Data series	Back data	Jan. 2013	Feb. 2013	Mar. 2013	Apr. 2013
Producer price index		(P) 250.1	(P) 252.3	(P) 245.1	(P) 260.1
Percent change from previous month		(P) 3.1%	(P) 0.9%	(P) -2.9%	(P) 6.1%
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Producer Price Indexes)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in oil and gas extraction. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2011	1st quarter 2012	2nd quarter 2012	3rd quarter 2012
Number of establishments
Private industry		9,494	(P) 9,593	(P) 9,675	(P) 9,715
Local government		3	(P) 3	(P) 3	(P) 3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

Data series	Back data	2007	2008	2009	2010
Labor productivity index, output per hour		78.655	71.378	75.940	82.569
Percent change from previous year		-2.8	-9.3	6.4	8.7
Labor index, total labor hours		120.571	134.504	133.326	125.995
Percent change from previous year		4.5	11.6	-0.9	-5.5
Output index		94.835	96.006	101.247	104.033
Percent change from previous year		1.6	1.2	5.5	2.8
Unit labor costs index		185.415	215.571	193.924	204.275
Percent change from previous year		8.0	16.3	-10.0	5.3

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

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Data extracted on: May 21, 2013