Careers
Students get to show case their work, meet with potential employers and sometimes even get some training and job tips.
Check for one in your area:
ATTN: Job seekers, employers
You may now post your resumes or browse through job openings or even receive e-mail notices of job openings through WorldWideWorker.com, a Web site which AAPG is cooperating with to provide the best possible searchable database of petroleum industry jobs around the globe.
There is no charge for job seekers. Companies or recruiters can benefit from this site by posting openings for a nominal charge. Just click on the appropriate link above.
This career service link is provided as a service of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). While AAPG endeavors to provide quality service, AAPG does not assume any liability or responsibility in connection with the services or any errors of omission in the job database service.
AAPG Mid-Career Training Center Expand
Currently there are seven training centers worldwide which AAPG and the AAPG Foundation have helped to fund to assist geologists in brushing up on technological and scientific advances.
Skills Survey 
Eighty-eight companies were surveyed in the world focusing on what skills they are looking for when hiring a petroleum geologist.
Survey Sez ...
The salary survey for 2003 has been completed. As oil prices rise salaries are rising too. Read it online or download your own copy. NOTE: This is the current salary survey. 2004 will be posted in 2005.
Educational Opportunities through AAPG
Other sites on the Internet focus on various aspects of career analysis, future scenarios, job/resume postings, and more. This should grow as AAPG members share sites they find useful to them.
DPA: Guiding Your Career As A Professional Geologist
Download a FREE PDF of this newly edited publication made available to you by the Division of Professional Affairs. Editors Pete Rose and Steve Sonnenberg have skillfully combined articles focusing on choosing a geological career, the working professional geologist, the seasoned professional, later stages of the professional career and perspectives on these stages. A hard copy or CD may be requested through DPA's Web site.
Finding Jobs for the Petroleum Geologist-Tips for the Jobseeker
Published by AAPG in 1986, this booklet focuses on the petroleum geologist's job market and offers tips and tools that you may find pertinent to your circumstances today. The booklet is currently being updated and will posted here when completed.