Austin, Texas – Citing the latest Current Employment Statistics (CES) report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) today highlighted new employment figures showing an increase in upstream employment in Texas in the month of February. According to TIPRO’s analysis, direct Texas upstream employment for February totaled 205,400, an increase of 1,900 industry positions from January employment numbers, subject to revisions. This represented an increase of 2,500 jobs in the services sector and decline of 600 jobs in oil and gas extraction.
TIPRO’s new workforce data indicated strong job postings for the Texas oil and natural gas industry. According to the association, there were 10,172 active unique jobs postings for the Texas oil and natural gas industry last month, including 3,337 new postings. In comparison, the state of California had 2,869 unique job postings in February, followed by New York (2,460), Florida (1,868) and Colorado (1,445). TIPRO reported a total of 52,993 unique job postings nationwide last month within the oil and natural gas sector.
Among the 19 specific industry sectors TIPRO uses to define the Texas oil and natural gas industry, Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores led in the ranking for unique job listings in February with 2,541 postings, followed by Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (2,389) and Petroleum Refineries (870). The leading three cities by total unique oil and natural gas job postings were Houston (2,368), Midland (669) and Odessa (449), said TIPRO.
The top three companies ranked by unique job postings in February were Cefco (927), Love’s (680) and John Wood Group (308), according to the association. Of the top ten companies listed by unique job postings last month, four companies were in the services sector, three in the gasoline stations with convenience stores category, two midstream companies and one oil and gas operator. Top posted industry occupations for February included first-line supervisors of retail sales workers (549), heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (419), and maintenance and repair workers (299). The top posted job titles for February included assistant store managers (193), customer service representatives (182), and maintenance people (123).
Top qualifications for unique job postings included valid driver’s license (1,677), commercial driver’s license (CDL) (344) and hazmat endorsement (203). TIPRO reports that 42 percent of unique job postings had no education requirement listed, 30 percent required a bachelor’s degree and 28 percent required a high school diploma or GED. There were 1,753 advertised salary observations (17 percent of the 10,172 matching postings) with a median salary of $62,300. The highest percentage of advertised salaries (27 percent) were in the $90,000 to $519,000 range.
Additional TIPRO workforce trends data:
· -A sample of industry job postings in Texas for February can be viewed here.
· -The top three posting sources in February included www.indeed.com (4,604), www.simplyhired.com (2,937) and www.dejobs.org (2,270).
In addition to industry employment growth, Texas’ role in the global LNG market has also grown substantially, with pipeline projects designed to support LNG exports to international allies. Several major pipeline expansions in 2024 added approximately 8.5 Bcf/d of capacity to deliver natural gas to LNG export terminals. The ADCC Pipeline, for instance, is transporting 1.7 Bcf/d to the Corpus Christi Stage 3 LNG project, while TC Energy’s Gillis Access pipeline is helping move 1.5 Bcf/d from Haynesville to Gulf Coast LNG terminals. These additions bolster America’s ability to supply affordable and reliable energy to partners in Europe and Asia, reducing dependency on adversarial energy suppliers.
“TIPRO appreciates the enormous contributions of the Texas oil and natural gas industry from an economic and energy security perspective. We will continue to engage in energy policy discussions at the state and federal level to support increasing levels of energy demand here and abroad. This includes more than 200 legislative proposals currently being considered in the Texas House and Senate of relevance to our industry,” said Ed Longanecker, president of TIPRO. “With the right policy in place, Texas will continue to lead by example,” concluded Longanecker.
Finally, earlier this month, TIPRO released the 10th edition of its State of Energy Report, the most comprehensive annual economic report for the U.S. oil and natural gas industry. Additional information can be found here.
