Careers in the natural gas industry are heating up.

Marcellus Shale development has the potential to provide thousands of jobs in Pennsylvania.

Oil and gas workers earn competitive wages, with an average annual compensation of $63,000.*

The high-paying jobs available today in Pennsylvania's natural gas industry are expected to multiply in the future.

Opportunities will exist in a number of professional and skilled areas, including:

  • Engineering and surveying
  • Construction and earthmoving
  • Equipment manufacturing, service and repair
  • Environmental permitting
  • Water transport
  • Wastewater management
  • Well servicing
  • General labor
  • Legal, accounting and other professional services

PCN Tour of MSETCView PCN Natural Gas Tour featuring the College's Avco-Lycoming Metal Trades Center, Schneebeli Earth Sciences Center and Marcellus Shale Education & Training Center, as well as an Anadarko Petroleum drilling site in Lycoming County.

 
  • Marcellus Shale Deposit Legend Marcellus Shale Deposit **
  • Total Petroleum System Legend Total Petroleum System **
Partners:
  • MSETCPenn College and Penn State Extension have partnered to form the Marcellus Shale Education & Training Center, which provides workforce-development education and services to assist with the needs of the expanding industry.
Sources:

“degrees that work” in the natural gas industry:

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