In keeping with the Texas Unbiased Producers and Royalty Homeowners Affiliation’s (TIPRO) evaluation, direct Texas upstream employment for January totaled 203,400.
That’s what TIPRO mentioned in a press release despatched to Rigzone on Friday, which cited the most recent Present Employment Statistics (CES) report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Within the assertion, TIPRO highlighted that the January determine was “a rise of two,500 business positions from December employment numbers, topic to revisions”. TIPRO additionally famous within the assertion that this represented a rise of 1,600 jobs in Oil and Fuel Extraction and 900 jobs within the Companies sector.
Within the assertion, TIPRO mentioned its new workforce knowledge “indicated robust job postings for the Texas oil and pure fuel business”. It added that there have been 10,724 lively distinctive jobs postings for the Texas oil and pure fuel business final month, “together with 5,140 new postings”.
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“As compared, the state of California had 3,017 distinctive job postings in January, adopted by New York (2,437), Florida (1,936) and Colorado (1,544),” TIPRO said within the report.
“TIPRO reported a complete of 54,402 distinctive job postings nationwide final month throughout the oil and pure fuel sector,” it added.
TIPRO additionally highlighted within the assertion that, among the many 19 particular business sectors it makes use of to outline the Texas oil and pure fuel business, Gasoline Stations with Comfort Shops led within the rating for distinctive job listings in January with 3,160 postings. This was adopted by Assist Actions for Oil and Fuel Operations, with 2,321 postings, and Petroleum Refineries, with 801 postings, TIPRO outlined within the assertion.
The main three cities by whole distinctive oil and pure fuel job postings have been Houston (2,437), Midland (688) and Odessa (446), TIPRO famous within the assertion. The highest three firms ranked by distinctive job postings in January have been Cefco (1,651), Love’s (693) and Power Switch (337), the group added.
“Of the highest ten firms listed by distinctive job postings final month, 4 firms have been within the companies sector, two within the gasoline stations with comfort shops class, two midstream firms, and two oil and fuel operators,” TIPRO mentioned within the assertion.
“High posted business occupations for January included first-line supervisors of retail gross sales employees (841), customer support representatives (369) and heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (301). The highest posted job titles for January included assistant retailer managers (330), customer support representatives (324), and upkeep individuals (214),” it added.
“High {qualifications} for distinctive job postings included legitimate driver’s license (1,673), industrial driver’s license (CDL) (275) and transportation employee identification credential card (173),” it continued.
Within the assertion, TIPRO President Ed Longanecker mentioned, “TIPRO seems to be ahead to collaborating with policymakers on the state and federal degree to assist home oil and pure fuel producers on this new period of American vitality dominance”.
“As the most important producer of oil and pure fuel within the nation, the Texas miracle is alive and nicely and can proceed play a crucial position in offering vitality to fulfill rising demand right here and overseas,” he added.
In a separate assertion despatched to Rigzone on Friday, the Texas Oil and Fuel Affiliation (TXOGA) mentioned new knowledge from the Texas Workforce Fee (TWC) point out that upstream oil and pure fuel employment grew by 2,500 in January 2025 in comparison with December 2024.
“That is development on high of TWC’s just-released upward revisions for 2024,” TXOGA famous in its assertion.
“For instance, December 2024 employment is now estimated at 200,900 whereas the unique estimate was 195,500,” it added.
In its assertion, TXOGA famous that, for the reason that Covid-low level of September of 2020, the business has added 46,400 Texas upstream jobs, averaging development of 892 jobs monthly.
“Throughout the identical time, months with upstream oil and fuel employment will increase have outnumbered these with lower by 37 to 14,” the group added.
“These jobs pay among the many highest wages in Texas, with employers in oil and pure fuel paying a mean wage of roughly $128,000 in 2024,” it continued.
The upstream sector includes oil and pure fuel extraction and excludes different business sectors resembling refining, petrochemicals, fuels wholesaling, oilfield tools manufacturing, pipelines, and fuel utilities, which assist tons of of 1000’s of extra jobs throughout Texas, TXOGA mentioned within the assertion, including that the employment proven additionally contains Assist Actions for Mining, which is generally oil and gas-related but additionally contains some small quantity of different kinds of mining.
“As geopolitical circumstances proceed to evolve and home coverage is being examined, the Texas oil and pure fuel business began the 12 months off with constructive job development, which is a reminder of the vital position performed by this crucial business in offering vitality safety throughout the globe,” TXOGA President Todd Staples mentioned within the assertion.
TIPRO describes itself as a commerce affiliation representing the pursuits of practically 3,000 unbiased oil and pure fuel producers and royalty homeowners all through Texas. TXOGA describes itself because the oldest and largest oil and fuel commerce affiliation in Texas representing each side of the business. It was based in 1919.
To contact the creator, e mail andreas.exarheas@rigzone.com
