imported_jimmyn
New member
Hello everyone:
I'm currently a sophomore at Purdue Univ majoring in ChemE. I want to be working in the upstream part of the petroleum industry; I want to become a drilling engineer.
The conundrum here, apparently, is most ChemE majors tend to work as a process engineer or other refining related jobs in the downstream part of the industry--which leads to my questions:
1. What are the prospect of become a drilling engineer with a BS ChemE?
2. How can I make myself more marketable for the job I'm interested in?
p.s. Please do not point out the obvious i.e. i should have majored in PetE or MechE, take interships coops...yada yada...i only want insights from someone who has some experience or know someone who does.
thanks you so much.
I'm currently a sophomore at Purdue Univ majoring in ChemE. I want to be working in the upstream part of the petroleum industry; I want to become a drilling engineer.
The conundrum here, apparently, is most ChemE majors tend to work as a process engineer or other refining related jobs in the downstream part of the industry--which leads to my questions:
1. What are the prospect of become a drilling engineer with a BS ChemE?
2. How can I make myself more marketable for the job I'm interested in?
p.s. Please do not point out the obvious i.e. i should have majored in PetE or MechE, take interships coops...yada yada...i only want insights from someone who has some experience or know someone who does.
thanks you so much.