According to the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association\u2019s (TIPRO) analysis, direct Texas upstream employment for April totaled 206,000.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what TIPRO said in a statement sent to Rigzone on Friday, which cited the latest Current Employment Statistics (CES) report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In the statement, TIPRO highlighted that the April figure was \u201can increase of 1,700\u00a0industry positions from March\u00a0employment numbers, subject to revisions\u201d. TIPRO also noted in the statement that this represented an increase of 900\u00a0jobs in the services sector and 800 jobs in oil and gas extraction.<\/p>\n
\u201cTIPRO\u2019s new workforce data still indicated strong job postings for the\u00a0Texas oil and natural gas industry, although April data showed a decline in overall unique postings compared to the previous month, despite an increase in new postings,\u201d TIPRO noted in its statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere were\u00a08,826\u00a0active unique jobs postings for the Texas oil and natural gas industry last month,\u00a0compared to 10,120 postings in March, and\u00a03,919\u00a0new postings, compared to 3,458 in the previous month,\u201d TIPRO added.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn comparison, the state of California had 2,611\u00a0unique job postings in April, followed by New York (2,392), Florida (1,744) and Colorado (1,290),\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n
In the statement, TIPRO reported a total of\u00a049,826\u00a0unique job postings nationwide in April within the oil and natural gas sector, \u201cincluding 22,744 new postings in April\u201d.<\/p>\n
The industry body highlighted in its statement that, among the 19 specific industry sectors it uses to define the Texas oil and natural gas industry, Gasoline Stations with Convenience Stores \u201cled in the ranking for unique job listings in April\u00a0with 2,158\u00a0postings\u201d. This was followed by Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations, with 2,015 postings, and Petroleum Refineries, with 775 postings, TIPRO pointed out.<\/p>\n
TIPRO revealed in the statement that the leading three cities by total unique oil and natural gas job postings were Houston, with 2,021, Midland, with 592, and Odessa, with 411. The top three companies ranked by unique job postings in April\u00a0were Love\u2019s, with 665, Cefco, with 655, and John Wood Group, with 280, the industry body outlined in the statement.<\/p>\n
TIPRO noted in its statement that, of the top ten companies listed by unique job postings in April, five\u00a0companies were in the services sector, two\u00a0were in the gasoline stations with convenience stores category, two\u00a0were midstream companies,\u00a0and one\u00a0was an oil and gas operator.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Top posted industry occupations\u00a0for April\u00a0included\u00a0retail salespersons, with 411 postings,\u00a0first-line supervisors of retail sales workers, with 391 postings, and heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, with 360 postings, according to TIPRO, which highlighted that the top posted job\u00a0titles for April\u00a0included customer service representatives, with 155 postings, store managers, with 141 postings, and maintenance technicians, with 112 postings.<\/p>\n
Top qualifications for unique job postings included a valid driver\u2019s license, with 1,574 postings,\u00a0a CDL class a license, with 300 postings, and hazmat endorsement, with 166 postings, TIPRO pointed out in the statement.<\/p>\n
According to TIPRO, 42 percent of unique job postings had no education requirement listed, 30\u00a0percent required a bachelor\u2019s degree, and 29\u00a0percent required a high school diploma or GED. The industry body noted in the statement that there were 1,733\u00a0advertised salary observations, which it pointed out was 20\u00a0percent of the 8,826\u00a0matching postings, with a median salary of $58,200.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe highest percentage of advertised salaries (26\u00a0percent) were in the $90,000 to $500,000 range,\u201d TIPRO said.<\/p>\n
In its statement, TIPRO also highlighted \u201csignificant tax contributions\u201d by the state\u2019s oil and gas industry that the industry body said \u201ccontinue to offer essential support of government coffers and provide funding for public services\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn April, Texas energy producers paid $436 million in oil production taxes, according to data published by the Texas comptroller\u2019s office, up from March 2025,\u201d TIPRO highlighted in the statement.<\/p>\n
Producers last month also paid $233 million to the state in natural gas production taxes, up 37 percent from a year ago, TIPRO noted in the statement.<\/p>\n
A statement sent to Rigzone by the Texas Oil & Gas Association (TXOGA) on Friday stated that new data from the Texas Workforce Commission indicate that upstream oil and natural gas employment climbed by 1,700 in April compared to March.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis follows strong hiring growth that took place in January and February of this year, during which upstream jobs grew by 2,600 and 1,600, respectively, with March having been down by 800,\u201d TXOGA noted in that statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 206,000 upstream jobs, compared to the same month in the prior year, April 2025 jobs were up by 2,100, or one percent,\u201d the industry body added.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince the Covid-low point of September of 2020, the industry has added 49,000 Texas upstream jobs, a 31.2 percent increase, averaging growth of 891 jobs a month,\u201d TXOGA went on to state.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the same time, months with upstream oil and gas employment increases have outnumbered those with decrease by 39 to 15\u201d, the industry body continued.<\/p>\n
In its statement, TXOGA noted that these jobs pay among the highest wages in Texas, and pointed out that employers in oil and natural gas paid an average salary of approximately $128,000 in 2024.<\/p>\n
TXOGA highlighted in its statement that the upstream sector involves oil and natural gas extraction and excludes other industry sectors such as refining, petrochemicals, fuels wholesaling, oilfield equipment manufacturing, pipelines, and gas utilities, which it said support hundreds of thousands of additional jobs across Texas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe employment shown also includes Support Activities for Mining, which is mostly oil and gas-related but also includes some small amount of other types of mining,\u201d TXOGA said in its statement.<\/p>\n
In the statement, TXOGA President Todd Staples said, \u201cthese positive job numbers are a tremendous benefit to the families who are supported by this industry and are important for the communities in which they occur\u201d.<\/p>\n
TIPRO describes itself as a trade association representing the interests of nearly 3,000 independent oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners throughout Texas.\u00a0TXOGA describes itself as the oldest and largest oil and gas trade association in Texas representing every facet of the industry. It was founded in 1919.<\/p>\n
To contact the author, email\u00a0andreas.exarheas@rigzone.com<\/a><\/p>\n
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