Plans and directs the engineering aspects of locating and extracting petroleum or natural gas from the earth. Registration or licensing may be required.
Skill Level: 1
Mud Engineer
Petrophysical Engineer
The average salary for a Petroleum Engineer is $ 179,021 for male employees and $ 133,068 for female employees per year.
Average Age: Males: 38.2 Females: 33.2 Persons: 37.3
[See: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2336 Mining engineers – Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2016]
| Permanent | 489 Visa | Permanent | 457 Visa | |||||||
| Skilled Occupation | ANZSCO Code | Assessing Authority | 189 Visa | 190 Visa | State | Family | 186 Visa (DE) | 186 Visa | All area | Regional area |
| Petroleum Engineer | 233612 | Engineers Australia |  | | | |  | | | |
| Visa processing times-months(75%) | 10 | 17 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Visa processing times-months(90%) | 15 | 19 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
To obtain a positive skills assessment form Engineers Australia, applicants wishing to be assessed as a Petroleum Engineer MAY need to submit a Competency Demonstration Report (CDR).
Note: Petroleum Engineer will be removed from SOL list in July 2016
In Australia and New Zealand:
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances, relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Registration or licensing may be required.
➝Mining Engineer (excluding Petroleum)
➝Petroleum Engineer
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics and Department of Immigration and Border Protection
