<p>hi i want to work in the oil company but i wonder which discpline above is paid higher?</p>
<p>My school doesnt offer petro so i have to choose between this two...</p>
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<p>Geological engineers are not commonly hired by the petroleum industry but Geophysicists and Geophysical Engineers are. Chemical engineers deal with the refining of crude oil into petroleum and diesel (downstream sector). Geophysicists deal with finding where the oil is and modeling the oil reservoir among other “upstream tasks”.</p>
<p>Geophysicists are required by most companies to have a Masters degree, while the engineering disciplines can get by with a Bachelors. </p>
<p>The salaries in order from lowest to highest:</p>
<p>Geophysicist.
Geophysical Engineer.*
Chemical Engineer.
Petroleum Engineer.</p>
<p>*A Masters in Geophysical Engineering will increase the starting salary dramatically.</p>
<p>Do chemical. Get a job in the field as soon as you can even if it’s labor.</p>
<p>For oil companies, a geological engineering degree is much better and will open more doors. The competition for chemical engineering jobs with oil companies is insane.
Chemical plant closure is rampant in the western world as the jobs move overseas. </p>
<p>There is a much better demand for geological engineers generally than chemical. You should know then that for oil firms, geological engineering is basically the same as petroleum engineering which involves work in remote locations and camps doing exploration, well-logging, reservoir engineering, etc.</p>
<p>If you plan on working in the exploration for oil and end of geophysics you should also take Geology courses in mineralology, petrology, stratigraphy, sedimentation and paleontology in addition to the lower division courses in Physical Geology and Historical Geology.</p>