The document discusses the author's career plans to become a petroleum engineer. It outlines the steps they will take which include graduating from high school, receiving an associate's degree from community college, transferring to university to obtain a bachelor's in petroleum engineering, then working while obtaining a master's degree and eventually opening their own engineering firm. It provides details on the role of petroleum engineers in finding and drilling for new oil reserves and their average salary. The author's uncle who is a petroleum engineer notes that keeping up with technology is a key challenge. The author is attracted to the career for its high pay and job prospects in the oil industry.

1. By: Sean Mulvaney Topic B: Career Research

3. Listened to what she said and stuck with it ever since.

5. Broadcast

6. Chemical

7. Civil

8. Electrical

9. Marine

10. Petroleum

11. etc.

14. All of the classes that I will be taking are for an Associate's Degree in general engineering.

15. Graduate from Valencia Community College with a Associate's Degree in general engineering.

17. Decide what type of engineer I would most like to be because I need to take classes that will focus mainly on that subject matter.

18. The topic that I will most likely choose as of right now is to become a petroleum engineer.

19. Graduate from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's Degree in Petroleum Engineering.

21. I plan to work at some type of engineering firm.

22. While I am working, I plan to go back to school to try and receive my Master's Degree in petroleum engineering

23. Then eventually, I plan to open up my own engineering firm.

24. Some graduate work might also have to be done in chemistry because of the complexity of the elements that make up oils.

26. Petroleum engineers are responsible for determining where and how we should and should not drill for oil.

27. They use sophisticated technology and math, and also learn how to determine cost efficiency of any drilling project.

28. Jobs will be awaiting Petroleum engineers for graduates because the demand for them is more than the supply. From an economic perspective, this is a very good thing for the times to come.

29. Employment growth is supposed to expand 18% over the projected decade.

31. The expected mean salary for a petroleum engineer is about $119,960. Which is a very handsome paycheck.

32. With environmentalists looking for cleaner sources of energy, because of global warming, the oil industry is not going away anytime soon.

36. Not a lot of travel, but I would receive the chance to travel abroad and learn new things.

37. The job rate for petroleum engineers is higher than there are graduates for the profession.

38. Oil is such a necessity in our society that the job wont be going away anytime soon.

39. Rising oil prices are a problem and I would be able to come up with new reliable sources.