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Petroleum engineer
- Workers who say their job makes the world a worse place: 3.1%
Petroleum engineers rake in some of the biggest salaries in the country, with college grads averaging $163,000 a year mid-career. But that doesn't make some of these workers feel any better about the detrimental impact their job may be having on the world.
"Most jobs [are considered to] make the world a worse place because of social factors, but petroleum engineering seems to get down to an environmental factor," said PayScale's Bardaro. "People in this career are trying to satisfy everyone's high demand for oil products, but at the same time they may think they're having a negative impact on the environment."
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Source: PayScale.com
Note: PayScale asked 32,000 employees whether their jobs make the world a better place. Respondents could answer "very much so," "yes," "a little," "no" or "my job makes the world a worse place."
Note: PayScale asked 32,000 employees whether their jobs make the world a better place. Respondents could answer "very much so," "yes," "a little," "no" or "my job makes the world a worse place."
- Last updated October 18 2012 05:50 AM ET
