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To: leila_getto@ios.doi.gov[leila_getto@ios.doi.gov] From: Mike Sommers, API Sent: 2018-08-29T09:27:11-04:00 Importance: Normal Subject: America's Natural Gas and Oil Industry: A Labor Day MVP Received: 2018-08-29T09:27:14-04:00 Click to view this email in a browser August 29, 2018 Dear Leila, Few sectors can match the energy industry in jobs impact and reach. America's natural gas and oil industry supports 10.3 million total U.S. jobs - not just in production and refining but in related industries like construction, manufacturing and service and supply firms - including local small businesses that provide everything from tools to hard hats to software. For each direct natural gas and oil industry job, 2.7 jobs are supported elsewhere in the economy. That economic activity, across all 50 states, generated $1.3 trillion for the national economy and $714 billion in labor income in 2015. And the industry offers what Bloomberg termed "paycheck potency," with salary levels that "topped all sectors, including utilities, tech and health care" in the latest rankings. Non-retail station jobs in the natural gas and oil industry pay an average annual wage of over $100,000 -- nearly $50,000 more than the U.S. average. That's not the only reason Bloomberg is right to say the industry is "the best bet for U.S. workers." The diversity of career opportunities means there's something for everyone. Geologists, engineers, rig workers, communications professionals, truck drivers, environmental consultants, business analysts, computer technicians - opportunities are available for a variety of fields and education levels. And studies show natural gas and oil industry workers earn more across all education levels, degree majors, gender and race/ethnicity groups, and occupation types. But it's not all about the paycheck. America's energy professionals are part an industry that fuels the economy and powers daily life. The world leader in natural gas and oil production/refining and a national leader in providing rewarding job opportunities - the industry has much to celebrate this Labor Day. Sincerely, Mike Sommers President & CEO API One Millennial's View of America's Energy Industry Studies project significant opportunities for women, African-Americans, Hispanics and younger workers within the industry -- hundreds of thousands of whom are projected to fill 1.9 million new job opportunities by 2035 as upwards of 40 percent of industry's worker base gets set to retire. Read a firsthand perspective of industry opportunities for millennials. Follow our Blog to stay up-to-date To stay up-to-date on the latest energy-related news, there is no better place to check than the Energy Tomorrow Blog. About API: API is the only national trade association representing all facets of the oil and natural gas industry, which supports 10.3 million U.S. jobs and nearly 8 percent of the U.S. economy. API's more than 600 members include large integrated companies, as well as exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms. They provide most of the nation's energy and are backed by a growing grassroots movement of more than 40 million Americans. To learn more about API and the value of oil and natural gas, please visit API.org. Click to view this email in a browser If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe Mike Sommers, API 1220 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 US To: leila_getto@ios.doi.gov[leila_getto@ios.doi.gov] From: Mike Sommers, API Sent: 2018-08-29T09:27:11-04:00 Importance: Normal Subject: [EXTERNAL] America's Natural Gas and Oil Industry: A Labor Day MVP Received: 2018-08-29T09:27:35-04:00 Click to view this email in a browser August 29, 2018 Dear Leila, Few sectors can match the energy industry in jobs impact and reach. America's natural gas and oil industry supports 10.3 million total U.S. jobs - not just in production and refining but in related industries like construction, manufacturing and service and supply firms - including local small businesses that provide everything from tools to hard hats to software. For each direct natural gas and oil industry job, 2.7 jobs are supported elsewhere in the economy. That economic activity, across all 50 states, generated $1.3 trillion for the national economy and $714 billion in labor income in 2015. And the industry offers what Bloomberg termed "paycheck potency," with salary levels that "topped all sectors, including utilities, tech and health care" in the latest rankings. Non-retail station jobs in the natural gas and oil industry pay an average annual wage of over $100,000 -- nearly $50,000 more than the U.S. average. That's not the only reason Bloomberg is right to say the industry is "the best bet for U.S. workers." The diversity of career opportunities means there's something for everyone. Geologists, engineers, rig workers, communications professionals, truck drivers, environmental consultants, business analysts, computer technicians - opportunities are available for a variety of fields and education levels. And studies show natural gas and oil industry workers earn more across all education levels, degree majors, gender and race/ethnicity groups, and occupation types. But it's not all about the paycheck. America's energy professionals are part an industry that fuels the economy and powers daily life. The world leader in natural gas and oil production/refining and a national leader in providing rewarding job opportunities - the industry has much to celebrate this Labor Day. Sincerely, Mike Sommers President & CEO API One Millennial's View of America's Energy Industry Studies project significant opportunities for women, African-Americans, Hispanics and younger workers within the industry -- hundreds of thousands of whom are projected to fill 1.9 million new job opportunities by 2035 as upwards of 40 percent of industry's worker base gets set to retire. Read a firsthand perspective of industry opportunities for millennials. Follow our Blog to stay up-to-date To stay up-to-date on the latest energy-related news, there is no better place to check than the Energy Tomorrow Blog. About API: API is the only national trade association representing all facets of the oil and natural gas industry, which supports 10.3 million U.S. jobs and nearly 8 percent of the U.S. economy. API's more than 600 members include large integrated companies, as well as exploration and production, refining, marketing, pipeline, and marine businesses, and service and supply firms. They provide most of the nation's energy and are backed by a growing grassroots movement of more than 40 million Americans. To learn more about API and the value of oil and natural gas, please visit API.org. Click to view this email in a browser If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe Mike Sommers, API 1220 L Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 US