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Energy jobs worldwide: October 2026

A snapshot of the 11,576 jobs we track on RigJobsDirect. We count only our own data: these are the job posts on this board, not the whole job market.

Generated on . This report does not change after it is published.

  • 11,576Live jobs
  • 214Employers hiring
  • 15,064New jobs we found from 1 October 2026 to 15 October 2026
  • 2%Mention visa sponsorship

New jobs grow when we add employers to the board, so they do not show whether hiring went up or down.

What the job posts offer

Share of all 11,576 jobs, read from the job post text.

  1. Visa sponsorship2% (231 of 11,576)
  2. Relocation support7% (811 of 11,576)
  3. Apply from abroad6% (683 of 11,576)
  4. No local language needed100% (11,566 of 11,576)
  5. Fully remote3% (303 of 11,576)
  6. States a salary21% (2,391 of 11,576)

Top cities

  1. Houston551 jobs (5%)
  2. Abu Dhabi333 jobs (3%)
  3. Bangalore187 jobs (2%)
  4. Chennai147 jobs (1%)
  5. Singapore144 jobs (1%)
  6. Midland107 jobs (1%)
  7. Shanghai95 jobs (1%)
  8. Aberdeen90 jobs (1%)
  9. Mumbai90 jobs (1%)
  10. Kuala Lumpur88 jobs (1%)

Top roles

  1. Other energy1,593 jobs (14%)
  2. Electrical1,538 jobs (13%)
  3. Project management & controls1,469 jobs (13%)
  4. Maintenance & reliability1,429 jobs (12%)
  5. Construction & commissioning1,108 jobs (10%)
  6. QA/QC & inspection1,035 jobs (9%)
  7. Mechanical & piping785 jobs (7%)
  8. Production & operations615 jobs (5%)
  9. HSE527 jobs (5%)
  10. Instrumentation & control524 jobs (5%)

Top skills

A job post can name several, so the shares add up to more than 100%.

  1. PLC618 jobs (5%)
  2. LNG552 jobs (5%)
  3. AutoCAD534 jobs (5%)
  4. OSHA534 jobs (5%)
  5. SCADA519 jobs (4%)
  6. PMP442 jobs (4%)
  7. Primavera P6333 jobs (3%)
  8. NDT321 jobs (3%)
  9. DCS305 jobs (3%)
  10. HAZOP218 jobs (2%)
  11. ETAP158 jobs (1%)
  12. NACE / AMPP128 jobs (1%)
  13. NEBOSH127 jobs (1%)
  14. AVEVA E3D / PDMS99 jobs (1%)
  15. API 51082 jobs (1%)

Seniority

  1. Intern66 jobs (1%)
  2. Junior471 jobs (4%)
  3. Mid-level146 jobs (1%)
  4. Senior1,619 jobs (14%)
  5. Staff109 jobs (1%)
  6. Principal253 jobs (2%)
  7. Lead613 jobs (5%)
  8. Manager66 jobs (1%)
  9. Director90 jobs (1%)
  10. Not specified8,143 jobs (70%)

Advertised salaries

Yearly salaries in USD from 1,333 live job posts. Monthly salaries count 12 times (26 of the 1,333). We show a group only with at least 5 salaries.

All jobs
JobsMedian10th to 90th percentileSalaries (n)
All jobs$116,100$66,000 to $193,3481,333
By role
RoleMedian10th to 90th percentileSalaries (n)
Electrical$119,125$61,331 to $180,020310
Project management & controls$124,325$78,200 to $200,000231
Other energy$114,115$65,164 to $195,480165
Construction & commissioning$128,470$74,641 to $222,087133
Maintenance & reliability$109,145$54,090 to $191,222110
Mechanical & piping$103,350$67,560 to $179,04497
QA/QC & inspection$108,800$67,429 to $164,00079
Instrumentation & control$113,421$59,656 to $168,50064
Production & operations$105,000$62,500 to $183,20061
HSE$115,550$75,000 to $210,20852
By city
CityMedian10th to 90th percentileSalaries (n)
Houston$138,950$80,220 to $218,00041

Employers with the most open jobs

  1. Hitachi735 jobs (6%)
  2. GE Vernova588 jobs (5%)
  3. Westinghouse Electric Company478 jobs (4%)
  4. ABB426 jobs (4%)
  5. Bechtel416 jobs (4%)
  6. NOV408 jobs (4%)
  7. KBR322 jobs (3%)
  8. Bureau Veritas320 jobs (3%)
  9. Baker Hughes307 jobs (3%)
  10. Halliburton271 jobs (2%)

How we counted

Generated on 15 October 2026 from the 11,576 jobs live on RigJobsDirect at that moment. A city, role, skill or employer needs at least 3 jobs to be listed, and a list needs at least 3 rows. Shares and the seniority split need at least 20 live jobs. Smaller numbers are left out rather than shown.

Live jobs
Job ads shown on RigJobsDirect when this report was generated. They come from employers we checked and approved.
Employers hiring
Employers with at least one live job.
New jobs we found this month
Ads we saw for the first time during the report month (UTC), including ads that have closed since. This number grows when we add employers to RigJobsDirect, so it does not show whether hiring went up or down.
Shares
The number of live jobs with a feature, divided by all live jobs. We read features from the ad text, so an ad that does not mention visa sponsorship counts as not offering it.
Visa sponsorship
The ad says the employer sponsors a visa or work permit.
Relocation support
The ad offers help with moving.
Apply from abroad
The ad accepts applicants who live in another country.
No local language needed
The ad is written in English and does not ask for the local language.
Fully remote
The ad says the job is fully remote.
States a salary
The ad gives a pay figure or range, in any currency.
Advertised salary
Yearly salaries in USD from live ads that state one. Monthly salaries count 12 times. For the median, each ad counts once, at the middle of its range. The range runs from the 10th percentile of the lower bounds to the 90th percentile of the upper bounds. Hourly and other-currency salaries are left out, and so are yearly figures under 10,000 or over 1,000,000. B2B (invoiced) salaries are kept apart from employment salaries. Ads that name no contract type count as employment.

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RigJobsDirect, "Energy jobs worldwide: October 2026", published 15 October 2026, https://rigjobsdirect.com/reports/2026-10

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