NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES Non-renewable resource is also known as a finite resource, it is a natural resource that does not renew itself at a sufficient rate for sustainable economic extraction in meaningful human timeframes (Wikipedia 2013).
Pay by Industry. As of 2011, about half of all petroleum engineers worked in the oil and gas extraction industry and also earned the highest pay for their occupation, an average of $150,890 per year, according to the BLS.y state, the top earners among petroleum engineers were employed in Massachusetts, where they earned a very high average salary of $221,500 a year, as of 2011. North Dakota ranked second at $176,910 a year, followed by Alaska at $149,450, Texas at $147,070 and Oklahoma at $146,770.
Starting Salary Compared to Other Engineers. Petroleum engineers with bachelor's degrees earn more in starting salaries than other engineers by far. Compared to the next engineer on the NACE starting salary list, the chemical engineer at $64,902, the petroleum engineer starting salary of $83,121 is 25 percent higher.hird on the list is the mining and minerals engineer with a starting salary of $64,404. With the highest starting salary out of the gate, petroleum engineers tend to make the most of all engineers during their working years.