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ArticleMonthly labor review2025

Describing the U.S. oil and gas extraction workforce with public data.

Ken Scott, Tim Bushnell

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Article in Monthly labor review, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ken ScottU.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tim BushnellU.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Funding

Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article serves as a primer for researchers interested in estimating the size, characteristics, dynamics, and distribution of the oil and gas extraction (OGE) workforce using public data. The OGE workforce changes with shifts in energy markets and technology, and accurate OGE workforce estimates are important for assessing workforce needs, understanding injury and illness patterns, and measuring impacts of energy production on local economies. This article provides contextual information about the industry's structure, establishment types, and corresponding federal classification codes and presents descriptive workforce statistics from several sources, with emphasis on the differences between lead employers, who coordinate production, and specialized employers, who support and contract with the lead employers. Finally, this article also discusses the relationships between industry employer and workforce characteristics and observed variation in injury and illness rates.

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PMID41647468
PMCPMC12869280

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