Also called: Right-of-Way Agent, Land Agent
Negotiates with landowners for the rights to drill for oil, build wind farms, solar fields or pipelines on their land.
You spend the morning in a county courthouse tracing who owns the mineral rights to a ranch back to 1910, then drive out to sit at a kitchen table and negotiate a lease with the family.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in energy management or land management helps; certification from AAPL (RPL/CPL).
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Energy Management, Land Management, Business Administration.
Growing about average. Oil and gas demand cycles, but renewable energy and transmission lines need landmen too.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI speeds title research in digital records; courthouse digging and kitchen-table negotiations stay human.
Classes: AP US History, Business elective, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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