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March 15, 2012

Jobs Abound In Energy Industry's New Boom Time

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Economists say many industries are looking up this year. But perhaps none has a better outlook than the energy sector. New drilling technologies and rising fuel prices have generated a boom in drilling — and lots of high-paying jobs for people with the skills to work in the oil patch. On some college campuses, companies are so eager to find petroleum engineers that they are offering jobs to students even before they have graduated. . .

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