re: Any Oil Field people here gotten laid off? What have you done to get a job?

Possibly if you have your PE you may get into other engineering. PETE is a huge money maker when times are good or even average, but it's more of a specific degree. Mevhanical engineers work in oil too, but they also learned pumps curves, thermodynamics, machine design, fluids, etc.. Civil can do buildings, bridges, land surveying, roads, etc.. PETE learns to put holes in the ground amd thats about it. If we slow down, and I have time, I'm taking the PE exam and am happy to have an ME degree. But 8 months ago, I would have been making 25k more per year by having the PETE degree.