The Texas oil and natural gas industry directly employed 495,501 people in 2025, according to the Texas Oil & Gas Association’s (TXOGA) newly released 2025 Energy and Economic Impact report. TXOGA said the largest job categories included oilfield support services, convenience-store gasoline retail, and pipeline-related construction. Other sizable segments included crude production and oilfield machinery and equipment manufacturing.
TXOGA also estimated that each direct industry job supports roughly two additional jobs elsewhere in the state, for about 1.4 million total jobs tied to the sector across the Texas economy. The report said oil and gas employers paid an average of $133,095 per job in 2025, and that combined state and local taxes plus state royalties attributed to the industry totaled $27.0 billion (about $74 million per day). For broader context on Texas output trends referenced in the report, see Texas production and export records, and for investors looking to understand cash-flow mechanics, how oil and gas royalties work.
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