Energy hiring trends, April 2026
The median Energy employer in our US panel is in the 59th hiring percentile in April 2026, unchanged in 12 months. Based on 17 employers and real job changes in résumé histories.
Median hiring percentile by month
Most active hirers in Energy
| Employer | Hiring percentile | Change, 12 mo |
|---|---|---|
| Murphy Oil | 95th | +1 pt |
| NOV | 90th | -3 pts |
| Noble Corporation | 76th | -22 pts |
| ConocoPhillips | 75th | +12 pts |
| Nabors Industries | 70th | +8 pts |
Slowest hirers in Energy
| Employer | Hiring percentile | Change, 12 mo |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Pacific Land | 2nd | -7 pts |
| TechnipFMC | 19th | -8 pts |
| Baker Hughes | 32nd | -10 pts |
| Devon Energy | 37th | -31 pts |
| Halliburton | 40th | -7 pts |
What the numbers say
Résumé histories put the median Energy employer in the 59th hiring percentile in April 2026: around the middle of the market. A year earlier, in April 2025, the sector median was the 59th percentile, so it did not move over 12 months.
We track 17 Energy employers in the US panel; all 17 have enough job changes for their own page. 9 of those hire faster than the median employer of the whole panel (above the 50th percentile).
The most active hirer in the sector this month is Murphy Oil, in the 95th percentile; the slowest is Texas Pacific Land, in the 2nd.
Percentiles compare each employer's hiring pace with all employers in the panel on a rolling 36-month window of public résumé histories, not job postings. The data runs through April 2026.
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Data: HÜNT Workforce Panel · résumé history · updated monthly · data through April 2026 · Methodology