10.20 The UK Oil & Gas sector is a relatively high-skilled sector with the majority of jobs within the professional and skilled trade occupational groupings. The 2009 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) shows that the highest earning UK industry was extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas, with average gross annual earnings of £89,800 for a FTE position. This compares to average gross annual earnings (mean) of £32,100 across all employee jobs in the UK. The sector also sustains a large number of lower value support jobs, in occupations such as catering, security, HGV operatives and basic construction works.