The oil price downturn will hit these Houston jobs the hardest

Certainly low oil prices have hit Houston oil and gas jobs, but not all jobs are created equal. There are certain levels and functions within the broadly affected sectors that are more at risk than others, according to a recent metro-area forecast from the University of Houston.

“Right at the top of the list, you have oil producers and oilfield services,” said Bill Gilmer, director at the Institute for Regional Forecasting at the University of Houston’s Bauer College of Business. But it’s not just…