Careers in Renewable Energy Generation

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These careers play a role in developing and using energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass. This also includes traditional, non-renewable sources of energy undergoing significant green technological changes (e.g., oil, coal, gas, and nuclear).

Biofuels Development Managers

define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.
$158100
Bachelor's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Interest Match

Wind Energy Operations Managers

manage wind field operations, including personnel, maintenance activities, financial activities, and planning.
$125740
Bachelor's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Geothermal Production Managers

manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.
$118190
Associate's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match


Biofuels Production Managers

manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.
$118190
Bachelor's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Biomass Power Plant Managers

manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.
$118190
Bachelor's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Interest Match

Methane Gas Collection Operators

direct daily operations, maintenance, or repair of landfill gas projects, including maintenance of daily logs, determination of service priorities, and compliance with reporting requirements.
$118190
Bachelor's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match


Hydroelectric Production Managers

manage operations at hydroelectric power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor hydroelectric plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.
$118190
Post-secondary certificate
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Wind Energy Project Managers

lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.
$107260
Bachelor's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Wind Energy Engineers

design underground or overhead wind farm collector systems and prepare and develop site specifications.
$107060
Bachelor's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Interest Match


Solar Energy Systems Engineers

perform site-specific engineering analysis or evaluation of energy efficiency and solar projects involving residential, commercial, or industrial customers. Design solar domestic hot water and space heating systems for new and existing structures, applying knowledge of structural energy requirements, local climates, solar technology, and thermodynamics.
$107060
Bachelor's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Electrical Engineers

Jesse van der Zouw from 3devo
2 reviews
research, design, develop, test, or supervise the manufacturing and installation of electrical equipment, components, or systems for commercial, industrial, military, or scientific use.
$105990
Bachelor's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Interest Match

Storage and Distribution Managers

plan, direct, or coordinate the storage or distribution operations within an organization or the activities of organizations that are engaged in storing or distributing materials or products.
$105100
Bachelor's degree
High job satisfaction
Personality Match


Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

operate or control nuclear reactors. Move control rods, start and stop equipment, monitor and adjust controls, and record data in logs. Implement emergency procedures when needed. May respond to abnormalities, determine cause, and recommend corrective action.
$104470
No degree required
Personality Match

Interest Match

Solar Sales Reps

Matt Samet from Solar Energy Partners
1 reviews
contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.
$99680
Associate's degree
Strong job growth
Personality Match

Mechanical Engineers

Mike Reinalda from 3devo
Tom Hartley from Frugal Consultancy & Design Limited
2 reviews
perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.
$95560
Bachelor's degree
Personality Match

Interest Match


Civil Engineers

perform engineering duties in planning, designing, and overseeing construction and maintenance of building structures and facilities, such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, and water and sewage systems.
$95440
Bachelor's degree
Strong job growth
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Interest Match

Power Distributors And Dispatchers

coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.
$93260
No degree required
Personality Match

Interest Match

Nuclear Equipment Technicians

operate equipment used for the release, control, or utilization of nuclear energy to assist scientists in laboratory or production activities.
$83810
Associate's degree
Strong job growth
Personality Match


Power Plant Operators

control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.
$81890
No degree required
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Interest Match

Solar Energy Installation Managers

Mogale Modisane from
Logan Haggerston from HCB Solar
2 reviews
direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.
$72990
Post-secondary certificate
Strong job growth
Personality Match

Interest Match

Geological Sample Test Technicians

test or analyze geological samples, crude oil, or minerals to detect presence of petroleum, gas, or mineral deposits indicating potential for exploration or production or to determine physical or chemical properties to ensure that products meet quality standards.
$61130
Bachelor's degree
Strong job growth
Personality Match


Biofuels Processing Technicians

calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections.
$59600
No degree required
Personality Match

Interest Match

Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians

monitor, operate, and maintain landfill gas collection system components and environmental monitoring and control systems.
$59600
No degree required
Personality Match

Biomass Plant Technicians

control and monitor biomass plant activities and perform maintenance as needed.
$59600
No degree required
Personality Match

Interest Match


Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

monitor and control activities associated with hydropower generation. Operate plant equipment, such as turbines, pumps, valves, gates, fans, electric control boards, and battery banks. Monitor equipment operation and performance and make necessary adjustments to ensure optimal performance. Perform equipment maintenance and repair as necessary.
$59600
Post-secondary certificate
Personality Match

Interest Match

Wind Turbine Service Technicians

inspect, diagnose, adjust, or repair wind turbines. Perform maintenance on wind turbine equipment including resolving electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic malfunctions.
$59340
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match

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Continuous Miner Operators

operate self-propelled mining machines that rip coal, metal and nonmetal ores, rock, stone, or sand from the mine face and load it onto conveyors, shuttle cars, or trucks in a continuous operation.
$58340
No degree required
Personality Match


Sheet Metal Workers

fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.
$55320
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match

Oil, Gas and Mining Service Operators

operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. Includes fishing-tool technicians.
$52510
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match

Interest Match

Solar PV Installers

Matthew Messer from New York Solar Maintenance
Kaden Coziar from ES Solar
Pat Coppens from REenergizeCO
3 reviews
assemble, install, or maintain solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on roofs or other structures in compliance with site assessment and schematics. May include measuring, cutting, assembling, and bolting structural framing and solar modules. May perform minor electrical work such as current checks.
$48020
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match

Interest Match


Machinists

set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments out of metal. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
$47800
Post-secondary certificate
Strong job growth
Personality Match

Separating Machine Operators

set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.
$46850
No degree required
High job satisfaction
Personality Match

Geothermal Technicians

perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.
$46160
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match

Interest Match


Solar Hot Water Installers

install or repair solar energy systems designed to collect, store, and circulate solar-heated water for residential, commercial or industrial use.
$44180
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match

Interest Match

General Maintenance and Repair Workers

perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
$43790
No degree required
Strong job growth
Personality Match



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