Energy Engineer (General)

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

An Energy Engineer designs and develops technologies that produce and store energy, particularly energy from sustainable sources such as wind and solar power. Develops ways for existing buildings and systems to become more energy efficient. May specialize in one type or field of energy production.

Job Outlook

There were 87 Energy Engineer (General) job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 2071 in the United States.

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Salary

Many new Energy Engineer (General) jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $122,371.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $114,490.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Energy Engineer (General) postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $100,009.

Education and Experience

Posted Energy Engineer (General) jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	62.34%
Master's Degree	27.57%
Doctoral Degree	11.25%
Other	11.49%

Posted Energy Engineer (General) jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	19.88%
3 to 5 years	51.93%
6 to 8 years	18.4%
9+ years	9.79%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Energy Engineer (General) positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (47.8%)
Operations (41.14%)
Planning (33.03%)
Management (29.65%)
Research (24.38%)
Problem Solving (22.07%)
Mathematics (20.71%)
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (18.01%)
Leadership (17.19%)
Coordinating (15.69%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

Electrical Engineering (43.33%)
Mechanical Engineering (36.72%)
Project Management (29.22%)
Building Performance Modeling And Simulations (13.39%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Electric Power Systems (30.94%)
HVAC (18.54%)
Data Analysis (19.48%)
Energy Management (17.03%)
Computer Science (24.22%)
Building Management System (17.29%)
Control Systems (15.83%)
Systems Engineering (21.77%)
Software Engineering (19.79%)
Architectural Engineering (18.59%)
Building Performance (19.11%)
Economics (18.28%)
Python (Programming Language) (7.45%)
Power Engineering (19.17%)
Commissioning (8.65%)
Energy Policy (17.24%)
Automation (9.43%)
Energy Conservation (8.7%)
Energy Consumption (8.8%)
Cyber Engineering (16.51%)
Construction (7.86%)
Energy Management Systems (8.28%)
Simulations (15.42%)
Decarbonation (4.74%)
Renewable Energy (5.89%)
Auditing (5.68%)
Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) (9.9%)
Distributed Generation (7.6%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Building Performance Modeling And Simulations (21.26%)
Electrical Engineering (68.82%)
Computer Science (38.46%)
Mechanical Engineering (58.31%)
Electric Power Systems (49.13%)
Smart Grid (5.62%)
Voltage Regulation (3.06%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Energy Engineer (General) skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Infrastructure Intern
Energy Engineer
Technical Infrastructure Manager
Utility Systems Operator
Engineer
Industrial Engineer
Building Engineer
Meter Engineer
Engineering Intern
Electrical Distribution Engineer

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Energy Engineer (General) jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (319)
Sargent & Lundy (111)
Deloitte (67)
McKinstry (66)
Jacobs Solutions (62)
Eversource Energy (40)
Duke Energy (37)
Siemens (37)
The Building People (32)
Schneider Electric (21)

North Carolina

Duke Energy (19)
Jacobs Solutions (12)
University of North Carolina (6)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (6)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (3)
JLL (3)
Hitachi (3)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2)
FedEx (2)
Western Carolina University (2)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

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