Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an energy engineer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an energy engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Energy engineers design new, efficient and clean ways to produce, transform, and distribute energy to improve environmental sustainability and energy efficiency. They deal with the extraction of energy through natural resources, such as oil or gas, or renewable and sustainable sources, such as wind or solar power.

Also known as energies engineer, energy technology engineering specialist, energy technology engineering expert, power engineer, energy technology engineering consultant, energy engineering specialist, energy engineering consultant, energy technology engineer, energy engineering researcher, energy technology engineering adviser, energy engineering expert, energy efficiency engineer.

Professionals 108 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: energy analyst, 69%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
energy analyst 69% covered energy conservation officer 68% covered energy systems engineer 63% covered gas distribution engineer 60% covered solar energy engineer 58% covered energy engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from energy engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an energy engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An energy engineer needs 46 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • perform a feasibility study on biomass systems information skills
  • solar absorption cooling system engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • perform feasibility study on geothermal energy information skills
  • perform a feasibility study on biogas energy information skills
  • supervise gas distribution operations management skills
  • design a solar heating system communication, collaboration and creativity
  • manage electricity transmission system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate solar thermal energy systems for hot water and heating working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • design a solar absorption cooling system communication, collaboration and creativity
  • determine appropriate heating and cooling system management skills
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Energy engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an energy engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.