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Where a renewable energy engineer can go next

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

Renewable energy engineers research alternative sources of energy in order to design systems for renewable energy production. They strive to optimise energy production from renewable sources, and reduce production expenses and environmental strain. They design systems which focus on energy sustainability and efficiency.

Also known as renewable energy technology engineering specialist, renewable energy technology engineering consultant, renewable energy engineering specialist, renewable energy engineering consultant, turbine engineer, renewable energies engineer, renewable power engineer, wind turbine project engineer, renewable energy technology engineer, renewable energy engineering adviser, renewable energy technology engineering expert, renewable energy technology engineering adviser.

Professionals 93 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: energy systems engineer, 66%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from renewable 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 a renewable 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.

onshore wind energy engineer 55% covered · difficulty 56.5

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A renewable energy engineer needs 42 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

research locations for wind farms information skills
design wind turbines communication, collaboration and creativity
use thermal management working with computers
geothermal energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
make electrical calculations information skills
photovoltaic systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
bioeconomy natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
biogas energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
energy micro-generation technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction
green automotive technologies engineering, manufacturing and construction

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a renewable energy engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Renewable 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 a renewable 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.