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Engineers, All Other
All engineers not listed separately.
- Median pay
- $117,750
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- +2.1%
- Stable
- Typical entry
- Bachelor's degree
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Science
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Mathematics
- Active Learning
What they do
- Identify and recommend energy savings strategies to achieve more energy-efficient operation.
- Conduct energy audits to evaluate energy use and to identify conservation and cost reduction measures.
- Monitor and analyze energy consumption.
- Monitor energy related design or construction issues, such as energy engineering, energy management, or sustainable design.
- Inspect or monitor energy systems, including heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or daylighting systems to determine energy use or potential energy savings.
- Advise clients or colleagues on topics such as climate control systems, energy modeling, data logging, sustainable design, or energy auditing.
- Analyze, interpret, or create graphical representations of energy data, using engineering software.
- Verify energy bills and meter readings.
- Collect data for energy conservation analyses, using jobsite observation, field inspections, or sub-metering.
- Manage the development, design, or construction of energy conservation projects to ensure acceptability of budgets and time lines, conformance to federal and state laws, or adherence to approved specifications.
Majors that lead here
- 14.0103
- 14.4701
- 14.4801
- Architectural Engineering
- Biochemical Engineering
- Biological/Biosystems Engineering
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Construction Engineering
- Electromechanical Engineering
- Engineering Chemistry
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
- Engineering Science
- Engineering, General
- Engineering, Other
- Forest Engineering
- Geological/Geophysical Engineering
- Laser and Optical Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
- Nanotechnology
- Ocean Engineering
- Paper Science and Engineering
- Surveying Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.