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title: "Renewable Energy Jobs"
description: "Careers building and running clean power: wind and solar technicians and installers, energy engineers, project developers and the managers of renewable…"
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last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z"
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# Renewable Energy Jobs

Careers building and running clean power: wind and solar technicians and installers, energy engineers, project developers and the managers of renewable plants. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages.

43 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry".

| # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biofuels-biodiesel-technology-and-product-development-manager) | $171,270 | +5.5% | Bachelor's |
| 2 | [Wind Energy Development Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wind-energy-development-manager) | $141,900 | +4.9% | Bachelor's |
| 3 | [Wind Energy Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wind-energy-operations-manager) | $141,900 | +4.9% | Bachelor's |
| 4 | [Biofuels Production Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biofuels-production-manager) | $126,060 | +2.6% | Bachelor's |
| 5 | [Biomass Power Plant Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biomass-power-plant-manager) | $126,060 | +2.6% | Bachelor's |
| 6 | [Geothermal Production Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/geothermal-production-manager) | $126,060 | +2.6% | Bachelor's |
| 7 | [Hydroelectric Production Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/hydroelectric-production-manager) | $126,060 | +2.6% | Bachelor's |
| 8 | [Energy Engineer, Except Wind and Solar](https://nuecareer.com/careers/energy-engineer) | $122,930 | +3.7% | Bachelor's |
| 9 | [Solar Energy Systems Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/solar-energy-systems-engineer) | $122,930 | +3.7% | Bachelor's |
| 10 | [Wind Energy Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wind-energy-engineer) | $122,930 | +3.7% | Bachelor's |
| 11 | [Battery Energy Storage Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/battery-energy-storage-engineer) | $120,630 | +9.9% | Bachelor's |
| 12 | [Grid Interconnection Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/grid-interconnection-engineer) | $120,630 | +9.9% | Bachelor's |
| 13 | [Substation Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/substation-engineer) | $120,630 | +9.9% | Bachelor's |
| 14 | [Battery Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/battery-engineer) | $112,860 | +7.5% | Bachelor's |
| 15 | [Geothermal Drilling Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/geothermal-drilling-engineer) | $106,220 | +3.8% | Bachelor's |
| 16 | [Solar Sales Representative and Assessor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/solar-sales-representative-and-assessor) | $104,920 | +1.2% | Bachelor's |
| 17 | [Fuel Cell Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fuel-cell-engineer) | $104,110 | +11.2% | Bachelor's |
| 18 | [Solar Project Developer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/solar-project-developer) | $102,320 | +6.7% | Bachelor's |
| 19 | [Biomass Plant Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biomass-plant-technician) | $102,040 | -5.1% | High school |
| 20 | [Hydroelectric Plant Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/hydroelectric-plant-technician) | $102,040 | -5.1% | High school |
| 21 | [Wind Resource Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wind-resource-analyst) | $99,070 | +2.6% | Bachelor's |
| 22 | [High Voltage Cable Splicer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/high-voltage-cable-splicer) | $95,320 | +10.3% | High school |
| 23 | [Solar Energy Installation Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/solar-energy-installation-manager) | $79,920 | +5.0% | High school |
| 24 | [Hydrogen Plant Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/hydrogen-plant-operator) | $78,120 | -5.2% | High school |
| 25 | [Offshore Wind Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/offshore-wind-technician) | $64,120 | +29.5% | Certificate |
| 26 | [Wind Turbine Blade Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wind-turbine-blade-technician) | $64,120 | +29.5% | Certificate |
| 27 | [Wind Turbine Service Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wind-turbine-service-technician) | $64,120 | +29.5% | Certificate |
| 28 | [Solar Thermal Installer and Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/solar-thermal-installer-and-technician) | $63,800 | +6.8% | High school |
| 29 | [Biofuels Processing Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/biofuels-processing-technician) | $62,470 | +2.3% | High school |
| 30 | [Solar Photovoltaic Installer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/solar-photovoltaic-installer) | $53,140 | +36.5% | High school |
| 31 | [Geothermal Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/geothermal-technician) | $49,230 | +2.6% | High school |
| 32 | [Carbon Capture Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/carbon-capture-engineer) | $125,040 | +4.7% | Bachelor's |
| 33 | [Protection and Control Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/protection-and-control-engineer) | $120,630 | +9.9% | Bachelor's |
| 34 | [Ocean Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ocean-engineer) | $112,230 | +6.7% | Bachelor's |
| 35 | [Energy Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/energy-manager) | $106,660 | +4.6% | Bachelor's |
| 36 | [Carbon Removal Project Developer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/carbon-removal-project-developer) | $102,320 | +6.7% | Bachelor's |
| 37 | [Marine Geologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marine-geologist) | $101,920 | +5.1% | Bachelor's |
| 38 | [Dynamic Positioning Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dynamic-positioning-operator) | $92,460 | +4.0% | Certificate |
| 39 | [Energy Trader](https://nuecareer.com/careers/energy-trader) | $78,660 | +1.4% | Bachelor's |
| 40 | [ROV Pilot Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/rov-pilot-technician) | $73,900 | +2.6% | Associate's |
| 41 | [EV Charging Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ev-charging-technician) | $63,190 | +9.2% | High school |
| 42 | [Protected Species Observer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/protected-species-observer) | $57,510 | +7.4% | Bachelor's |
| 43 | [Electric Vehicle Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electric-vehicle-technician) | $50,620 | +5.0% | Certificate |

Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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