Overview & Salary
Overview
Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment grade audits of buildings or systems.
On the job, you would:
- Identify and prioritize energy-saving measures.
- Prepare audit reports containing energy analysis results or recommendations for energy cost savings.
- Identify any health or safety issues related to planned weatherization projects.
Education
- high school diploma/GED
- certificate after high school
Salary
Annual 10th percentile $43,740
Annual median $67,700
Annual 90th percentile $106,200
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge
Business
- customer service
- sales and marketing
Engineering and Technology
- building and construction
- product and service development
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- physics
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- talking to others
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Personality & Abilities
Personality
Conventional
People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Independence
- Initiative
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- communicate by writing
Math
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- use rules to solve problems
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns