The New Power Generation: New Jobs, New Demand in Energy Field

Posted on | July 15, 2008 | No Comments

There are few sectors hotter than the energy field, especially now.  Horrific gas prices and their strangle hold on our economy has laser-focused big industry on the need to develop new ways of powering our lives.  Clean energy is all the rage, and rightfully so since it’s the dirty stuff that’s ruined our oceans, wild life habitats and now our finances.

Hottest among this new power generation are those involved in wind power, but they are competing with other sexy energy possibilities like water and solar power, and with scary (though effective) possibilities like nuclear power.

All of this is creating a huge number of jobs, not just at upstart energy companies but even at large, old oil and electric utility companies.  The latter don’t want upstarts to supplant them, so they are investing a big chunk of their outsized profits in developing new energy sources.

So, here’s the opportunity.

NEW POWER JOBS

• Engineers (Every variety of engineer will continue to be hot)

• Jobs in Nuclear Energy (Includes nuclear pharmacists, physicists, technologists, analysts and engineers)

• Jobs in Oil & Gas ( Includes engineers, executives, consultants, mechanics and more)

• Jobs in Wind Energy (Includes analysts, technicians, engineers, site managers and more)

• Jobs in Solar Energy (Includes installers, engineers, managers, designers, executives and more)

• Jobs in the Utility Industry (Every job you can imagine)

Skilled Trade Workers:

• Mechanics

• Machinists

• Electricians

• Line Workers

• Installers

• Welders

RELATED INFO

Apprenticeships (Not ready for the new power generation?  Consider an apprenticeship.  You’ll get paid to gain a new skill and open up a new career opportunity)

If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Let ‘Em Pay You (Careersthatdontsuck.com post about hot jobs in the oil and gas field, features list of job sites)

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