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Fastest-Growing Renewable Energy Jobs

Energy transition careers with the sharpest year-on-year hiring growth — led by hydrogen, battery storage, decarbonisation, digital twins, and smart grid.

#	Role	Median Salary	Openings/mo	YoY Growth
1	Decarbonization Consultant	$175k	1.4K	+32%
2	Digital Twin Engineer	$142k	1.2K	+32%
3	Hydrogen Engineer	$148k	1.6K	+30%
4	Carbon Analyst	$102k	2.8K	+30%
5	Battery Storage Engineer	$138k	2.6K	+28%
6	Climate Risk Analyst	$122k	1.6K	+28%
7	Wind Turbine Technician	$72.0k	9.8K	+26%
8	Smart Grid Engineer	$132k	1.8K	+26%
9	Energy Software Engineer	$158k	1.8K	+26%
10	Solar Installer	$58.0k	14K	+24%
11	Sustainability Engineer	$102k	2.6K	+24%
12	Solar Engineer	$118k	8.4K	+22%
13	Solar Technician	$62.0k	8.2K	+22%
14	Renewable Energy Engineer	$122k	5.2K	+22%
15	ESG Manager	$142k	2.4K	+22%
16	Energy Data Analyst	$108k	2.4K	+22%
17	Solar Project Manager	$142k	3.2K	+20%
18	Wind Engineer	$132k	2.8K	+19%
19	Energy Analyst	$98.0k	2.8K	+18%
20	SCADA Engineer	$122k	2.4K	+18%
21	Industrial Automation Engineer	$122k	2.8K	+18%
22	Grid Engineer	$138k	3.6K	+16%
23	Reliability Engineer	$122k	3.4K	+16%
24	Substation Engineer	$122k	3.6K	+15%
25	Nuclear Engineer	$158k	1.8K	+14%
26	Power Systems Engineer	$132k	4.2K	+14%
27	Transmission Engineer	$128k	2.8K	+14%
28	Metering Engineer	$92.0k	2.4K	+14%
29	Environmental Engineer	$98.0k	4.4K	+14%
30	HSE Manager	$132k	4.8K	+14%
31	High Voltage Engineer	$132k	2.2K	+13%
32	Distribution Engineer	$102k	4.2K	+13%
33	Mining Engineer	$132k	4.2K	+13%
34	Electrical Engineer	$102k	14K	+12%
35	Protection Engineer	$122k	2.4K	+12%
36	Lineman	$88.0k	12.5K	+12%
37	Maintenance Engineer	$98.0k	8.4K	+12%
38	Asset Integrity Engineer	$132k	2.2K	+12%
39	Safety Officer	$72.0k	9.8K	+12%
40	Control Room Operator	$92.0k	3.8K	+11%
41	Utility Engineer	$98.0k	4.4K	+11%
42	Electrical Technician	$68.0k	11.8K	+11%
43	Mine Planner	$122k	1.8K	+11%
44	Pipeline Engineer	$132k	3.4K	+10%
45	Hydro Plant Engineer	$118k	2.2K	+10%
46	Utility Operator	$72.0k	6.4K	+10%
47	Geologist	$108k	3.2K	+10%
48	Mineral Processing Engineer	$118k	1.6K	+10%
49	Operations Manager	$155k	3.8K	+10%
50	Petroleum Engineer	$142k	8.8K	+9%
51	Completion Engineer	$138k	2.8K	+9%
52	Offshore Engineer	$165k	3K	+9%
53	Power Plant Engineer	$128k	4.2K	+9%
54	Heavy Equipment Operator	$72.0k	8.2K	+9%
55	Reservoir Engineer	$155k	4.4K	+8%
56	Drilling Engineer	$148k	5.2K	+8%
57	Production Engineer	$128k	4.8K	+8%
58	Power Plant Operator	$78.0k	9.8K	+8%
59	Turbine Engineer	$122k	2.2K	+8%
60	Blasting Engineer	$98.0k	1.4K	+8%
61	Plant Manager	$218k	1.4K	+8%
62	Wellsite Supervisor	$175k	3.2K	+7%
63	Mud Engineer	$118k	2.2K	+7%
64	Thermal Plant Engineer	$122k	3.4K	+7%
65	Boiler Engineer	$102k	2.4K	+7%
66	Rig Manager	$155k	1.9K	+6%

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