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Highest-Paying Energy Careers

Plant management, decarbonisation consulting, drilling, and senior engineering roles ranked by median compensation across global energy markets.

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

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