Energy Directory

Every energy role tracked worldwide

Salary benchmarks, demand scores, hiring volume, and career pathways for every oil & gas, renewables, power generation, electrical, utilities, mining, environmental, operations, and energy technology role we cover.

Oil & Gas

Petroleum Engineer

Petroleum Engineers design and optimise the extraction of oil and natural gas across upstream operations — reservoir analysis, well design, drilling programmes, and production optimisation.

$142k median · 8.8K openings · +9% YoY
Reservoir Engineer

Reservoir Engineers model subsurface formations to maximise hydrocarbon recovery — simulation, material balance, decline-curve analysis, and field development planning.

$155k median · 4.4K openings · +8% YoY
Drilling Engineer

Drilling Engineers plan and execute oil and gas drilling programmes — onshore and offshore — owning well design, mud programmes, rig selection, and HSE delivery.

$148k median · 5.2K openings · +8% YoY
Production Engineer

Production Engineers maintain and optimise oil and gas production from existing wells — artificial lift, flow assurance, surface facilities, and well intervention planning.

$128k median · 4.8K openings · +8% YoY
Completion Engineer

Completion Engineers design and execute well completions — perforating, fracturing, sand control, and intelligent completions across conventional and unconventional reservoirs.

$138k median · 2.8K openings · +9% YoY
Wellsite Supervisor

Wellsite Supervisors are the operator's representative on the rig — managing contractors, daily operations, HSE compliance, and well delivery against the drilling programme.

$175k median · 3.2K openings · +7% YoY
Mud Engineer

Mud Engineers design and maintain drilling fluid systems — rheology, density, filtration — to deliver safe, efficient, and cost-effective drilling operations.

$118k median · 2.2K openings · +7% YoY
Rig Manager

Rig Managers run drilling rigs end-to-end for the contractor — crew, equipment, HSE, contractor performance, and client relationship.

$155k median · 1.9K openings · +6% YoY
Pipeline Engineer

Pipeline Engineers design, construct, and maintain oil, gas, and product pipelines — hydraulics, integrity, cathodic protection, and pigging programmes.

$132k median · 3.4K openings · +10% YoY
Offshore Engineer

Offshore Engineers design, operate, and maintain offshore platforms, FPSOs, and subsea systems across the global upstream sector.

$165k median · 3K openings · +9% YoY

Renewable Energy

Solar Engineer

Solar Engineers design utility-scale, C&I, and rooftop solar PV systems — from feasibility and yield modelling to BoS design, electrical layout, and grid interconnection.

$118k median · 8.4K openings · +22% YoY
Solar Installer

Solar Installers physically install solar PV modules, mounting systems, inverters, and balance-of-system equipment on residential, commercial, and utility-scale projects.

$58.0k median · 14K openings · +24% YoY
Solar Technician

Solar Technicians commission, maintain, and troubleshoot operational solar PV systems — inverters, trackers, SCADA, and string-level diagnostics.

$62.0k median · 8.2K openings · +22% YoY
Solar Project Manager

Solar Project Managers lead end-to-end utility-scale and C&I solar developments — engineering, EPC, financing, permitting, and grid interconnection through commissioning.

$142k median · 3.2K openings · +20% YoY
Wind Turbine Technician

Wind Turbine Technicians maintain, troubleshoot, and repair onshore and offshore wind turbines — mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and SCADA systems.

$72.0k median · 9.8K openings · +26% YoY
Wind Engineer

Wind Engineers design onshore and offshore wind farms — siting, resource assessment, turbine selection, electrical layout, and grid interconnection.

$132k median · 2.8K openings · +19% YoY
Renewable Energy Engineer

Renewable Energy Engineers work across solar, wind, storage, and hybrid plants — feasibility, design, grid integration, and commissioning.

$122k median · 5.2K openings · +22% YoY
Battery Storage Engineer

Battery Storage Engineers design, commission, and operate utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) for grid, renewables firming, and C&I applications.

$138k median · 2.6K openings · +28% YoY
Hydrogen Engineer

Hydrogen Engineers design green, blue, and grey hydrogen production, storage, transport, and end-use systems for industrial decarbonisation.

$148k median · 1.6K openings · +30% YoY
Sustainability Engineer

Sustainability Engineers embed decarbonisation, circularity, and ESG performance into energy assets, industrial plants, and corporate operations.

$102k median · 2.6K openings · +24% YoY

Power Generation

Power Plant Operator

Power Plant Operators run thermal, gas, hydro, and nuclear plants on shift — controlling boilers, turbines, generators, and balance-of-plant systems against grid demand.

$78.0k median · 9.8K openings · +8% YoY
Power Plant Engineer

Power Plant Engineers own engineering for operating power plants — performance, reliability, capex, modifications, and major outages.

$128k median · 4.2K openings · +9% YoY
Thermal Plant Engineer

Thermal Plant Engineers run coal, gas, and combined-cycle thermal plants — boilers, steam cycles, gas turbines, HRSGs, and emissions control.

$122k median · 3.4K openings · +7% YoY
Hydro Plant Engineer

Hydro Plant Engineers operate run-of-river, reservoir, and pumped-storage hydropower plants — turbines, governors, civil structures, and dispatch.

$118k median · 2.2K openings · +10% YoY
Nuclear Engineer

Nuclear Engineers design, license, and operate nuclear reactors and fuel cycles — safety, reactor physics, thermal-hydraulics, and regulatory compliance.

$158k median · 1.8K openings · +14% YoY
Control Room Operator

Control Room Operators run plant and grid control rooms — monitoring, dispatch, switching, and emergency response across power and industrial plants.

$92.0k median · 3.8K openings · +11% YoY
Boiler Engineer

Boiler Engineers design, operate, and maintain industrial and utility boilers — steam systems, combustion, water chemistry, and pressure parts.

$102k median · 2.4K openings · +7% YoY
Turbine Engineer

Turbine Engineers design, operate, and overhaul steam, gas, and hydro turbines — performance testing, vibration, and major outage execution.

$122k median · 2.2K openings · +8% YoY

Electrical & Grid

Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineers design, install, and commission electrical systems across power generation, transmission, distribution, industrial plants, and infrastructure.

$102k median · 14K openings · +12% YoY
Power Systems Engineer

Power Systems Engineers run grid studies, protection coordination, and integration of generation, storage, and renewables for utilities and developers.

$132k median · 4.2K openings · +14% YoY
Grid Engineer

Grid Engineers plan and operate high-voltage transmission and distribution grids — capacity, reliability, congestion, and integration of renewables and storage.

$138k median · 3.6K openings · +16% YoY
Protection Engineer

Protection Engineers design and commission protective relaying and control schemes for substations, generators, and feeders.

$122k median · 2.4K openings · +12% YoY
High Voltage Engineer

High Voltage Engineers design, test, and commission HV and EHV equipment — transformers, switchgear, cables, and overhead lines up to 765 kV.

$132k median · 2.2K openings · +13% YoY
Substation Engineer

Substation Engineers design, build, and maintain AIS and GIS substations from 33 kV to 765 kV across utilities, industrial plants, and renewables interconnections.

$122k median · 3.6K openings · +15% YoY
Transmission Engineer

Transmission Engineers plan, design, and operate EHV overhead lines, cables, and corridors across regional and national grids.

$128k median · 2.8K openings · +14% YoY
Distribution Engineer

Distribution Engineers plan and operate MV/LV distribution networks — feeders, transformers, smart meters, and customer connections.

$102k median · 4.2K openings · +13% YoY

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