Career Clusters&

Energy Careers

Objectives for Today’s Meeting

• Explore where energy careers fit in the career cluster system

• Build awareness of energy careers

• Explain the great need for energy workers

• Discuss ways our energy company can support career development at the school

Energy Jobs Career Cluster Map

Power, Structural and Technical Systems:

• Engineering Specialist• Equipment Maintenance

Technician• Welder

Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Production, processing, marketing, distribution, financing &

development of agricultural commodities including natural

resources such as coal, natural gas and renewables

Construction:• Pipefitter• Pipelayer• Lineworker• Electrical & Power

Transmission Installers

Maintenance Operations:• Electrician• Boilermaker• Pipefitter• Pipelayer• Substation Technician• I & C Technician• E & I Technician

Engineering and Technology:

• Electrical Engineer• Power Systems

Engineer• Mechanical Engineer• Nuclear Engineer

Science and Math:• Nuclear Chemist• Nuclear Technician

Career ClustersA grouping of occupations and broad industries based on commonalities. The sixteen career clusters provide an

organizing tool for schools, small learning communities, academies and magnet schools.

Science, Technology,

Engineering and Mathematics

Planning, managing, and providing technical

services

Architecture and Construction

Designing, planning, managing, building and maintaining the

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Manufacturing Production Process Development:

• Electrical and Electronics Technician

• Engineering and related Technician

• Power Generating & Reactor Plant Operator

Maintenance, Installation & Repair

• Boilermaker• Pipefitter

ManufacturingPlanning, managing, and performing the processing

of materials into the intermediate or final

products

Recommended additions

Power, Structural & Technical Systems

• Engineering Specialist

• Equipment Maintenance Technician

• Welder

Construction: Gas Lines, Electric Lines & Substations

• Pipefitter

• Pipelayer

• Lineworker

• Electrical & Power Transmission Installer

Maintenance Operations• Electrician• Boilermaker• Pipefitter• Pipelayer• Substation Technician• I&C Technician• E&I Technician

Engineering and Technology

• Electrical Engineer

• Power Systems Engineer

• Mechanical Engineer

• Nuclear Engineer

Science and Math

• Nuclear Chemist

• Nuclear Technician

Manufacturing Production Process Development

• Electrical & Electronics Technician

• Engineering & Related Technician

• Power Generating & Reactor Plant Operator

Maintenance, Installation & Repair

• Boilermaker

• Pipefitter

You can be anything in the energy industry!

Ways our energy company can support career development

• Guest speakers

• Field trips to facilities

• Input into career curriculum

• Provide real-world problems to integrate into math and science classes