Energy Engineers


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Energy Engineers

Energy Engineers - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Engineering firms
  • Federal, state, and local government agencies

Outlook

Growth in this career will be about average. Some job growth will be due to the growing green sector of the economy. Energy engineers will be needed to help design more energy efficient systems.

Opportunities will be best for engineers with strong technical, computing, and communication skills. Job openings will occur each year as workers leave this career or retire.

Energy Engineers (CIS 100525)

Location Employment & Growth >>>> Annual openings



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Illinois
3,048
Medium
&
4.9%
8.2%
>>>>
210
Few
  Champaign Area
68
Small
&
1.5%
5.2%
>>>>
5
Very few
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
61
Small
&
4.9%
2.9%
>>>>
4
Very few
  Cook County
1,138
Medium
&
5.1%
9.2%
>>>>
79
Few
  Decatur Area
45
Small
&
8.9%
3.8%
>>>>
3
Very few
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
153
Small
&
6.5%
10.3%
>>>>
10
Very few
  Du Page County
345
Medium
&
3.5%
8.8%
>>>>
22
Very few
  Edwardsville Area
45
Very small
&
13.3%
12.4%
>>>>
4
Very few
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
13
Very small
&
15.4%
-0.2%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
46
Very small
&
6.5%
6.0%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Lake County
205
Small
&
11.2%
11.7%
>>>>
16
Very few
  McHenry County
38
Very small
&
2.6%
7.6%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
37
Very small
&
5.4%
4.4%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Northwest Illinois Area
71
Small
&
11.3%
4.3%
>>>>
6
Very few
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
173
Small
&
6.9%
4.5%
>>>>
12
Very few
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
38
Very small
&
2.6%
3.5%
>>>>
3
Very few
  Rock Island-Moline Area
109
Small
&
0.0%
5.6%
>>>>
6
Very few
  Rockford Area
115
Small
&
1.7%
6.6%
>>>>
7
Very few
  Shawnee National Forest Area
14
Very small
&
7.1%
1.1%
>>>>
1
Very few
  Springfield Area
54
Very small
&
0.0%
4.6%
>>>>
3
Very few
  St Louis-Belleville Area
107
Small
&
-2.8%
0.9%
>>>>
6
Very few
  Vermilion County
8
Very small
&
25.0%
-0.5%
>>>>
0
None
  Will County
107
Small
&
4.7%
14.9%
>>>>
6
Very few
United States
170,300
Large
&
3.3%
2.8%
>>>>
10,400
Few
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.