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Energy & Natural Resources Occupations
The occupations below are in the Energy and Natural Resources career cluster.
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| Occupational Title |
O*Net Link |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers |
11-9041.00 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other |
19-1029.00 |
| Calibration Technologists and Technicians |
17-3028.00 |
| Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
17-1021.00 |
| Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
17-3022.00 |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers |
51-2021.00 |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers |
27-1021.00 |
| Communications Equipment Operators, All Other |
43-2099.00 |
| Compliance Officers 🔥 |
13-1041.00 |
| Conservation Scientists |
19-1031.00 |
| Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
47-5041.00 |
| Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
47-5011.00 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas |
47-5023.00 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
17-3023.00 |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay |
49-2095.00 |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
49-9051.00 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer |
17-2072.00 |
| Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other |
17-3029.00 |
| Engineers, All Other |
17-2199.00 |
| Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians |
17-3025.00 |
| Environmental Engineers |
17-2081.00 |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
19-4042.00 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
19-2041.00 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
47-5022.00 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters |
47-5032.00 |
| Extraction Workers, All Other |
47-5099.00 |
| Facilities Managers |
11-3013.00 |
| Firefighters 🔥 😎 |
33-2011.00 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 🔥 😎 |
47-1011.00 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
45-1011.00 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 🔥 |
49-1011.00 |
| Fish and Game Wardens |
33-3031.00 |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians |
19-4071.00 |
| Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists |
33-2022.00 |
| Foresters |
19-1032.00 |
| Gas Plant Operators |
51-8092.00 |
| General and Operations Managers 🔥 😎 |
11-1021.00 |
| Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians |
19-4043.00 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers |
19-2042.00 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers |
47-4041.00 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers |
47-5081.00 |
| Hydrologic Technicians |
19-4044.00 |
| Hydrologists |
19-2043.00 |
| Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians 🔥 |
17-3026.00 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics 🔥 |
49-9041.00 |
| Life Scientists, All Other |
19-1099.00 |
| Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
47-5044.00 |
| Materials Engineers |
17-2131.00 |
| Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other |
15-2099.00 |
| Mathematicians |
15-2021.00 |
| Microbiologists |
19-1022.00 |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
17-2151.00 |
| Natural Sciences Managers |
11-9121.00 |
| Nuclear Engineers |
17-2161.00 |
| Nuclear Power Reactor Operators |
51-8011.00 |
| Nuclear Technicians |
19-4051.00 |
| Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics |
49-3053.00 |
| Petroleum Engineers |
17-2171.00 |
| Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers |
51-8093.00 |
| Physical Scientists, All Other |
19-2099.00 |
| Physicists |
19-2012.00 |
| Plant and System Operators, All Other |
51-8099.00 |
| Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
51-8012.00 |
| Power Plant Operators |
51-8013.00 |
| Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers |
49-2021.00 |
| Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors |
53-7081.00 |
| Riggers |
49-9096.00 |
| Rock Splitters, Quarry |
47-5051.00 |
| Roof Bolters, Mining |
47-5043.00 |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas |
47-5012.00 |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas |
47-5071.00 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners |
47-4071.00 |
| Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas |
47-5013.00 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other |
19-3099.00 |
| Soil and Plant Scientists |
19-1013.00 |
| Solar Energy Systems Engineers |
17-2199.11 |
| Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
47-2231.00 |
| Survey Researchers |
19-3022.00 |
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians |
17-3031.00 |
| Surveyors |
17-1022.00 |
| Technical Writers |
27-3042.00 |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers |
49-2022.00 |
| Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers |
49-9052.00 |
| Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other |
47-5049.00 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators |
51-8031.00 |
| Wellhead Pumpers |
53-7073.00 |
| Wind Energy Engineers |
17-2199.10 |
| Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
49-9081.00 |
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
19-1023.00 |
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