Browse by Career Cluster

The National Career Clusters® Framework serves as an organizing tool for programs, curriculum design and instruction. Career Clusters contain occupations in the same field of work that require similar skills. They can help focus plans towards obtaining the necessary knowledge, competencies, and training for success in a particular career pathway.

Energy & Natural Resources: Clean & Alternative Energy Save Table: XLSX CSV

Careers focused on energy generation and infrastructure development from clean energy sources such as low carbon fuels, natural gas, nuclear, biofuels, hydrogen processes, and other alternative sources aimed at addressing climate change impacts.
Professionals in this field develop and implement technologies that harness natural elements including solar, nuclear, wind, and hydro power, while advancing efforts in electrification and energy storage solutions. This Sub-Cluster also includes recycling of batteries and waste, carbon capture, and other energy and mineral reuse and reclamation.
Example programs of study:
  • Electric Vehicle Installation & Maintenance
  • Renewable Energy
  • Solar System Design & Installation
  • Wind Turbine Installation & Maintenance
CodeOccupation
11-9041.00Architectural and Engineering Managers
11-9041.01Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
51-8013.03Biomass Plant Technicians
27-1021.00Commercial and Industrial Designers
17-2199.03Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
17-3029.00Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
17-2199.00Engineers, All Other
49-1011.00First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
51-8013.04Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
17-2161.00Nuclear Engineers
51-8011.00Nuclear Power Reactor Operators
19-4051.00Nuclear Technicians
19-2012.00Physicists
51-8012.00Power Distributors and Dispatchers
51-8013.00Power Plant Operators
17-2199.11Solar Energy Systems Engineers
47-2231.00Solar Photovoltaic Installers Bright Outlook Bright Outlook  
17-2199.10Wind Energy Engineers
49-9081.00Wind Turbine Service Technicians Bright Outlook

Source: National Career Clusters® Framework by Advance CTE (2024 edition).