Energy Auditors
Business Management & Administration · Operations Management
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $47,550; experienced workers reach $101,950. About 1,450 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +6.5%
- Openings a year
- 165
- Employed in 2024
- 1,482
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Experience: 5 years or more · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Speaking3.6
- Active Listening3.9
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Writing3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
- Mathematics3.4
- Monitoring3.3
What the work is
Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment grade audits of buildings or systems.
- Measure energy usage with devices such as data loggers, universal data recorders, light meters, sling psychrometers, psychrometric charts, flue gas analyzers, amp probes, watt meters, volt meters, thermometers, or utility meters.
- Perform tests such as blower-door tests to locate air leaks.
- Inspect or evaluate building envelopes, mechanical systems, electrical systems, or process systems to determine the energy consumption of each system.
- Prepare audit reports containing energy analysis results or recommendations for energy cost savings.
- Analyze energy bills, including utility rates or tariffs, to gather historical energy usage data.
- Analyze technical feasibility of energy-saving measures, using knowledge of engineering, energy production, energy use, construction, maintenance, system operation, or process systems.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less41%
- Certificate31%
- Associate degree3%
- Bachelor's degree21%
- Master's degree3%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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