Construction and Extraction · Holland code CRI

Energy Auditors

Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment grade audits of buildings or systems.

Also called: Energy Auditor, Energy Consultant, Energy Rater, Home Performance Consultant, Building Performance Consultant, Building Science and Energy Specialist, Building Scientist, Energy Advisor.

O*NET 47-4011.01

At a glance

US median annual pay: $74,690; Middle half earn $58,860 to $94,710. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Most common education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED); 34% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
Preparation needed: Job Zone 3 of 5; Medium preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
US employment outlook, 2024 to 2034: -1% · Decline; 147,600 jobs in 2024, projected 146,500. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, which groups this with similar roles as "Construction and building inspectors".

What the work involves

The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.

Identify and prioritize energy-saving measures.
Prepare audit reports containing energy analysis results or recommendations for energy cost savings.
Identify any health or safety issues related to planned weatherization projects.
Identify opportunities to improve the operation, maintenance, or energy efficiency of building or process systems.
Calculate potential for energy savings.
Inspect or evaluate building envelopes, mechanical systems, electrical systems, or process systems to determine the energy consumption of each system.
Analyze technical feasibility of energy-saving measures, using knowledge of engineering, energy production, energy use, construction, maintenance, system operation, or process systems.
Examine commercial sites to determine the feasibility of installing equipment that allows building management systems to reduce electricity consumption during peak demand periods.

Skills and knowledge it leans on

Skills

Reading Comprehension3.9 / 5
Speaking3.9 / 5
Active Listening3.8 / 5
Critical Thinking3.8 / 5
Writing3.6 / 5
Mathematics3.4 / 5

Knowledge areas

Customer and Personal Service4.2 / 5
Building and Construction4.0 / 5
Mathematics4.0 / 5
Engineering and Technology3.8 / 5
Mechanical3.7 / 5
Physics3.6 / 5

Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.

Who tends to enjoy it

How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.

Realistic59
Investigative53
Artistic0
Social15
Enterprising39
Conventional82

The same work abroad

Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.

European occupation titles (ESCO)

energy manager · DE Energiemanager/Energiemanagerin · FR directeur de l'efficacité énergétique/directrice de l'efficacité énergétique
energy engineer · DE Energieingenieur/Energieingenieurin · FR ingénieur en énergie/ingénieure en énergie
energy systems engineer · DE Ingenieur Energiesysteme/Ingenieurin Energiesysteme · FR ingénieur procédés énergie/ingénieure procédés énergie
renewable energy consultant · DE Berater für erneuerbare Energien/Beraterin für erneuerbare Energien · FR conseiller en énergies renouvelables/conseillère en énergies renouvelables
energy assessor · DE Energiegutachter/Energiegutachterin · FR diagnostiqueur performance énergétique du bâtiment/diagnostiqueuse performance énergétique du bâtiment
domestic energy assessor · DE Energieberater für Privathaushalte/Energieberaterin für Privathaushalte · FR évaluateur en énergie domestique/évaluatrice en énergie domestique

Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)

Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services (1163)8,000 employed
Pipe fitters (5214)3,700 employed
Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers (5315)153,700 employed

Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.

Pay across Europe, for the whole group

Median annual earnings of all employees in “Technicians and associate professionals”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.

Median annual earnings, Technicians and associate professionals, by country
Country	Median pay
Belgium	€50,992
Austria	€46,986
Germany	€44,473
Netherlands	€42,448
Ireland	€41,613
Sweden	€41,155
Italy	€34,882
France	€34,816
Spain	€29,757
Portugal	€18,080
Poland	€12,108

Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.

Exposure to AI

This occupation sits in the middle third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of +0.29. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.

Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.

Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (47-4011).

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