Also called: Grid Planner
Plans the new high-voltage power lines the country will need 10-20 years from now.
You model future power demand and new wind and solar farms, find where the grid will choke, and propose new lines and substations.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in electrical engineering; master's helpful.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering.
Growing faster than average (about 7% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI speeds up the thousands of grid scenarios planners run; deciding which lines to build and defending them stays human work.
Classes: AP Physics, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, Python coding.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2071.
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