Also called: Utility Economist
Studies energy prices, markets, and policies to predict their effects on people and businesses.
You model how a new carbon tax would change electricity bills, testify as an expert witness in a utility rate case, and write papers on energy markets.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's or PhD in economics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Economics, Public Policy, Statistics.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI runs models and writes reports, squeezing junior work; framing questions and defending findings stay human.
Classes: AP Macroeconomics, AP Statistics, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3011.
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