Also called: Energy Policy Advisor
Researches energy laws and programs and recommends what governments should do.
You analyze a proposed state clean energy law, estimate its costs, and meet with legislators' staff to explain your findings.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in policy, economics, or a science; master's common.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Public Policy, Economics, Environmental Studies.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years).
Medium risk for 10 years. AI drafts reports and summarizes laws, squeezing entry jobs; testifying and building coalitions stay human.
Classes: AP Government, Economics, AP English.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3094.
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