Also called: Utility Regulator
Sits on a state commission that decides electricity and gas rates and approves new power plants and lines.
You read thousands of pages of testimony, hold public hearings where angry customers speak, and vote on rate increases that affect millions of bills.
Set by each state.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Appointed or elected; usually experienced lawyers, engineers, or economists.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Professional school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Law, Economics, Engineering.
Growing slowly. Only a few hundred seats nationwide.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can summarize evidence, but deciding rates and approving power lines is a public, accountable human role.
Classes: AP Government, Economics, Public speaking.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1031.
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