Energy Auditors

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $104,110.00
Average: $70,130.00
Hourly
Average: $33.72

What they do:

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

On the job, you would:

  • 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.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

92% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
85% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
85% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
80% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
77% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
77% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
72% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
71% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
69% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
69% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
66% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Conventional  -  Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
61% Enterprising  -  Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

61% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
61% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

75% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
75% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
75% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
69% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
69% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
66% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
66% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
66% Mathematical Reasoning  -  The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Analyze energy usage data.
Test characteristics of materials or structures.
Inspect facilities or equipment to ensure specifications are met.
Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets.
Analyze energy usage data.
Assess the cost effectiveness of products, projects, or services.
Calculate data to inform organizational operations.
Analyze energy usage data.
Research issues related to the environment or sustainable business practices.
Analyze energy usage data.
Analyze energy usage data.
Analyze energy usage data.
Correspond with customers to answer questions or resolve complaints.
Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency.
Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency.
Analyze energy usage data.
Oversee business processes.
Develop technical specifications for systems or equipment.
Advise others on business or operational matters.
Evaluate condition of properties.
Analyze risks related to investments in green technology.
Inspect facilities or equipment to ensure specifications are met.
Verify application data to determine program eligibility.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

96% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
87% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
86% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
82% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
79% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
77% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
76% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
73% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
72% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
71% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
71% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
69% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
69% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
68% Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
67% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
66% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

85% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
82% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
80% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
80% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
77% Communicating with People Outside the Organization  -  Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
77% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
76% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
76% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
74% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
73% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
72% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
72% Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information  -  Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
71% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
67% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Getting Started

Education:
34%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
31%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)

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