Energy Auditors build judgment and decision making, complex problem solving and systems evaluation skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar (85%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar | 85% | $122,930Pay for the broader BLS group “Engineers, All Other” | Not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 2 | Solar Energy Systems Engineers | 80% | $122,930Pay for the broader BLS group “Engineers, All Other” | Not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 3 | Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors | 80% | $104,920Pay for the broader BLS group “Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | 79% | $106,730 | — | None |
| 5 | Industrial Engineers | 78% | $102,440 | — | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Wind Energy Engineers | 78% | $122,930Pay for the broader BLS group “Engineers, All Other” | Not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 7 | Traffic Technicians | 76% | $59,090 | — | None |
| 8 | Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians | 76% | $64,950 | — | None |
| 9 | Occupational Health and Safety Technicians | 75% | $61,560 | — | None |
| 10 | Government Property Inspectors and Investigators | 75% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
Compared with Energy Auditors, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as energy auditors (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
85% skill match · $122,930 (broader BLS group)
Systems Analysis · Systems Evaluation · Complex Problem Solving
80% skill match · $122,930 (broader BLS group)
Programming · Repairing · Complex Problem Solving
80% skill match · $104,920 (broader BLS group)
Persuasion · Service Orientation · Social Perceptiveness
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar (85% skill match, median $122,930), Solar Energy Systems Engineers (80% skill match, median $122,930) and Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors (80% skill match, median $104,920), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than energy auditors at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
14 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.