2. Get Ready!
What's behind the blazing lights, the stadium-shaking speakers, the high-tech scoreboard and the massive jumbotron? Energy. It's the people in our workforce - providing energy from coal, natural gas, nuclear, and renewables – that are behind the scenes and making it all happen.
Get into energy and get into the game!

3. Get Inspired!
The challenge is growing the pool of diverse, qualified workers for the energy industry in time.
Not enough skilled craft workers to:
build new infrastructure
install, maintain and repair equipment
operate facilities
Not enough qualified workers coming through training pipeline
Unprecedented economic growth in the Southeast
Growth in demand

4. Get Involved!

5. Get Ready!
Job Category
Percentage of Potential Attrition & Retirements
Estimated Number of Replacements
Technicians
51.4
30,000
Non-Nuclear Power Plant Operators
50.5
12,500
Engineers
46.1
15,000
Pipefitters / Pipelayers
45.3
8,000
Lineworkers
40.8

6. Get Involved!
Career
Clusters
Skills and Abilities
Key Jobs

7. Get Inspired! Energy industry careers offer:
Excellent salaries
Opportunities for advancement
Job growth & stability?
Community service?
Great benefits?
Full training & apprenticeships?
Many positions only require the minimum of a high school diploma to get started. On-the-job training is always provided, with safety, quality and integrity as part of everything the energy industry stands for.

8. Get into the Game!
Initial focus on 4 key jobs – Lineworker, Plant Operator, Technician, Pipefitter / Pipelayer
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