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Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians

Engineering Technologies

Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians graduates with a associate's typically earned about $67,068, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).
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Median earnings by degree level

Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Associate's median $67,068, $66,451 to $70,194.$66k$68k$70kAssociate's$67,068
Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Associate's median $67,068, $66,451 to $70,194.$66k$68k$70kAssociate's$67,068
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Associate's Degree$67,068$66,451 to $70,1945100%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Job outlook

Projected employment growth +6% (2025 to 2035), about 18,000 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

OccupationMedian payGrowthOpenings/yr
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$78,350+2.8%5,400
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$53,140+36.5%4,200
Commercial and Industrial Designers$83,910+2.4%2,800
Power Plant Operators$102,040-5.1%2,300
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$103,020+9.7%1,800
Wind Turbine Service Technicians$64,120+29.5%1,500

Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.

Where this is studied

The 8 colleges where the most students complete a energy systems technologies/technicians program, of 128 that report one. Ordered by number of completions only: this is where people study it, not a judgement about where to.

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.