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Printer Friendly Version   ENGINEERS, ALL OTHER An Occupation in   Occupation Description:     All engineers not listed separately. Excludes “Sales Engineers” (41-9031), “Locomotive Engineers” (53-4011), and “Ship Engineers” (53-5031).     Specialized Occupations:        Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar (ONET code: 17-2199.03)      Mechatronics Engineers (ONET code: 17-2199.05)      Microsystems Engineers (ONET code: 17-2199.06)      Photonics Engineers (ONET code: 17-2199.07)      Robotics Engineers (ONET code: 17-2199.08)      Nanosystems Engineers (ONET code: 17-2199.09)      Wind Energy Engineers (ONET code: 17-2199.10)      Solar Energy Systems Engineers (ONET code: 17-2199.11)       Occupation Description:     Perform site-specific engineering analysis or evaluation of energy efficiency and solar projects involving residential, commercial, or industrial customers. Design solar domestic hot water and space heating systems for new and existing structures, applying knowledge of structural energy requirements, local climates, solar technology, and thermodynamics.       Typical Tasks:     Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities. Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for use in the design of residential or commercial solar power systems. Design or coordinate design of photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal systems, including system components, for residential and commercial buildings. Create electrical single-line diagrams, panel schedules, or connection diagrams for solar electric systems, using computer-aided design (CAD) software. Review specifications and recommend engineering or manufacturing changes to achieve solar design objectives. Develop design specifications and functional requirements for residential, commercial, or industrial solar energy systems or components. Provide technical direction or support to installation teams during installation, start-up, testing, system commissioning, or performance monitoring.       Knowledge:     Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.. Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.. Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.. Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.. Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.. Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.. English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar..   Search for Jobs on CareerOneStop:     Search for Engineers, All Other Jobs   Search for Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar Jobs   Search for Mechatronics Engineers Jobs   Search for Microsystems Engineers Jobs   Search for Photonics Engineers Jobs   Search for Robotics Engineers Jobs   Search for Nanosystems Engineers Jobs   Search for Wind Energy Engineers Jobs   Search for Solar Energy Systems Engineers Jobs   (Please note that some searches may not produce any results.)   Education & Training:     Bachelor's degree         View Related Programs on Connecticut's Education & Training ConneCTion site   Wage Information:     Region Average Annual Average Hourly Entry Level (hourly) Mid-Range  (hourly) Statewide $122,594.00 $58.94 $39.60 $46.98 - $67.16 Bridgeport/Stamford $137,409.00 $66.07 $49.40 $53.73 - $77.46 Danbury $92,461.00 $44.45 $29.90 $30.27 - $50.83 Hartford $117,516.00 $56.50 $39.76 $46.19 - $64.04 New Haven $117,433.00 $56.46 $35.78 $39.22 - $65.34 New London/Norwich $133,525.00 $64.19 $49.39 $55.71 - $71.26 Waterbury $90,751.00 $43.63 $25.80 $30.97 - $54.32 Torrington $90,287.00 $43.40 $29.44 $34.64 - $49.37         Not sure which Region applies to you?    Select a town to see its region highlighted in the table above:    Andover Ansonia Ashford Avon Barkhamsted Beacon Falls Berlin Bethany Bethel Bethlehem Bloomfield Bolton Bozrah Branford Bridgeport Bridgewater Bristol Brookfield Brooklyn Burlington Canaan Canterbury Canton Chaplin Cheshire Chester Clinton Colchester Colebrook Columbia Cornwall Coventry Cromwell Danbury Darien Deep River Derby Durham East Granby East Haddam East Hampton East Hartford East Haven East Lyme East Windsor Eastford Easton Ellington Enfield Essex Fairfield Farmington Franklin Glastonbury Goshen Granby Greenwich Griswold Groton Guilford Haddam Hamden Hampton Hartford Hartland Harwinton Hebron Kent Killingly Killingworth Lebanon Ledyard Lisbon Litchfield Lyme Madison Manchester Mansfield Marlborough Meriden Middlebury Middlefield Middletown Milford Monroe Montville Morris Naugatuck New Britain New Canaan New Fairfield New Hartford New Haven New London New Milford Newington Newport Newtown Norfolk North Branford North Canaan North Haven North Stonington Norwalk Norwich Old Lyme Old Saybrook Orange Oxford Plainfield Plainville Plymouth Pomfret Portland Preston Prospect Putnam Redding Ridgefield Rocky Hill Roxbury Salem Salisbury Scotland Seymour Sharon Shelton Sherman Simsbury Somers South Windsor Southbury Southington Sprague Stafford Stamford Sterling Stonington Stratford Suffield Thomaston Thompson Tolland Torrington Trumbull Union Vernon Voluntown Wallingford Warren Washington Waterbury Waterford Watertown West Hartford West Haven Westbrook Weston Westport Wethersfield Willington Wilton Winchester Windham Windsor Windsor Locks Wolcott Woodbridge Woodbury Woodstock   Occupation Outlook:     Region Employment Average Annual Growth Rate Average Annual Job Openings 2022 2032 State of Connecticut 2,550 2,840 0.1% 181       Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities. Key:   N/A = Not Applicable, ***** = Over $60.00 per hour, ##### = Over $124,821   Similar Occupations:     Construction Managers Aerospace Engineers Agricultural Engineers Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers Civil Engineers Electrical Engineers Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Environmental Engineers Industrial Engineers Marine Engineers and Naval Architects Mechanical Engineers Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers Nuclear Engineers Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians Hydrologists

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