Apprenticeships in the Energy Industry
The United States needs a skilled workforce to build and support clean energy infrastructure. Energy jobs can offer high wages, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to join a union. In-demand clean energy jobs include:
Line maintenance
Electrician
Power-line distribution erector
Gas-main fitter
Water treatment specialist
Substation operator
The number of registered apprentices in the energy sector has doubled in the past eight years to 13,539 apprentices in 2021. Those numbers will likely continue to grow thanks to incentives in IRA: employers that hire registered apprentices for some projects using IRA funds are eligible to receive tax benefits up to five times larger than for projects that do not hire apprentices. This tax benefit is available for many types of energy projects, including renewable energy storage and…