CAREER TRANSITION ROADMAP

LOCATE AND APPLY

LOCATE AND APPLY FOR AN ENERGY JOB

It is now time to locate and apply for promising energy jobs at one of our nation’s electric and gas industries.

REGISTER AND CONNECT WITH EMPLOYERS

The Connect with Energy Employers page allows veterans to register their basic information and submit a resume for employers in the energy industry to review. As relevant job openings in your location become available, employers will be able to notify you about these opportunities. You can also view a list of recruitment contact information from participating employers.

FIND OPENINGS IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY BY USING OUR:

TROOPSTOENERGY.JOBS SEARCH ENGINE

FIND ENERGY COMPANIES IN YOUR STATE:

ENERGY COMPANIES IN YOUR STATE

ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES IN YOUR STATE

TYPES OF UTILITIES

There are three types of utilities: investor-owned, municipal, and electric cooperatives. See the definitions for each below:

Investor-owned utilities (IOUs) are privately owned by individual investors, private funds, and private pension plans that purchase shares or stocks in the investor-owned utility for the purpose of receiving a financial return on investment. IOUs provide services that include electric generation, electric distribution, and natural gas distribution.

Municipal utilities (Munis) are nonprofit entities that are publicly owned and controlled by local government agencies. Municipal utilities may also include services for natural gas, water, sewage, and telecommunications. There are more than 2,000 municipal utilities in the U.S.

Electric cooperatives (Co-Ops) are private, not-for-profit businesses governed by their consumers (known as consumer-members). The majority of co-ops distribute electricity to consumers through low-voltage residential lines that cover more than 75 percent of the nation’s land mass. Many of these distribution co-ops, as they’re called, have joined to create co-ops that provide them with generation and transmission services. Distribution co-ops also buy power from investor-owned utilities, public power systems, federal hydropower power marketing administrations, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. There are more than 900 electric cooperatives in the U.S.

Natural Gas and Electric Contractors are companies that provide resources to engineer, construct, repair, and maintain the energy infrastructure.