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Sustainability Energy Coordinator

The clean energy organizer — coordinating energy efficiency and renewable energy programs.

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What it's like

What it's like to be a Sustainability Energy Coordinator

As a Sustainability Energy Coordinator, you coordinate energy-focused sustainability programs. You're tracking energy consumption, supporting efficiency projects, coordinating renewable energy activities, and helping reduce the organization's energy footprint.

Your day focuses on energy sustainability. You might collect energy data, then coordinate efficiency projects, then support renewable initiatives, then track progress against targets, then prepare reports. You're ensuring energy sustainability programs move forward.

The hardest part is making the business case for energy investments. Efficiency projects compete with other priorities; you need to demonstrate value. The people who thrive here combine energy knowledge with business sense and coordination skills.

AchievementHigh
IndependenceHigh
Working ConditionsHigh
RecognitionHigh
RelationshipsAbove avg
SupportLower
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Energy intensityProgram scopeData systemsTeam structureRenewable focus
Energy sustainability coordination varies by organization and scope. Energy intensity affects program scale. Program scope might include efficiency, renewables, or both. Data systems vary. Renewable energy focus levels differ.
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Sustainability Energy Coordinators (SOC 11-1011.03), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$74K–$208K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
212K
U.S. Employment
+4.3%
10yr Growth
22K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$110K$107K$104K$101K$99K201920202021202220232024$99K$110K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

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