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Energy Auditor

Energy Auditor profiles score highest on Organizing and Safety-Seeking. This page covers what the work involves, what the trait profile looks like, what it pays, and where the fit tends to break.

Median pay
$74,690per year, U.S. BLS 2025
Entry education
Vocational training or associate's degreetypical for the occupation

SOURCE · O*NET 47-4011.01 and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Figures are national and vary widely by state and setting.

What the work involves

Conduct energy audits of buildings, building systems, or process systems. May also conduct investment grade audits of buildings or systems.

Skills rated most important

Reading Comprehension72
Speaking72
Active Listening69
Critical Thinking69
Judgment and Decision Making66

Work context

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams86
Contact With Others76
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled67
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled64
Spend Time Standing49
Spend Time Sitting42
Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling34
Spend Time Walking or Running32
Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body31
Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles27
Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance25

O*NET importance and frequency ratings, 0–100.

The trait profile

Where Energy Auditor profiles sit on the eleven Haliscope traits, derived from O*NET’s published interest and work-style data.

Organizing81
Safety-Seeking68
Law-Abiding61
Operating59
Analyzing53
Persevering50
Influencing39
Harmonizing25
Exploring22
Helping16
Creating2

Who it fits, and who it doesn’t

Strong signals

  • Low Creating. Measures your inclination toward original thinking and artistic expression. High scorers generate innovative ideas and find rigid structure limiting.
  • Low Helping. Measures your orientation toward supporting and serving others. High scorers find fulfillment in teaching, counseling, and contributing to others' success.
  • High Organizing. Measures your preference for structure, detail, and systematic processes. High scorers excel at creating order, optimizing workflows, and maintaining precision.
  • Low Exploring. Measures your openness to new experiences and curiosity about the unknown. High scorers seek novelty, enjoy experimentation, and value the journey itself.
  • Low Harmonizing. Measures your focus on group cohesion and interpersonal peace. High scorers build consensus, facilitate cooperation, and prioritize team harmony.
  • High Safety-Seeking. Measures your preference for stability and predictability. High scorers value security, prefer familiar environments, and carefully weigh risks before acting.

Friction points

  • High Creating. Measures your inclination toward original thinking and artistic expression. High scorers generate innovative ideas and find rigid structure limiting.
  • High Helping. Measures your orientation toward supporting and serving others. High scorers find fulfillment in teaching, counseling, and contributing to others' success.
  • Low Organizing. Measures your preference for structure, detail, and systematic processes. High scorers excel at creating order, optimizing workflows, and maintaining precision.
  • High Exploring. Measures your openness to new experiences and curiosity about the unknown. High scorers seek novelty, enjoy experimentation, and value the journey itself.
  • High Harmonizing. Measures your focus on group cohesion and interpersonal peace. High scorers build consensus, facilitate cooperation, and prioritize team harmony.
  • Low Safety-Seeking. Measures your preference for stability and predictability. High scorers value security, prefer familiar environments, and carefully weigh risks before acting.

These are what the occupation’s profile says, not a hiring criterion. Haliscope is not validated for hiring or screening, and none of these is disqualifying — they are where a fit most often breaks.

Getting in

Entry education: Vocational training or associate's degree.

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

O*NET Job Zone descriptions, U.S. Department of Labor.

Exposure to AI

How much of this work AI can already do, and how much AI tools help the people doing it, is scored task by task in the AI Risk Index.

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