Demographic Job Category and Business Unit Definitions

CEWD Workforce Planning Survey Demographic Job Category and Business Unit Definitions

Job Categories

Line Workers This job category is responsible for the installation and repair of overhead and underground distribution and transmission lines, poles, transformers and other equipment. Titles include line worker, line installer, lineman, linewoman, underground mechanic, underground specialist, towerman, towerwoman.

*SOC Code Description 49-9051 Electrical power-line installers and repairers Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Lineworker

Plant/Field Operators This job category is responsible for the maintenance and operation of all primary and auxiliary equipment required to generate electricity or meet gas customer’s demands. Titles would include power plant operator, technical operator, and mechanical operator.

SOC Code Description 51-8013 Power plant operators Auxiliary Equipment operators 51-8092-01 Gas Processing Plant Operators 51-8092-02 Gas Distribution Plant Operators Gas Distribution Field Operators LNG Plant Operators 51-8012 Power distributors and dispatchers Gas controllers and dispatchers 51-8011 Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

Technicians (Electric Transmission & Distribution) This job category includes the installation, repair and maintenance of both electrical and mechanical equipment. This includes inspecting, testing electrical equipment in substations and switching stations. Titles would include substation mechanic, relay technician, electrician, metering technicians (not meter readers).

SOC CodeDescription 47-2111 Electricians 49-9042 Maintenance and Repair workers, general 17-3023 Electrical and Instrumentation Technician

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49-2095 Substation Mechanic Relay Technician 17-3023 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 49-2095 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay 49-2093 Electrical Equipment Installer / Repairer 47-2132 Insulation Workers, Mechanical 47-2221 Structural Iron and Steel Workers

Technicians (Generation) This job category is responsible for the construction, assembly, maintenance and repair of steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Titles could include boilermakers, mechanics, welders. This should also include Instrument and Control technicians.

SOC Code Description Electrical & Instrumentation17-3023 TechElectrical & Instrumentation Technician Instruments and Control Technician 47-2011 Boilermaker 47-2031 Carpenter 49-9011 Industrial machinery mechanics 49-9044 Millwright Mechanic technician 17-3023 Electrical and electronic engineering technicians 49-2095 Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation and relay 49-2093 Electrical equipment installer/repairer 51-4041 Machinist 49-9012 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical doors 47-2132 Insulation workers, mechanical 47-2221 Structural Iron and Steel Workers 41-2152 Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters 51-4121 Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers

19-4051 Nuclear Technicians Nuclear Equipment Operations Technicians Nuclear Monitoring Technicians 29-2034 Radiologic Technicians

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Technicians (Gas Transmission & Distribution) This job category is responsible for the installation and maintenance of gas mains and services. Also included is first responder to gas leaks. Titles would include gas street leader, utility mechanic, gas service specialist, corrosion technicians and welders.

SOC CodeDescription 47-2152 Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters 51-4121 Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers 47-2151 Pipelayers Pipeline Ins 43-5041 Utility metering and regulation technician 47-2131 Corrosion Technician 49-9052 Line locator / mark out technician 49-9012 Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

Engineers (Transmission & Distribution, and Generation) This job category focuses on systems, processes, equipment, and facilities involved in electric and natural gas energy services. This job category includes people involved in planning, research, design, development, construction, installation, and operation of equipment, facilities, and systems for the safe, reliable, and economic generation/supply, transmission, distribution, consumption, and control of electricity and natural gas.

A requirement of this category is a bachelors, masters, or Ph.D. in any engineering discipline from an accredited four-year university.

SOC Code Description 17-2071 Electrical Engineers Power Systems Engineer Energy Transmission Engineers 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers 17-2041 Chemical Engineer 17-2051 Civil Engineers 17-2081 Environmental Engineers 17-2161 Nuclear Engineers

*The 2000 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system is used by Federal statistical agencies to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of

3 CEWD Workforce Planning Survey Demographic Job Category and Business Unit Definitions collecting, calculating, or disseminating data. All workers are classified into one of over 820 occupations according to their occupational definition. To facilitate classification, occupations are combined to form 23 major groups, 96 minor groups, and 449 broad occupations. Each broad occupation includes detailed occupation(s) requiring similar job duties, skills, education, or experience. For more detail definitions go to http://www.bls.gov/soc/.