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What data were included?. Five key jobs more finely broken out into: Lineworkers , Power Plant Operators , Electric T & D Technicians , Gas T&D technicians, Generation Technicians and Engineers Jobs separated by Generation and Transmission & Distribution,
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What data were included? • Five key jobs more finely broken out into: Lineworkers, Power Plant Operators, Electric T & D Technicians, Gas T&D technicians, Generation Technicians and Engineers • Jobs separated by Generation and Transmission & Distribution, • Data on nuclear power (except for total company data) or supplemental labor are not included • Data collected on age and years of service for current employees, actual and forecasted attrition and actual and forecasted hires • Survey data collected in July 2011 for 2010
Who participated? • The number of companies participating in the past surveys has varied. In 2011 we had: • 28 Electric and Natural Gas Utilities / Energy Companies • All Electric Cooperatives • The number of employees represented by the data are comparable: • 2006 – 235,235 employees • 2007 – 267,802 employees • 2010 – 261,092 employees • Data represents about 50% of all U.S. Electric and Natural Gas employees (Total US estimate is 525,000 employees)
2011 Pipeline Survey Results • Average age has increased slightly • 2006 - 45.7 • 2007 – 45.3 • 2010 – 46.1 • Median age increased slightly to 46
Electric and Natural Gas Utility Jobs Half of all the Electric and Natural Gas Utility Jobs are in 9 States
Age DistributionElectric & Natural Gas Utility Employees Includes rural electric cooperatives
2010 DataLine Workers Includes rural electric cooperatives 10
2010 DataElectric T&D Technicians Includes rural electric cooperatives 11
2010 DataNon-nuclear Plant Operators Includes rural electric cooperatives 12
2010 DataNon-nuclear Generation Technicians Includes rural electric cooperatives 13
2010 DataAll Engineers Includes rural electric cooperatives
Retirement assumptions • Ready Now (2011) • Over age 63 • Over age 58 with 25 years of service • Ready in 1-5 years (2012 – 2016) • Over age 58 • Over age 53 and 21 years of service • Ready in 6-10 years (2017 – 2021) • Over age 53 • Over age 48 and 16 years of service
Industry Replacement Forecast Based on Age and Years of Service
Key Jobs Replacement Forecast Based on Age and Years of Service
Lineworkers Replacement Forecast Based on Age and Years of Service
Technicians Replacement Forecast Based on Age and Years of Service
Plant and Field Operators Replacement Forecast Based on Age and Years of Service
Engineers Replacement Forecast Based on Age and Years of Service
Key Jobs Retirement Projections Based on Age and Years of Service
Lineworkers Retirement Projections Based on Age and Years of Service
Technician Retirement Projections Based on Age and Years of Service
Plant and Field Operators Retirement Projections Based on Age and Years of Service
Engineers Retirement Projections Based on Age and Years of Service
Balancing Supply and Demand for Energy Technicians Demand Supply Ready Now – Current Openings = ? Military Transitioning Adults CC Graduates Recent Energy Career Academy Grads Union Apprenticeships Ready in 1-2 Years * – positions currently projected = 34,794 Currently enrolled in CC, HS Seniors HS Juniors in Energy Career Academy Ready in 3-5 Years – positions currently projected = 29,584 Currently in Grades 9-11 Ready in 6-10 Years – positions currently projected = 29,455 Currently in Grades 4-8 *includes Ready Now Potential Retirees, attrition and 40% of Ready in 1-5 years
26% of Utility Employees have been in their positions between 0 and 5 years
26% of employees in Key Jobs have been in their positions between 0 and 5 years
25% of Lineworkers have been in their positions between 0 and 5 years
25% of Technicians have been in their positions between 0 and 5 years
25% of Plant and Field Operators have been in their positions between 0 and 5 years
25% of Engineers have been in their positions between 0 and 5 years
62 % of the workforce may need to be replaced in the next 10 years
52 % of skilled technicians and engineers may need to be replaced in the next 10 years
47 % of Lineworkers may need to be replaced in the next 10 years
58% of Plant and Field Operators may need to be replaced in the next 10 years
53% of Engineers may need to be replaced in the next 10 years
53% of Technicians may need to be replaced in the next 10 years
Smart Grid Responses • Almost 2/3 of the respondents said their companies were involved in Smart Grid initiatives • Focus is primarily on Smart Metering • Key impact is on Meter Readers and Meter Technicians
Contractors • Less than 10% of respondents include contractor labor in their workforce plans