Career Pathways
Welcome to the Career Pathways section of the Hydropower STEM portal. This database of day-in-the-life professional profiles and case studies is available to help educators learn and teach about hydropower. We want to make it easy for educators at all levels to quickly find these materials that will help energize students around a hydro-powered future and related concepts.
Explore hydropower career pathways by clicking on Resource Type and/or Career Type below and selecting from the drop-down menus. You can also search by keyword.
STEM Career: Operation and Maintenance Manager
Career: operation and maintenance
Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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STEM Career: Compliance Specialist
Career: compliance specialist
Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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STEM Career: Hydro Plant Engineering Manager
Career: engineer, manager
Source: Chelan PUD
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STEM Career: Hydropower Project Superintendent
Career: project superintendent
Source: Snohomish County Public Utility District
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STEM Career: Hydropower Biologist
Career: hydropower biologist
Source: Snohomish County Public Utility District
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The Other Four-Year Degree: Lineworker Jeff Berry
Career: lineworker
Source: Seattle City Light
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The Other Four-Year Degree: Pre-Apprentice Lineworker Program
Career: lineworker
Source: Seattle City Light
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The Other Four-Year Degree: Cable Splicer
Career: cable splicer
Source: Seattle City Light
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We Power Seattle - A Family Tradition
Career: crew chief, lineworker
Source: Seattle City Light
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We Power Seattle - Working at the Skagit Hydroelectric Project
Career: crew chief
Source: Seattle City Light
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We Power Seattle - Our Partnership with the Pacific Science Center
Career: senior energy management analyst
Source: Seattle City Light
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Hot Shots and Hot Jobs: Powering up with Renewable Energy
Career: engineer, groundman, biologist
Source: GetIntoEnergy
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I Got Into Energy: OGE, West Penn Power
Career: environmental compliance analyst, transmission substation engineer, lineworker
Source: GetIntoEnergy
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Energizing Careers at Consumers Energy
Career: drone pilot, customer service specialist, engineer, lineworker, welder, manager
Source: GetIntoEnergy Michigan
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Career: biologist, materials scientist, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, cybersecurity engineer, earth scientist
Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Working for Yuba Water Agency
Career: hydrographer, analyst, administrative assistant, contracts specialist, mechanical engineer, compliance specialist
Source: Yuma Water Agency
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Power Plant Operator
Career: power plant operator
Source: Center of Excellence for Clean Energy
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Hydro Mechanic Diver
Career: hydro mechanic diver
Source: Center of Excellence for Clean Energy
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Engineering Technician
Career: engineering technician
Source: Center of Excellence for Clean Energy
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Renewable Energy Technician
Career: renewable energy technician
Source: Center of Excellence for Clean Energy
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Bear Swamp Case Study: Measuring Inside a Hydroelectric Plant with the FARO Laser Tracker
Career: case study
Source: Brookfield Renewable
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