Energy & utilities · Green & Energy
Smart Grid Technician
Maintain smart switches and sensors for the modern grid. Integrates SCADA and high voltage.
Career economics
- Average salary
- $75k / yr
- Upper estimate
- $110k / yr
- Growth estimate
- +15%
- Demand
- High
- Green-energy relevance
- 90/100
- AI exposure
- Low
Requirements
- Eyesight
- Good
- Fitness
- Moderate
- Work at heights
- Yes
- Own tools
- Usually required
Skills that matter
- High Voltage · Technical95
- SCADA · Technical90
- Data · Technical80
A day in the work
- 1
Inspect
Check sensors.
- 2
Update
Firmware.
- 3
Repair
Fix faults.
Trade matrix analysis
Six factors on one chart. A wider shape means more strength — but a high entry barrier or physical demand is a cost, not a benefit.
- Pay ceiling
- 44 · Upper estimate $110k
- Resilience
- 92 · CladScore 92
- Growth
- 88 · +15% estimate
- Entry barrier
- 75 · Multi-year training
- Physical demand
- 40 · Fitness: Moderate
- Green relevance
- 90 · 90/100
Verdict · Ironclad growth
High resilience and strong growth — a rare combination worth prioritising.
Illustrative 5-year pay path
Sustained demand: the role is structurally embedded in modern infrastructure and services.
Central to the energy transition — likely to benefit from decarbonisation programmes.
Derived from DeepClad's illustrative catalogue, not a live forecast.
Your pathway in
Step 1
Associates
2 Years · Util Spec · Estimate $20k
- Then: build experience, specialise, and keep credentials current. Requirements vary by location.
Illustrative figures from the supplied catalogue, not a live labour-market forecast. USD estimates vary by region.