$67,500
Starting Salary, NJIT Average
$72,564
Mid-Career Salary, National Average
The traditional energy and energy efficiency sectors together saw an increase in employment adding over 300,000 new jobs.

What do Power and Energy Systems majors do?

Skill Set
To manage complex power generation, control and distribution systems, and to operate them efficiently and in compliance with the maze of technical, financial and regulatory constraints, requires a combination of management and technical skills.

Degrees Offered

Career Prospects

Where do Power and Energy Systems majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Power Systems Engineer
  • Transmission and Distribution Engineer
  • Electrical Grid Operator
  • Energy Systems Engineer
  • Renewable Energy Engineer
Top Employers
  • CNBM Energy Co. Ltd
  • Energy Squared LLC
  • L B Electric Co LLC
  • New York City Transit
What our students are saying
  • Priya Banerjee
    What’s been unique about my program is the combination of course material and industry experience with two major power companies."
    Priya Banerjee
  • Hilsson Angeles
    NJIT was my dream school."
    Hilsson Angeles
  • Seif Issa
    Getting a degree from a great school like NJIT gave me the opportunity to choose the job I wanted."
    Seif Issa

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