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energy assessor

Energy assessors determine the energy performance of buildings. They create an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) which indicates what the estimated energy consumption of a property is. Furthermore they give advice on how to improve energy conservation.

energy assessor energy assessors determine the energy performance of buildings. They create an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) which indicates what the estimated energy consumption of a property is. Furthermore they give advice on how to improve energy conservation. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include electricity consumption, electricity market, energy performance of buildings, green building standards, energy efficiency.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £37,229 a year for Building and civil engineering technicians (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3114). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)

Pay in India (occupation group)

Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only energy assessor, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹31,909 a month
Rural India
₹18,966 a month
All India
₹26,175 a month

Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report

Top skills

electricity consumption electricity market energy performance of buildings green building standards energy efficiency domestic heating systems energy conservation renewable energy prepare energy performance contracts conduct energy audit

Knowledge you'll build

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Building and Construction
  • Mathematics
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Mechanical
  • Physics
  • English Language
  • Sales and Marketing

What you'd actually do

  • Identify and prioritize energy-saving measures.
  • Prepare audit reports containing energy analysis results or recommendations for energy cost savings.
  • Identify any health or safety issues related to planned weatherization projects.
  • Identify opportunities to improve the operation, maintenance, or energy efficiency of building or process systems.
  • Calculate potential for energy savings.
  • Inspect or evaluate building envelopes, mechanical systems, electrical systems, or process systems to determine the energy consumption of each system.

Tools & technology you'd use

Microsoft Excel hot Microsoft Office software hot Microsoft Outlook hot Microsoft PowerPoint hot Microsoft Word hot Python hot R hot SAS hot Structured query language SQL hot Adobe Photoshop hot Autodesk AutoCAD hot C++ hot

Frequently asked questions

What does energy assessor do?

Energy assessors determine the energy performance of buildings. They create an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) which indicates what the estimated energy consumption of a property is. Furthermore they give advice on how to improve energy conservation.

What skills does energy assessor need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include electricity consumption, electricity market, energy performance of buildings, green building standards, energy efficiency, domestic heating systems. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace energy assessor?

Our AI-durability model gives energy assessor a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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