Browse by Career Cluster

The National Career Clusters® Framework serves as an organizing tool for programs, curriculum design and instruction. Career Clusters contain occupations in the same field of work that require similar skills. They can help focus plans towards obtaining the necessary knowledge, competencies, and training for success in a particular career pathway.

Energy & Natural Resources: Resource Extraction Save Table: XLSX CSV

Careers focused on the efficient extraction of natural materials including fossil fuels, minerals, natural gas, and geothermal resources that are essential for fuel production in energy and manufacturing.
This Sub-Cluster includes careers in exploration, drilling, mining, fracking, mineral processing, geoscience, quarrying, and petroleum engineering.
Example programs of study:
  • Clean Energy System Design
  • Energy Transfer
  • Mining Technology
Code
Occupation
11-9041.00Architectural and Engineering Managers Bright Outlook Bright Outlook  
11-9041.01Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers Bright Outlook
17-3028.00Calibration Technologists and Technicians Bright Outlook
17-1021.00Cartographers and Photogrammetrists Bright Outlook
17-3022.00Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
13-1041.00Compliance Officers
47-5041.00Continuous Mining Machine Operators
47-5011.00Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
47-5023.00Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
17-2199.03Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar
17-3029.00Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
17-2199.00Engineers, All Other
13-1041.01Environmental Compliance Inspectors
47-5022.00Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
47-5032.00Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
47-5099.00Extraction Workers, All Other
47-1011.00First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Bright Outlook
49-1011.00First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
19-4043.00Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians
19-2042.00Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Bright Outlook
47-5081.00Helpers--Extraction Workers
19-4044.00Hydrologic Technicians
19-2043.00Hydrologists
17-3026.00Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
49-9041.00Industrial Machinery Mechanics Bright Outlook
47-5044.00Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
17-2131.00Materials Engineers Bright Outlook
17-2151.00Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
17-2171.00Petroleum Engineers
13-1041.07Regulatory Affairs Specialists
49-9096.00Riggers
47-5051.00Rock Splitters, Quarry
47-5043.00Roof Bolters, Mining
47-5012.00Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
47-5071.00Roustabouts, Oil and Gas Bright Outlook
47-5013.00Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
47-1011.03Solar Energy Installation Managers Bright Outlook
17-2199.11Solar Energy Systems Engineers
17-1022.00Surveyors Bright Outlook
47-5049.00Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other
53-7073.00Wellhead Pumpers
17-2199.10Wind Energy Engineers

Source: National Career Clusters® Framework by Advance CTE (2024 edition).