Orange County will likely add 3,130 new energy-related jobs over the next three years, most of them in the realm of project managers for construction or design work, according to a new report by a local college-affiliated group.

The report, “Energy Efficiency Occupations in Orange County,” says growth in the energy-efficiency arena is being fueled by federal stimulus dollars, state legislation, a $2 billion efficiency campaign by California’s Investor Owned Utilities and an $800 million campaign by Southern California Edison, as well as a green initiatives plan by local business groups.

The research, done by the O.C. Center of Excellence, an economic development program hosted by the Rancho Santiago Community College District, involved surveys of businesses statewide; the study focuses on 137 employers in Orange County. The surveys were done with the help of Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas Co. and others.

After project managers in construction and design, the types of jobs studied were those for heating, ventilation and air conditioning workers, building performance or retrofit specialists, building control systems technicians, compliance analysts and energy regulation specialists, resource conservation or energy efficiency managers, energy auditors and home energy-raters, and building operators and engineers.

Of the two job areas expected to show the biggest growth, project managers in construction and design were expected to add 990 jobs over three years, a 30 percent increase, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning workers, expected to add 580 jobs, a 28 percent increase.

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