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Civil engineers in the hydropower industry plan, design, test, and oversee the construction, operation, and maintenance of hydropower structures.

Carpenters construct, repair, and install building frameworks and structures made predominantly from wood.

Construction and building inspectors ensure that construction meets local and federal building codes and ordinances, zoning regulations, and contract specifications.

Lawyers advise and represent a wide variety of clients involved in the hydropower industry on legal issues and disputes.

Assemblers and fabricators assemble both finished products and the parts that go into them. They use tools, machines, and their hands to make generators, computers, electronic devices, turbines, and other parts.

Engineering technicians work with engineers to plan, design, evaluate, and improve the performance of hydropower equipment, processes, and facilities.

Many different trade workers are necessary during the construction and operation and maintenance of marine energy arrays. Different types of construction workers include heavy equipment operators, riggers, and many more.

An instrumentation & controls (I&C) technician installs, maintains, and troubleshoots instrumentation, control circuits, and other equipment used in the manufacturing of marine energy components.

Industrial engineers find ways to eliminate wastefulness in marine energy component manufacturing processes. They devise ways to increase efficiency and minimize the time and costs required to manufacture marine energy components.

Cultural resource specialists are responsible for identifying and recording cultural resources in the field and conducting activities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.