This communication is being made on behalf of the Department of Energy (DOE). We are conducting a national survey about the energy, energy-related, and advanced manufacturing industries. This important survey addresses businesses that research, develop, manufacture, install, or work with products that generate, distribute, or save energy. This includes organizations involved in fossil and renewable energy production, energy efficiency products and services, motor vehicles, solar, wind, fossil, other energy sources, and energy-related products and services.
Your individual responses will not be published; only aggregated information will be used in reporting the survey results.
The survey is voluntary and can take up to 45 minutes (including any necessary preparation) of your time. Your participation will help determine how investments of time and money should be made to support the industry and prepare the present and future labor pool.
If you have any questions about DOE’s involvement in this survey, please contact Ava Kalina at 202-573-5882.
Privacy Act Statement
The information you provide to the Department of Energy (DOE) during this study will be used to allow energy-related employment to be assigned by primary value chain activity, including: research and development; manufacturing; sales and distribution; installation, repair and maintenance; and professional services. It will also provide insight on wages, workforce demographics, and employers’ ability to recruit qualified workers.
The data you supply will be used by industry, training organizations, community colleges, job seekers, federal agencies, and other stakeholders, to better inform the workforce development system by highlighting changes in the industry that are driving demand for workers. The data will also inform energy economic development planning activities at the local, state, and regional levels by providing a more detailed assessment of energy jobs, as well as the changing energy landscape and how such changes influence labor markets.
With your consent, the DOE will collect your response as you participate in the study. This includes responses to all survey questions for which your firm qualifies. Your feedback will be kept private and will not be linked to you. Only de-identified and aggregated information will be included in any final or published reports. None of your identifying information will be included in the reports. The DOE does not anticipate further disclosure of your personal information except as required by law.
Participation is voluntary, and you may withdraw participation at any time.
Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Disclosure Statement
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to up to 48 minutes, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Office of the Chief Information Officer, Enterprise Policy Development & Implementation Office, IM-22, Paperwork Reduction Project OMB Control Number 1910-5179, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC, 20585-1290; and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), OIRA, Paperwork Reduction Project OMB Control Number 1910-5179, Washington, DC 20503.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Submission of this data is voluntary.
Does your organization have at least one location with employees in the United States, including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands? (Please count yourself as an employee if you are an owner-operated business or sole proprietor).
For this survey, please only answer for your current business location. If your organization has other U.S. locations, please do not include their data. What is the zip code of your current location?
Is your organization involved, in whole or part, with an activity related to energy, energy efficiency, or motor vehicles?
We define this as being directly involved with researching, developing, producing, manufacturing, distributing, selling, implementing, installing, or repairing components, constructing facilities (for energy product manufacturing and distribution) or other energy infrastructure projects such as EV charging and ports for offshore wind, and other goods or services related to:
• Electric Power Generation;
• Electric Power Transmission, Distribution, and Storage;
• Energy Efficiency, Including Heating, Cooling and Building Envelope;
• Fuels, including Extraction, Processing, Production, and Distribution;
• and Transportation, including Motor Vehicles.
What is your role in your organization?
Which of the following industries describe your organization’s work? If your organization is involved in energy research or professional services for the industry, please select the options that are most relevant to your organization.
Which of the following energy efficiency, including heating, cooling and building envelope technologies is your organization directly engaged with?
Which of the following technologies is your organization PRIMARILY engaged with?
Which of the following industry descriptions describes your organization’s focus as it relates to the energy industry?
For this survey, we will just be asking about the people that work at or directly report to your current location and are doing work for your organization.
Including all people, permanent and temporary, contract employees as well as any other individuals who may work for or be employed by other entities, how many people work at or from your current location doing work for your organization?
Of the 1 people that work at or from your current location, how many are permanent employees, full-time or part-time. Please note this would include all of those employees that have taxes withheld by your organization in their paycheck.
Of the 1 people that work at or from your current location, how many are self-employed or independent contractors working for your organization. Please note this would include all of those individuals that receive a 1099 from your organization rather than wages with taxes withheld for them.
Of the 1 people that work at or from your current location, how many are employed by another firm or entity, such as a temporary employment agency or a union hiring hall, but are providing services for your organization. Please note this would include all consultants, temporary workers or advisors that are employed by another firm but doing work for your organization.
Now we want to just ask about those permanent employees that work at or from your current location.
Based on 1 full-time and part-time permanent employees at your location, how many employees do you expect to have at your location 12 months from now?
Just to confirm, you currently have 1 permanent employees at your current location and you expect to have 1 permanent employees 12 months from now.
If this is incorrect, please return to the previous question(s) and adjust your response(s).
Of the 1 full time and part-time permanent employees at your current location, how many of these workers support the energy portion of your business? Please note that your response should include administrative staff supporting the energy portion of your business.
Of your 1 energy staff at your location (office staff and in the field), please classify them into the area where they spent most of their time over the last 12 months. Please count each employee only once.
How many full-time and part-time permanent employees did you have working at your current location 12 months ago that supported the energy portion of your business?
Based on 1 full-time and part-time permanent employees at your location that support the energy portion of your business, how many employees do you expect to have at your location 12 months from now that support the energy portion of your business?
Just to confirm, you currently have 1 permanent employees at your current location that support the energy portion of your business and you expect to have 1 permanent employees that support the energy portion of the business 12 months from now.
Thinking of your 1 energy employees, how many spend at least 50% of their time supporting the energy portion of your business?
Thinking of your 1 energy employees, how many spend all of their time supporting the energy portion of your business?
Thinking of your 1 energy employees, how many are:
This survey uses U.S. Census Bureau categories for ethnicity and race. The U.S. Census Bureau considers race and ethnicity to be two separate and distinct concepts. Ethnicity determines whether a person is of Hispanic origin or not. Race is defined as a person’s self-identification with one or more social groups. An individual can report as White, Black or African American, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, or some other race.
Thinking of your 1 energy employees, please indicate the ethnicity for each employee. How many are:
Thinking of your 1 energy employees, please indicate the race and choose all that apply, including employees of two or more races. How many are:
Thinking of your 1 energy employees, how many are:
How many energy workers have you hired over the last 12 months, either for new positions or to replace former workers?
Does your firm have a formal or informal mentorship/sponsorship program?
Does your firm have a formal or informal mentorship/sponsorship program?
Has your firm adopted any specific strategies, policies, or programs to increase the number of female hires?
Has your firm adopted any specific strategies, policies, or programs to increase the number of ethnic or racial minority hires?
Has your firm adopted any specific strategies, policies, or programs to increase the number of LGBTQ+ hires?
Does your firm offer or require a diversity and/or inclusion training program aimed at advocating workplace diversity and inclusion?
The following is a list of factors that may contribute to difficulty growing a profitable business. Please rate the significance of each factor.
Thinking about your organization’s energy related suppliers and vendors, what percent of your supply chain purchases (in dollars/value), are:
Thinking about your organization’s energy related customers, what percent are located: