Description
The types of fuels which contain high doses of carbon and include gas, coal, and petroleum, and the processes by which they are formed, such as the anaerobic decomposition of organisms, as well as the ways in which they are used to generate energy.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 0 occupations
- Optional in 7 occupations
- Total: 7 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Optional for
- Oil and gas production managerOil and gas production managers coordinate and implement short and medium term oil and gas production schedules and plans, such as drilling, extraction operations and waste managem…
- Fossil-fuel power plant operatorFossil-fuel power plant operators operate and maintain industrial equipment, such as generators, turbines and boilers, that provides electricity produced from fossil fuels like nat…
- Electricity and energy vocational teacherElectricity and energy vocational teachers instruct students in their specialised field of study, electricity and energy, which is predominantly practical in nature. They provide t…
- Power production plant operatorPower production plant operators maintain and operate the equipment in power stations and other energy production plants. They repair faults, operate machinery directly or from a c…
- Gas distribution engineerA Gas Distribution Engineer is responsible for designing, maintaining, and improving systems that transport natural gas from transmission pipelines to homes, businesses, and indust…
- Energy engineerEnergy engineers design new, efficient and clean ways to produce, transform, and distribute energy to improve environmental sustainability and energy efficiency. They extract energ…
- Power plant control room operatorPower plant control room operators are responsible for the safe and proper operation of power plants, switchyards and associated control structures. They repair and maintain the in…
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Last updated on February 19, 2026