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SFOA Green Career VideoS

PG&E 2026 Pilot

 

Intro - PG&E & Sustainability

Help be a part of the green energy future BY STARTING YOUR career at PG&E

 

PG&E works with Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) like San Jose Clean Energy (SJCE) To deliver clean electricity to San Jose Customers

Discussion: Exploring Career Goals & Perceptions

What do you want your future career to look like?

  • When you think about your future, what kind of job do you imagine yourself doing?

  • What do you enjoy doing that could connect to a job — fixing things, solving puzzles, helping people, being outdoors, working with tech?

  • What comes to mind when you hear “energy company” or “PG&E”? What kinds of jobs do you think people do there?

  • How do you think companies like PG&E affect everyday life in your community?

Write your answers to these questions on Worksheet (A: Exploring Career Goals & Perceptions)

 Video - PG&E and Climate Change

Activity 1: PG&E Climate Quiz

How Is PG&E Addressing Climate Change?

PG&E Climate Action Quiz
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PG&E field workers at a pipeline facility
Knowledge Check PG&E Climate Action Quiz

Test your knowledge on how PG&E is driving California’s clean energy future. 5 multiple-choice questions — select the best answer for each.

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 Video - PG&E College Career Story & Training Programs

Activity 2: Green Careers Exploration Quiz

Predict your top 3 Career Interest Types

PG&E Career Interests Quiz
Welcome ~5–7 minutes
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Solar panel installers working on a rooftop
How This Quiz Works

This quiz blends RIASEC interests (Holland’s six career interest areas) with a brief Big Five personality booster to suggest sustainable technology career categories that fit you. Interests drive most of the result; personality adds a small nudge when scores are close.

Method: 12 interest items (RIASEC)(Holland, 1985) + 8 short personality prompts (Big Five)(Goldberg, 1993).

Why these? RIASEC is the standard used by O*NET for career exploration; Big Five short forms are widely used when time is limited.

Privacy: Everything runs in your browser. No data is sent anywhere.

Images: Open-license from Wikimedia Commons & Pixabay.

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Your Top Matches

Each category shows a 0–100 score based on your interests (primary) plus a small personality boost (secondary). These scores do not add to 100; think of them as “fit out of 100” for each area.

Explore Your Top 3

How This Quiz Works

This quiz blends RIASEC interests (Holland’s six career interest areas) with a brief Big Five personality booster to suggest sustainable technology career categories that fit you. Interests drive most of the result; personality adds a small nudge when scores are close.

Method: 12 interest items (RIASEC)(Holland, 1985) + 8 short personality prompts (Big Five)(Goldberg, 1993).

Why these? RIASEC is the standard used by O*NET for career exploration; Big Five short forms are widely used when time is limited.

Privacy: Everything runs in your browser. No data is sent anywhere.

Images: Open-license from Wikimedia Commons & Pixabay.

 
 

Assignment: On Worksheet (B: Career Interest Types) write down your top 3 interest types and find a position at jobs.pge.com that you think fits each interest type. Write down the 3 positions you found and why you think they fit that interest type.

 Video - PG&E High School Career Story & Career TrEE

 Activity 3: PG&E / IBEW Training Programs & Exploring Job Listings

PG&E Career Dev. Programs Help you get hired

PG&E / IBEW Training Programs & Job Listings
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PG&E Career Development Programs

Three pathways — from high school to college graduate
PG&E PowerPathway program participants
High School Grad

PowerPathway

  • Safety culture training
  • Gas & electric operations overview
  • Hands-on training & job shadowing
  • Test prep & soft skills
  • Guest speakers from PG&E
📅 Apply: Feb / Mar
College Student

Summer Internship

  • Paid real-world exposure
  • Available to bachelor's & master's students
  • Dynamic, evolving business environment
📅 Apply: Jan / Feb / Mar
College Graduate

Rotational Development Program

  • 12–18 month program
  • 2–3 six-month rotations
  • Gas Ops, Electric Ops & IT exposure
📅 Recruiting: Fall

IBEW Career Development Programs

Earn while you learn — no college degree required
Electrical apprenticeship training in classroom
IBEW logo
Requirements: High School Diploma or GED  +  “C” or better in High School Algebra

Inside Wireman Electrician Apprenticeship

  • 5-year apprenticeship program
  • Work on real projects while training to be an electrician
  • School 2 nights per week while on the job
  • Starting wage: ~$25–30/hr (35% of journeyman pay)
  • Post-Apprenticeship Starting Pay: ~$77/hr
  • Applications accepted in June

Job Example #1 — New Business Representative

Entry Level
Customer & project coordination · Hybrid role

New Business Representative

Location: San Luis Obispo, California;

Job CategoryProject / Program Management
Job LevelIndividual Contributor
Work TypeHybrid
Hourly $48.58
Yearly ~$101K
Utility customer service representative working with clients

What you'll do

  • Talk to customers about setting up new gas & electric service
  • 1·2·3 Coordinate projects from first call to final installation
  • Handle billing and prepare service contracts
  • Work with construction teams on new utility infrastructure

What you need

  • Bachelor's degree — or equivalent work experience
  • — or —
  • 3+ 3+ years in construction or project management
  • — or —
  • 1+ 1+ year as a Union Hiring Hall Business Rep

Job Example #2 — Rotational Development (EPS)

Entry Level
Engineering rotation program · 12 months · Multiple departments

Rotational Development Program Trainee (Electrical Power Systems)

Location: San Jose, California;

Job CategoryEngineering / Science
Job LevelRecent Graduate / Entry Level
Work TypeOn-site
Hourly $49.51 – $54.32 BS – MS
Yearly ~$103K – $113K BS – MS
Rotational development program engineer at work

What you'll do

  • Rotate through 2 departments in Electric Engineering
  • Help improve PG&E's power grid — transmission & distribution
  • Apply Python, SQL, and engineering skills on real projects
  • Build hands-on experience across multiple grid specialties

What you need

  • BS MS Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering
  • Bonus: Python & SQL skills
  • Bonus: Power systems coursework

Job Example #3 — Lineworker

Entry Level
Field operations · Via apprenticeship program

Journey Lineworker Line of Progression

Location: Various Locations

Job CategoryMaintenance / Construction / Operations
Job LevelSenior / Journey Level
Work TypeFull Time
Hourly $73.78 – $77.47 + Overtime
Yearly ~$153K – $161K
Lineworker in the field

What you'll do

  • Restore power to homes & businesses during outages
  • Maintain and repair power lines and equipment
  • Build new electrical infrastructure across communities
  • Work outdoors in all conditions

What you need

  • IBEW Complete a Lineworker Apprenticeship Program (Federal, State, or Union)
 
 

Head to jobs.pge.com and explore the listings

 Closing: Reflect on learnings & Review Actionable Info

What did you Think of PG&E Careers?

  • Out of the jobs you saw in the video and the listings, which one seemed the most interesting to you? Why?

  • Is there a job you saw that you wouldn’t want? Why not?

  • Did any of the careers line up with things you already enjoy doing? (Being outside, using tech, teamwork, problem-solving, etc.)

  • If you wanted to work at a company like PG&E someday, what would you want your role to be?

  • What’s one thing you learned today that you didn’t know before about working in energy or utilities?

Write your answers to these questions on Worksheet (C: Reflect on learnings & Review Actionable Info)

Student Survey

 Please complete this survey after completing the PG&E Green Career Video

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