USEER 2022 - Electronic Revised

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Intro

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Your individual responses will not be published; only aggregated information will be used in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. 

Paperwork Reduction Act Burden Disclosure Statement
This data is being collected 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 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.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to up to 45 minutes, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing
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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? (Please
count yourself as an employee if you are an owner-operated business or sole proprietor).
Yes
No

Zip

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?
Enter zip code:
Refused

SB

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, goods or services related to
Electric Power Generation; Electric Power Transmission, Distribution, and
Storage; Energy
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Efficiency, including Heating, Cooling and Building Envelope;
Fuels, including Extraction,
Processing, Production, and Distribution; and
Transportation, including Motor Vehicles. 
This also
includes supporting services such as consulting, finance, tax,
and legal services related to energy.
Yes
No
Not sure

SC

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.
(Multiple responses permitted)

Electric power generation (the process of generating electric power from other sources of primary energy
whether connected to a distribution grid or not)
Electric power transmission and distribution, including electric vehicle charging (carries electricity
from suppliers to demand sites)
Storage, including fuel storage and electric vehicle batteries (stores energy)
Energy efficiency, including heating, cooling and building envelope (includes thermal or hot water
solar) (goods and services that reduce electricity demand pursuant to EPA’s Energy Star Standards or
Department of Energy Efficiency Standards or refers to establishments that are involved with heating,
ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) from Renewable Energy sources or work that increases the Energy
Efficiency of HVAC systems)
Fuels (substances that produce useful energy when they undergo a chemical or nuclear reaction)
Transportation vehicles, including motor vehicles (includes fossil and non-fossil fuel related rail,
aircraft, vessels, and vehicles)
Component parts for transportation vehicles (parts for fossil and non-fossil fuel related rail, aircraft,
vessels, and vehicles)
Carbon capture and storage
None of the above
Don't know/ Refused

SD

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Which
do you consider your organization’s primary
industry, based on the majority of labor hours
performed at your location?
Electric power generation (the process of generating electric power from other sources of primary energy
whether connected to a distribution grid or not)
Electric power transmission and distribution, including electric vehicle charging (carries electricity
from suppliers to demand sites)
Storage, including fuel storage and electric vehicle batteries (stores energy)
Energy efficiency, including heating, cooling and building envelope (includes thermal or hot water
solar) (goods and services that reduce electricity demand pursuant to EPA’s Energy Star Standards or
Department of Energy Efficiency Standards or refers to establishments that are involved with heating,
ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) from Renewable Energy sources or work that increases the Energy
Efficiency of HVAC systems)
Fuels (substances that produce useful energy when they undergo a chemical or nuclear reaction)
Transportation vehicles, including motor vehicles (includes fossil and non-fossil fuel related rail,
aircraft, vessels, and vehicles)
Component parts for transportation vehicles (parts for fossil and non-fossil fuel related rail, aircraft,
vessels, and vehicles)
Carbon capture and storage

SEA

Which of the following electric power generation technologies is your organization directly
engaged with?
(Select all that apply)

Combined heat and power
Oil and other petroleum generation
Advanced/low emission natural gas
Offshore wind generation
Nuclear generation
Solar photovoltaic electric generation
Geothermal generation
Bioenergy/biomass generation
Concentrated solar electric generation
Low-impact hydroelectric generation including wave/kinetic generation
Coal generation
Land-based wind generation
Traditional hydroelectric generation

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Other generation (Specify)
Natural gas generation

SEB

Which of the following electric power transmission and distribution technologies is your
organization directly engaged with?
(Select all that apply)
Electric vehicle charging stations
Smart grid
Traditional transmission and distribution
Other grid modernization (Specify)
Other (Specify)
Micro grids

SEC

Which of the following storage technologies is your organization directly engaged with?
(Select all that apply)
Crude oil
Nuclear fuel
Thermal storage
Coal storage (piles, domes, etc.)
Mechanical storage (flywheels, compressed air energy storage, etc.)
Battery storage, including electric vehicle batteries or storage for solar generation
Liquefied natural gas
Refined petroleum fuels (gas)
Compressed natural gas
Pumped hydro-power storage
Refined petroleum fuels (liquid)
Biofuels, including ethanol and biodiesel
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Other gas fuel (Specify)
Other liquid fuel (Specify)
Other storage (Specify)
Other (Specify)

What type of battery storage do you work with?
(Select all that apply)
Lead-based batteries
Lithium batteries
Vanadium redox flow batteries
Other solid-electrode batteries (Specify)
Other flow batteries (Specify)

What is the application of your battery storage work?
(Select all that apply)
Front-of-meter (electric grid)
Consumer devices
Behin-the-meter (buildings or industrial facilities)
Vehicles or other transportation
Other (Specify)

SED

Which of the following energy efficiency, including heating, cooling and building envelope
technologies is your organization directly engaged with?
(Select all that apply)
ENERGY STAR certified roofing

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ENERGY STAR certified windows, doors and skylights
ENERGY STAR certified heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC), except air-source and ground-source
heat pumps
ENERGY STAR certified electronics (TVs, telephones, audio/video, etc.)
Traditional HVAC goods, control systems, and services
ENERGY STAR certified water heaters
ENERGY STAR® certified appliances (not including HVAC)
Other high efficiency HVAC that are out of scope for ENERGY STAR certification (e.g. indirect evaporative
coolers, air to water heat pumps, energy recovery systems, etc.)
ENERGY STAR certified insulation
Air sealing
ENERGY STAR certified commercial food service equipment
ENERGY STAR certified data center equipment
ENERGY STAR certified LED lighting
Other LED, CFL, and efficient lighting
Solar thermal water heating and cooling
Other renewable heating and cooling (geothermal, biomass, heat pumps, etc.)
Advanced building materials/insulation
Recycled building materials
Reduced water consumption products and appliances
Energy auditing services
Other (Specify)

SEE

Which of the following fuels technologies is your organization directly engaged with?
(Select all that apply)
Woody biomass/cellulosic biofuel
Other biofuels
Onshore petroleum, including gasoline and diesel
Coal
Corn ethanol
Other fossil fuel
Onshore natural gas
Nuclear fuel
Other ethanol/non-woody biomass
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Other (Specify)
Offshore petroleum, including gasoline and diesel
Offshore natural gas
Renewable diesel
Biodiesel
Waste fuels

Do you primarily work with onshore or offshore petroleum?
Offshore petroleum
Onshore petroleum
Don't know/ Refused

Do you primarily work with onshore or offshore natural gas?
Don't know/ Refused
Offshore natural gas
Onshore natural gas

SEF

Which of the following transportation vehicles, including motor vehicles technologies is your
organization directly engaged with?
(Select all that apply)
Hydrogen vehicles
Gasoline and diesel motor vehicles (excluding freight transport)
Natural gas vehicles
Hybrid electric vehicles
Plug-in hybrid vehicles
Electric vehicles
Fuel cell vehicles
Other (Specify)

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SEG

Which of the following component parts for transportation vehicles technologies is your
organization directly engaged with?
(Select all that apply)
Transportation vehicle exhaust system parts
Transportation vehicle engine & drive parts
Transportation vehicle body parts
Other transportation vehicle parts (Specify)

SEPrime

Which of the following technologies is your organization PRIMARILY engaged with?
Solar photovoltaic electric generation
Concentrated solar electric generation
Land-based wind generation
Offshore wind generation
Geothermal generation
Bioenergy/biomass generation
Low-impact hydroelectric generation including wave/kinetic generation
Traditional hydroelectric generation
Advanced/low emission natural gas
Nuclear generation
Coal generation
Oil and other petroleum generation
Natural gas generation
Combined heat and power
${q://QID17/ChoiceTextEntryValue/14}
Traditional transmission and distribution
Smart grid
Micro grids
Electric vehicle charging stations
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${q://QID18/ChoiceTextEntryValue/4}
${q://QID18/ChoiceTextEntryValue/5}
Pumped hydro-power storage
Battery storage, including electric vehicle batteries or storage for solar generation
Mechanical storage (flywheels, compressed air energy storage, etc.)
Thermal storage
Liquefied natural gas storage
Compressed natural gas storage
Crude oil storage
Refined petroleum fuels (liquid) storage
Refined petroleum fuels (gas) storage
Coal storage (piles, domes, etc.)
Biofuels, including ethanol and biodiesel storage
Nuclear fuel storage
${q://QID19/ChoiceTextEntryValue/13}
${q://QID19/ChoiceTextEntryValue/14}
${q://QID19/ChoiceTextEntryValue/15}
${q://QID19/ChoiceTextEntryValue/16}
ENERGY STAR® certified appliances (not including HVAC)
ENERGY STAR certified heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC)
Other high efficiency HVAC that are out of scope for ENERGY STAR certification (e.g. indirect evaporative
coolers, air to water heat pumps, energy recovery systems, etc.)
Traditional HVAC goods, control systems, and services
ENERGY STAR certified water heaters
ENERGY STAR certified electronics (TVs, telephones, audio/video, etc.)
ENERGY STAR certified windows, doors and skylights
ENERGY STAR certified roofing
ENERGY STAR certified insulation
Air sealing
ENERGY STAR certified commercial food service equipment
ENERGY STAR certified data center equipment
ENERGY STAR certified LED lighting
Other LED, CFL, and efficient lighting
Solar thermal water heating and cooling
Other renewable heating and cooling (geothermal, biomass, heat pumps, etc.)
Advanced building materials/insulation
Recycled building materials
Reduced water consumption products and appliances
${q://QID22/ChoiceTextEntryValue/20}
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Coal fuel
Onshore petroleum fuel
Offshore petroleum fuel
Onshore natural gas fuel
Offshore natural gas fuel
Other fossil fuels
Corn ethanol fuel
Renewable diesel
Biodiesel
Other ethanol/non-woody biomass
Woody biomass/cellulosic biofuel
Waste fuels
Other biofuels
Nuclear fuel
${q://QID23/ChoiceTextEntryValue/10}
Gasoline and diesel motor vehicles (excluding freight transport)
Hybrid electric vehicles
Plug-in hybrid vehicles
Electric vehicles
Natural gas vehicles
Hydrogen vehicles
Fuel cell vehicles
${q://QID24/ChoiceTextEntryValue/8}
Transportation vehicle engine & drive parts
Transportation vehicle exhaust system parts
Transportation vehicle body parts
${q://QID25/ChoiceTextEntryValue/4}

SF-SG

Which
of the following industry descriptions describes your organization’s focus as it
relates to the
energy industry?
(Select all that apply)
An organization that manufactures and/or assembles energy goods or produces components that go into
energy products
An organization that conducts research and development and related services for energy
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An organization involved in the wholesale trade and distribution of energy products and services
An organization that installs energy systems or provides services for installation of energy systems
A public or private utility
An organization that provides consulting, engineering, finance, legal, or other professional services related
to energy
An organization that conducts operations and maintenance (O&M) for energy systems
An organization involved in agricultural goods and services
An organization involved in mining and extraction
An organization primarily involved in education and training
Other support services (Specify)
Other (Specify)
Not sure

Which
do you consider your organization’s primary
focus as it relates to the energy industry, based
on the labor hours performed at
your location?
An organization that manufactures and/or assembles energy goods or produces components that go into
energy products
An organization that conducts research and development and related services for energy
An organization involved in the wholesale trade and distribution of energy products and services
An organization that installs energy systems or provides services for installation of energy systems
A public or private utility
An organization that provides consulting, engineering, finance, legal, or other professional services related
to energy
An organization that conducts operations and maintenance (O&M) for energy systems
An organization involved in agricultural goods and services
An organization involved in mining and extraction
An organization primarily involved in education and training
${q://QID26/ChoiceTextEntryValue/8}
${q://QID26/ChoiceTextEntryValue/9}

SFA-SK

Does your organization work with hydrogen fuel in any capacity?
Yes (Specify)
No
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Don't know/ Refused

Is your organization considered an Energy Service Company (ESCO)?
Yes
No
Don't know/ Refused

Does your organization work on ENERGY STAR
certified new home construction?
Yes
No
Don't know/ Refused

Does your organization work on ENERGY STAR
certified buildings and plants (commercial and
industrial)?
Yes
No
Don't know/ Refused

Does your organization have an energy manager or
director responsible for energy management at
one or more facilities?
Yes
No
Don't know/ Refused

Does your organization employ workers that are
in charge of administering, managing, evaluating,
or otherwise working on
utility-led energy efficiency programs, rebates, and other activities?
Yes
No
Don't know/ Refused

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Q1-Q8

For
this survey, we will just be asking about the employees that work from or
directly report to your
current location.

Including
all full-time and part-time employees, how many permanent employees work at or from
your current location?
Record # of employees

Based on ${q://QID30/ChoiceTextEntryValue/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?
Record # of employees

Just to confirm, you currently have ${q://QID30/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} permanent employees at
your current location and you expect to have ${q://QID31/ChoiceTextEntryValue/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 ${q://QID30/ChoiceTextEntryValue/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.
Record # of employees

Of your ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/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. 
In-state within your region/metropolitan area (Record # of
employees)
In-state outside your region/metropolitan area (Record # of
employees)
Out-of-state (Record # of employees)

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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?
Record # of employees

Based on ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/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?
Record # of employees

Just to confirm, you currently have ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} permanent employees at
your current location that support the energy portion of your business and you expect to
have ${q://QID37/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} permanent employees that support the energy portion
of the business 12 months from now.

If this is incorrect, please return to the previous question(s) and adjust your response(s).

Thinking of your ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1}​energy employees, how many spend at
least 50% of their time supporting the energy portion of your business?
Record # of employees

Thinking of your ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1}​energy employees, how many spend all of
their time supporting the energy portion of your business?
Record # of employees

Q9

Thinking of your ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} workers
at your location, please classify
them in the following categories.  Please count each employee only once and
categorize them in the
area where they spend the most time.
Electric power generation
Electric power transmission and distribution
Storage
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Energy efficiency, including heating, cooling and
building envelope
Fuels
Transportation vehicles, including motor vehicles
Component parts for transportation vehicles
Carbon capture and storage

Q10

Thinking of your ${q://QID39/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1}​workers that spend at least 50% of their
time supporting the energy portion of your business, please classify them in the following
categories.  Please count each employee only once and categorize them in the area where they
spend the most time. (Do not exceed the total reported employees recorded for categories in the
previous question)
Electric power generation
(${q://QID43/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} total reported
employees)
Electric power transmission and distribution 
(${q://QID43/ChoiceTextEntryValue/2} total reported
employees)
Storage (${q://QID43/ChoiceTextEntryValue/10} total
reported employees)
Energy efficiency, including heating, cooling and
building envelope (${q://QID43/ChoiceTextEntryValue/3}
total reported employees)
Fuels (${q://QID43/ChoiceTextEntryValue/4} total reported
employees)
Transportation vehicles, including motor vehicles
(${q://QID43/ChoiceTextEntryValue/5} total reported
employees)
Component parts for transportation vehicles
(${q://QID43/ChoiceTextEntryValue/6} total reported
employees)
Carbon capture and storage
(${q://QID43/ChoiceTextEntryValue/7} total reported
employees)

Q11

Thinking of your ${e://Field/Q9_1} energy generation workers at your location, please classify
them in the following categories.  Please count each employee only once and categorize them in the
technology area where they spend the most time.
Solar photovoltaic electric generation
Concentrated solar electric generation
Land-based wind generation
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Offshore wind generation
Geothermal generation
Bioenergy/biomass generation
Low-impact hydroelectric generation including wave/kinetic
generation
Traditional hydroelectric generation
Advanced/low emission natural gas
Nuclear generation
Coal generation
Oil and other petroleum generation
Natural gas generation
Combined heat and power
${q://QID17/ChoiceTextEntryValue/14}

Q12

Thinking of your ${e://Field/Q9_2} electric power transmission and distribution workers at your
location, please classify them in the following categories.  Please count each employee only once
and categorize them in the technology area where they spend the most time.
Traditional transmission and distribution
Smart grid
Micro grids
Electric vehicle charging stations
${q://QID18/ChoiceTextEntryValue/4}
${q://QID18/ChoiceTextEntryValue/5}

Q13

Thinking of your ${e://Field/Q9_3} storage workers at your location, please classify them in the
following categories.  Please count each employee only once and categorize them in the technology
area where they spend the most time.
Pumped hydro-power storage
Battery storage, including electric vehicle batteries or
storage for solar generation
Mechanical storage (flywheels, compressed air energy
storage, etc.)
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Thermal storage
Liquefied natural gas
Compressed natural gas
Crude oil
Refined petroleum fuels (liquid)
Refined petroleum fuels (gas)
Coal storage (piles, domes, etc.)
Biofuels, including ethanol and biodiesel
Nuclear fuel
${q://QID19/ChoiceTextEntryValue/13}
${q://QID19/ChoiceTextEntryValue/14}
${q://QID19/ChoiceTextEntryValue/15}
${q://QID19/ChoiceTextEntryValue/16}

Q14

Thinking of your ${e://Field/BATTERY} battery storage workers at your location, please classify in
them in the following categories. Please count each employee only once and categorize them in the
battery storage application category where they spend the most time.
Consumer devices
Vehicles or other transportation
Buildings or industrial facilities
Electric grid
${q://QID137/ChoiceTextEntryValue/5}

Q15

Thinking of your ${e://Field/Q9_4} energy efficiency, including heating, cooling and building
envelope workers at your location, please classify them in the following categories.  Please count
each employee only once and categorize them in the technology area where they spend the most
time.
ENERGY STAR® certified appliances (not including HVAC)
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ENERGY STAR certified heating, ventilation, and cooling
(HVAC)
Other high efficiency HVAC that are out of scope for
ENERGY STAR certification (e.g. indirect evaporative
coolers, air to water heat pumps, energy recovery systems,
etc.)
Traditional HVAC goods, control systems, and services
ENERGY STAR certified water heaters
ENERGY STAR certified electronics (TVs, telephones,
audio/video, etc.)
ENERGY STAR certified windows, doors and skylights
ENERGY STAR certified roofing
ENERGY STAR certified insulation
Air sealing
ENERGY STAR certified commercial food service
equipment
ENERGY STAR certified data center equipment
ENERGY STAR certified LED lighting
Other LED, CFL, and efficient lighting
Solar thermal water heating and cooling
Other renewable heating and cooling (geothermal, biomass,
heat pumps, etc.)
Advanced building materials/insulation
Recycled building materials
Reduced water consumption products and appliances
${q://QID22/ChoiceTextEntryValue/20}

Q16

Thinking of your ${e://Field/Q9_5} fuels-related workers at your location, please classify them in the
following categories.  Please count each employee only once and categorize them in the technology
area where they spend the most time.
Coal
Onshore petroleum, including gasoline and diesel
Offshore petroleum, including gasoline and diesel
Onshore natural gas
Offshore natural gas
Other fossil fuel
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Corn ethanol
Renewable diesel
Biodiesel
Other ethanol/non-woody biomass
Woody biomass/cellulosic biofuel
Waste fuels
Other biofuels
Nuclear fuel
${q://QID23/ChoiceTextEntryValue/10}

Q17

Thinking of your ${e://Field/Q8_6} transportation vehicles, including motor vehicles-related
workers at your location, please classify them in the following categories.  Please count each
employee only once and categorize them in the technology area where they spend the most time.
Gasoline and diesel motor vehicles (excluding freight
transport)
Hybrid electric vehicles
Plug-in hybrid vehicles
Electric vehicles
Natural gas vehicles
Hydrogen vehicles
Fuel cell vehicles
${q://QID24/ChoiceTextEntryValue/8}

Q18

Thinking of your component parts for transportation vehicles-related workers at your location,
please classify them in the following categories.  Please count each employee only once and
categorize them in the technology area where they spend the most time.
Transportation vehicle engine & drive parts
Transportation vehicle exhaust system parts
Transportation vehicle body parts
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${q://QID25/ChoiceTextEntryValue/4}

Q19-Q37

Thinking of your ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} energy employees, how many are:
Male (Record # of employees)
Female (Record # of employees)
Gender non-binary (Record # of employees)

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 ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} energy employees, please indicate the
ethinicity for each employee. How many are:
Hispanic or Latino (Record # of employees)
Not Hispanic or Latino (Record # of employees)

Thinking of your ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} energy employees, please indicate the race
and choose all that
apply. How many are:
American Indian or Alaskan Native (Record # of employees)
Asian (Record # of employees)
Black or African American (Record # of employees)
Black Indigenous
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (Record # of
employees)
White (Record # of employees)
Two or more races (Record # of employees)

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Thinking of your ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} energy employees, how many are:
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces (Record # of
employees)
55 and over (Record # of employees)
Represented by unions, collective bargaining agreements,
and/or project labor agreements (Record # of employees)
Identify as LGBQT+
Have a disability that requires accommodation
Were formerly incarcerated

Thinking of the current ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} energy employees at your location,
how many are in the following occupational categories?
(Please only assign one category to each employee that supports the energy portion of your
business. If they fall into more than one category, please assign them to the category in which they
devote more of their time.)
Mining and Extraction Field positions (includes oil field workers, miners, etc.)

Record # of employees
Refused

Production/Manufacturing positions (includes workers in refineries and assembly workers
and those involved in the design, quality control and manufacturing process)
Record # of employees
Refused

Installation or repair positions (includes technicians, building trades people, and supervisors
that are working at project site)
Record # of employees
Refused

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Administrative positions (includes customer service representatives, clerks, office and
operations support)
Record # of employees
Refused

Management/Professional positions (does not include those supervisors that spend a
majority of their time at project sites or sales managers)
Record # of employees
Refused

Sales positions (includes cost estimators, sales representatives and sales managers)
Record # of employees
Refused

Other
Specify
Record # of employees
Refused

How many energy workers have you hired over the last 12 months, either for new positions or to
replace former workers?
Record #:

Thinking of the ${q://QID62/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} energy workers that you have hired at your
location over the last 12 months, please indicate your level of difficulty finding qualified applicants to
fill the positions.
Very difficult
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Somewhat difficult
Not at all difficult
Don't know/ Refused

What are the two most significant reasons for the reported difficulty?
#1
#2

Please provide the two most difficult positions for your organization to fill at your location.
#1
#2

You reported ${q://QID62/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} additional energy workers at your organization
over the last 12 months.Of these ${q://QID62/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} positions, how many:
Were newly created positions?
Record # of employees
Refused

Were existing employees that added energy responsibilities?
Record # of employees
Refused

Were hired to replace workers due to turnover or retirement?
Record # of employees
Refused

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You reported ${q://QID62/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} additional energy workers at your organization
over the last 12 months.Of these ${q://QID62/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} positions, how many:
Were positions that required previous work experience related to the position?
Record # of employees
Refused

Required a bachelor's degree or beyond?
Record # of employees
Refused

Required an associate degree or academic certificate from an accredited college, but not a
bachelor's degree?
Record # of employees
Refused

Required a vocational or technical postsecondary certificate or credential?
Record # of employees
Refused

Are represented by a union, collective bargaining agreement, or a project labor agreement?
Record # of employees
Refused

Does your firm have a formal or informal mentorship/sponsorship program?
Yes
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No
Don't know/ Refused

Briefly describe the mentorship/sponsorship program.

Has your firm adopted any specific strategies, policies, or programs to increase the number of
female hires?
Yes
No
Don't know/ Refused

Briefly describe the strategies, policies, or programs to increase female hires.

Has your firm adopted any specific strategies, policies, or programs to increase the number of ethnic
or racial minority hires?
Yes
No
Don't know/ Refused

Briefly describe the strategies, policies, or programs to increase minority hires.

Has your firm adopted any specific strategies, policies, or programs to increase the number of
LGBTQ+ hires?
Yes
No

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Don't know/ Refused

Briefly describe the strategies, policies, or programs to increase LGBTQ+ hires.

Does your firm offer or require a diversity and/or inclusion training program aimed at advocating
workplace diversity and inclusion?
Yes
No
Don't know/ Refused

Q38-Q40

The following is a list of factors that may contribute to difficulty growing a profitable business. Please
rate the significance of each factor.

Poor demand

Policy challenges

Lack of capital

Very significant

Somewhat
significant

Not at all significant

Don't know/
Refused

Cost or supply of materials   
Permitting delays

Interconnection delays

Lack of qualified talent

Thinking about your organization’s energy related suppliers and vendors, what percent of your
supply chain purchases (in dollars/value), are:
(Use whole numbers to indicate percentages, i.e. 20% = 20. Enter zero (0) if none)
In-state (Enter %)
Out of state but in the United States (Enter %)
Outside of the United States (Enter %)
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Which countries are your energy related suppliers and vendors located in?

Thinking about your organization’s energy related customers, what percent are located:
(Use whole numbers to indicate percentages, i.e. 20% = 20. Enter zero (0) if none)
In-state (Enter %)
In a bordering state but out of state (Enter %)
In the United States, but outside of a bordering state (Enter
%)
Outside of the United States (Enter %)

Which countries are your energy related customers located in?

Q41-43

Can you name any specific rebates or incentives that can reduce the cost of selling, distributing or
installing energy for your customers?

Approximately
how much of your organization’s work at your current location, in terms of
total gross
revenue, is related to energy?
Record $:

Approximately how much of your organization’s work at your current location, in terms of total gross
revenue, is related to each of the following products or services? (Please use whole numbers to
represent percentages, for example 30 = 30%)

(Answers should sum to 100%)
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Solar photovoltaic electric generation
Concentrated solar electric generation
Land-based wind generation
Offshore wind generation
Geothermal generation
Bioenergy/biomass generation
Low-impact hydroelectric generation including wave/kinetic
generation
Traditional hydroelectric generation
Advanced/low emission natural gas
Nuclear generation
Coal generation
Oil and other petroleum generation
Natural gas generation
Combined heat and power
${q://QID17/ChoiceTextEntryValue/14}
Traditional transmission and distribution
Smart grid
Micro grids
Electric vehicle charging stations
${q://QID18/ChoiceTextEntryValue/4}
${q://QID18/ChoiceTextEntryValue/5}
Pumped hydro-power storage
Battery storage, including electric vehicle batteries or
storage for solar generation
Mechanical storage (flywheels, compressed air energy
storage, etc.)
Thermal storage
Liquefied natural gas storage
Compressed natural gas storage
Crude oil storage
Refined petroleum fuels (liquid) storage
Refined petroleum fuels (gas) storage
Coal storage (piles, domes, etc.)
Biofuels, including ethanol and biodiesel storage
Nuclear fuel storage
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${q://QID19/ChoiceTextEntryValue/13}
${q://QID19/ChoiceTextEntryValue/14}
${q://QID19/ChoiceTextEntryValue/15}
${q://QID19/ChoiceTextEntryValue/16}
ENERGY STAR® certified appliances (not including HVAC)
ENERGY STAR certified heating, ventilation, and cooling
(HVAC)
Other high efficiency HVAC that are out of scope for
ENERGY STAR certification (e.g. indirect evaporative
coolers, air to water heat pumps, energy recovery systems,
etc.)
Traditional HVAC goods, control systems, and services
ENERGY STAR certified water heaters
ENERGY STAR certified electronics (TVs, telephones,
audio/video, etc.)
ENERGY STAR certified windows, doors and skylights
ENERGY STAR certified roofing
ENERGY STAR certified insulation
Air sealing
ENERGY STAR certified commercial food service
equipment
ENERGY STAR certified data center equipment
ENERGY STAR certified LED lighting
Other LED, CFL, and efficient lighting
Solar thermal water heating and cooling
Other renewable heating and cooling (geothermal, biomass,
heat pumps, etc.)
Advanced building materials/insulation
Recycled building materials
Reduced water consumption products and appliances
${q://QID22/ChoiceTextEntryValue/20}
Coal fuel
Onshore petroleum fuel, including gasoline and diesel
Offshore petroleum fuel, including gasoline and diesel
Onshore natural gas fuel
Offshore natural gas fuel
Other fossil fuels
Corn ethanol fuel
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Renewable diesel fuel
Biodiesel
Other ethanol/non-woody biomass
Woody biomass/cellulosic biofuel
Waste fuels
Other biofuels
Nuclear fuel
${q://QID23/ChoiceTextEntryValue/10}
Gasoline and diesel motor vehicles (excluding freight
transport)
Hybrid electric vehicles
Plug-in hybrid vehicles
Electric vehicles
Natural gas vehicles
Hydrogen vehicles
Fuel cell vehicles
${q://QID24/ChoiceTextEntryValue/8}
Transportation vehicle engine & drive parts
Transportation vehicle exhaust system parts
Transportation vehicle body parts
${q://QID25/ChoiceTextEntryValue/4}

Q44-cont

With which of the following types of transportation vehicles does your firm primarily design,
manufacture, sell, repair, or otherwise work with?
Automobiles
Light duty vehicles
Heavy duty vehicles
Industrial vehicles, such as forklifts
Recreational vehicles, such as golf carts
Rail

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Other (Specify)
Don't know/ Refused

Does
your firm manufacture, design, sell, and/or distribute parts solely used for
alternative vehicles,
or vehicles with a fuel source other than gasoline or
diesel?
(Select all that apply)
Yes, electric vehicles
Yes, hydrogen vehicles
Yes, other (Specify)
No
Don't know/ Refused

How
much of your firm’s work, as a percentage of your total revenue, is attributed
to parts solely
used for alternative vehicles, or vehicles with a fuel source
other than gasoline or diesel?
All of it (100%)
Half to most of it (50% to 99%)
A quarter to almost half of it (25% to 49%)
Less than a quarter (1% to 24%)
Don't know/ Refused

Thinking of the type of fuel used, does your
organization offer parts for any of the following types of
transportation
vehicles?
(Select all that apply)

Hybrid electric vehicles
Hydrogen vehicles
Electric vehicles
Plug-in hybrid vehicles
Fuel cell vehicles
Gasoline and diesel motor vehicles (excluding freight transport)
Natural gas vehicles
Other (Specify)

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Don't know/ Refused

Which systems for electric and hybrid vehicles does your firm primarily work with?
Auxiliaries (i.e. brakes, steering, climate control, etc.)
Charging components
Batteries
Electric propulsion (i.e. converter, controller, transmission, etc.)
Body design or structure
Other (Specify)
Don't know/ Refused

How many of your ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} energy employees work on ENERGY
STAR certified new home construction?
Record # of employees

How many of your ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} energy employees work on ENERGY
STAR certified buildings and plants (commercial and industrial)?
Record # of employees

How many of your ${q://QID34/ChoiceTextEntryValue/1} energy employees work
on administering, managing, evaluating, or otherwise working on utility-led energy efficiency
programs, rebates, and other activities?

Record # of employees

Thank you for completing the survey. Since it sometimes becomes necessary for the project
manager to confirm responses to certain questions, please verify your contact information.

This information will also be used to ensure that we do not call you as part of our telephone survey
effort for this project.
First and Last Name
Position
Phone
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Email
Organization Name
Organization Address
Organization City
Organization State
Organization Zip

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