Plug Into Energy Careers with Your State s

Plug Into Energy Careers with

(Your State)’s Electric Cooperatives (INSERT A MAP OF YOUR STATE WITH CO-OP BOUNDARIES) • xx member systems with approximately x, xxx employees • Provide electric service to an estimated xxx, xxx homes and businesses • xx, xxx miles of distribution lines across xx of the xx (your state name) counties

Electric Cooperatives Across the U. S. • 930 electric co-ops in 47 states • 40 million member owners • Own $97 BILLION in generation, transmission and distribution assets • Touchstone Energy®

U. S. Electric Cooperative Network

Are You Interested in… • Job Growth & Stability? • Making Money? • Opportunities for Advancement? • Local & Global Outreach? • Great Benefits? • Professional Development?

Job Growth & Stability Over 10, 000 jobs become available annually in the following areas of the electric industry: • • • Lineworker Technician Power Plant Operator Pipefitter Engineering Marketing • • • Information Technology Accounting Human Resources Administrative Energy Efficiency Alternative Energy

Making Money Average electric co-op salaries in 2008: • • • CEO/General Manager - $146, 000 Journeyman Lineman - $57, 000 + OT Director of Finance - $89, 000 Electrical Engineer - $74, 000 Engineering Technician - $57, 000 Director of Marketing - $78, 000 Office Manager - $71, 000 Director of Human Resources - $87, 000 Executive Assistant - $50, 000 Systems Analyst - $66, 000 General Administrative Clerk - $32, 000 Source: 2008 National Compensation Survey (NRECA)

Opportunities for Advancement • Co-ops promote from within • National network of co-ops • National industry partners

Local Outreach • • • Rural Electric Youth Tour to Washington, DC Touchstone Energy® Camp Our Energy, Our Future 4 -H & FFA Sponsorships Local events, career fairs and energy expos

Global Outreach

Great Benefits • • • Health Care & Disability Benefits 401(k) Retirement Match Pension benefits Tuition reimbursement Paid time off & sick leave National Member Discounts

Professional Development • Associate Degree Program for Line workers • Professional section groups and national conferences • Employee development courses (Franklin Covey®, DDI, etc. ) • Leadership training • Safety education

Setting Your Course (Add any state educational partnerships here) • Computer & Information Technology • Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS) • Mechanical Engineering Technology • Industrial Technology

Computer & Information Technology jobs are in the top ten occupations for predicted job growth in the U. S. Opportunities at co-ops include: • • • System Analyst Drafting/CAD PC Support Analyst Programmer Data Processing

Organizational Leadership & Supervision (OLS) Many opportunities exist for graduates with either OLS degree or certificate: • CEO/General Manager • Finance & Accounting • Marketing & Member Services • Human Resources • Operations • Line Superintendent

Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Graduates who understand generation, transmission and utilization of energy are in high demand by the electric industry: • • • Electrical engineers Power plant operators Key account executives Energy advisors Staking Engineer

Industrial Technology A general degree tied to both technical and management areas will provide you with skills for entrylevel positions in the following areas: • • • Regulatory Compliance Job Training & Safety Operations Engineering Purchasing & Warehousing

Why Plug Into An Energy Career? • Job Growth & Stability • Making Money • Opportunities for Advancement • Local & Global Outreach • Great Benefits • Professional Development

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