# Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation

> National industry (NAICS 221112) — This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating fossil fuel powered electric power generation facilities.  These facilities use fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, or gas, in internal combustion or combustion turbine conventional steam process to produce electric energy.  The electric energy produced in these establishments is provided to electric power transmission systems or to electric power distribution systems.


- **NAICS code:** 221112
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/221112
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures aggregate over the occupations employed in this industry, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 71,290 across 137 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $109,932.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 128 occupations):** 47th percentile (Moderate) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Power Plant Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-8013-00) — 11,860 employed; $103,640
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9051-00) — 6,440 employed; $107,160
- Electrical Engineers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-17-2071-00) — 4,380 employed; $123,210
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-2095-00) — 3,330 employed; $103,020
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-1011-00) — 3,010 employed; $128,790
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-1011-00) — 2,740 employed; $126,960
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9041-00) — 2,260 employed; $102,250
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9012-00) — 1,820 employed; $101,710
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 1,680 employed; $156,640
- Project Management Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1082-00) — 1,520 employed; $132,000
- Customer Service Representatives (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4051-00) — 1,390 employed; $58,800
- Electricians (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2111-00) — 1,360 employed; $106,010
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-17-3023-00) — 1,260 employed; $96,310
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9071-00) — 980 employed; $101,080
- Power Distributors and Dispatchers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-8012-00) — 960 employed; $112,760
- Industrial Production Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-3051-00) — 940 employed; $157,180
- Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-5061-00) — 850 employed; $86,670
- Accountants and Auditors (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-2011-00) — 720 employed; $109,150
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1199-00) — 700 employed; $108,360
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2073-00) — 690 employed; $95,570

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **Census NAICS** (2022) — U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/naics/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-03T03:26:54.804143+00:00. https://singulariki.com/industries/221112_