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Skills Matching Explorer

This data visualization tool displays jobs that are a good match for the skills used by workers in the coal, oil, and natural gas industries. It allows policymakers, workforce development professionals, and others to understand which of these “good match” jobs offer similar pay, are projected to grow in the future, and how these trends vary across states.

Date

March 3, 2025

Authors

Daniel Raimi and Jacob Greenspon

Publication

Data Tool

Reading time

2 minutes

Choose a Benchmark Job

Begin by choosing a job that is concentrated in the coal, oil, or gas industries.

Further Reading

Learn more about the research underpinning the data tool in the RFF Working Paper "Finding the Right Fit: What Jobs Offer a Good Match for Fossil Fuel Workers’ Skills?"

How the Skills Matching Explorer Works

Documentation

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Skills Matching Explorer Documentation

Read the documentation for the Skills Matching Explorer

PDF — 28.7 KB

Topics

Authors

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Daniel Raimi

Fellow; Director, Equity in the Energy Transition Initiative

Daniel Raimi is a fellow and director of the Equity in the Energy Transition Initiative at RFF. He works on a range of energy policy issues with a focus on tools to enable an equitable energy transition.

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Jacob Greenspon

PhD Candidate, Oxford University

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