Power Plant Operators
Also called:
Auxiliary Operator, Control Operator, Operations and Maintenance Technician (O & M Technician), Unit Operator
What they do:
Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.
On the job, you would:
- Monitor power plant equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems.
- Adjust controls to generate specified electrical power or to regulate the flow of power between generating stations and substations.
- Control power generating equipment, including boilers, turbines, generators, or reactors, using control boards or semi-automatic equipment.
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- computers and electronics
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
Hand and Finger Use
- keep your arm or hand steady
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Initiative
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You might use software like this on the job:
Industrial control software
- Distributed control systems DCS software
- General Electric Mark VI Distributed Control System DCS
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
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associate's degree or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$66,130
per year, on average
This work is part of the .
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