Stationary Engineers & Boiler Operators
Boiler Operator, Boiler Technician, Building Engineer, Stationary Engineer
What they do:
Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment, such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.
On the job, you would:
- Monitor and inspect equipment, computer terminals, switches, valves, gauges, alarms, safety devices, and meters to detect leaks or malfunctions and to ensure that equipment is operating efficiently and safely.
- Activate valves to maintain required amounts of water in boilers, to adjust supplies of combustion air, and to control the flow of fuel into burners.
- Monitor boiler water, chemical, and fuel levels, and make adjustments to maintain required levels.
Engineering and Technology
Arts and Humanities
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
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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:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Initiative
- Stress Tolerance
- Integrity
- Cooperation
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You might use software like this on the job:
Facilities management software
- Building management system software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Database software
Spreadsheet software
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high school diploma/GED or
certificate after high school
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$59,400
per year, on average
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