Power Distributors & Dispatchers
Journeyman Lineman, Power System Operator, System Operator, Transmission System Operator
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps.
Electrical Power Production; Electrical Power Production Apprentice; Electrical Power Production Craftsman; Electrical Power Production Helper; Electrical Power Production Journeyman
Construction Engineering Technician; Powerline Distribution Specialist (RC); Prime Power Production Specialist
Electrical Power Production
Construction Engineering Technician; Electrical Power Production Apprentice; Electrical Power Production Craftsman; Electrical Power Production Helper; Electrical Power Production Journeyman; Electrician; Engineer Equipment Electrical Systems Technician; Powerline Distribution Specialist (RC); Prime Power Production Specialist; Utilities Chief
What they do:
Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.
On the job, you would:
- Respond to emergencies, such as transformer or transmission line failures, and route current around affected areas.
- Prepare switching orders that will isolate work areas without causing power outages, referring to drawings of power systems.
- Control, monitor, or operate equipment that regulates or distributes electricity or steam, using data obtained from instruments or computers.
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
Arts and Humanities
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
- computers and electronics
Communications
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
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
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
- see hidden patterns
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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
- Stress Tolerance
- Self Control
- Integrity
- Persistence
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You might use software like this on the job:
Industrial control software
- ABB MicroSCADA Pro DMS
- OSI monarch/SGP
Spreadsheet software
Presentation 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.
$81,900
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps.
