Occupation Atlaspower production plant operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/72381086-cb6e-455e-a40b-ccb26550aab6
power production plant operator
Power production plant operators maintain and operate the equipment in power stations and other energy production plants. They repair faults, operate machinery directly or from a control room, and handle materials related to electricity production in compliance with safety and environmental procedures. They facilitate interaction between electrical energy facilities, ensuring that distribution occurs safely.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional5.27
- I Investigative3.52
- E Enterprising1.30
- S Social1.07
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay (49-2095.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (17)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- automation technology
- conduct routine machinery checks
- electric current
- electric generators
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity
- ensure equipment maintenance
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain power plant machinery
- mechanics
- monitor automated machines
- monitor electric generators
- oversee power equipment operation
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- respond to electrical power contingencies
- use remote control equipment
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (46)
- address problems critically
- arrange equipment repairs
- battery chemistry
- battery components
- battery fluids
- biomass conversion
- chemical products
- control temperature
- cooperate with colleagues
- develop strategies for electricity contingencies
- electricity consumption
- ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule
- ensure safety in electrical power operations
- fossil fuels
- fuel gas
- gather data
- hydraulics
- hydroelectricity
- inspect wind turbines
- install hydraulic systems
- liaise with engineers
- maintain hydraulic systems
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- maintain sensor equipment
- manage data
- maritime meteorology
- nuclear energy
- offshore constructions and facilities
- offshore renewable energy technologies
- operate automated process control
- operate battery test equipment
- operate boiler
- operate hydraulic machinery controls
- operate hydraulic pumps
- operate hydrogen extraction equipment
- operate steam turbine
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- prevent marine pollution
- renewable energy
- repair battery components
- sensors
- smart grids systems
- statistical analysis system software
- survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment
- types of wind turbines
- use communication techniques
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
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