Occupation Atlaspower plant control room operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f33a70bd-c5b6-495d-8e0c-5e2c6e56d93e
power plant control room operator
Power plant control room operators are responsible for the safe and proper operation of power plants, switchyards and associated control structures. They repair and maintain the involved machinery and equipment to ensure the plant's efficient operation and to tackle emergency situations such as blackouts.
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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 (22)
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.
- adapt energy distribution schedules
- close circuit breaker
- conduct inter-shift communication
- coordinate remote communications
- electric current
- electric generators
- electrical power safety regulations
- electronics
- ensure compliance with safety legislation
- maintain power plant machinery
- manage emergency procedures
- monitor automated machines
- monitor electric generators
- monitor equipment condition
- monitor gauge
- power plant instrumentation
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- respond to electrical power contingencies
- troubleshoot
- use remote control equipment
- wear appropriate protective gear
- write production reports
Optional (23)
- arrange equipment repairs
- automation technology
- coordinate electricity generation
- develop strategies for electricity contingencies
- electricity
- electricity consumption
- ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule
- ensure equipment maintenance
- ensure safety in electrical power operations
- fossil fuels
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- mechanics
- natural gas
- nuclear energy
- oversee power equipment operation
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- react to events in time-critical environments
- read electricity meter
- respond to nuclear emergencies
- smart grids systems
- supervise electricity distribution operations
- test procedures in electricity transmission
O*NET equivalents
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