Occupation Atlassteam plant operator
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/737c1795-844b-43ad-95b2-1bf0e8c14ddf
steam plant operator
Steam plant operators operate and maintain mechanical equipment such as stationary engines and boilers to provide utilities for domestic or industrial use. They monitor proceedings to ensure compliance with safety regulations, and perform tests to ensure quality.
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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 Conventional4.40
- I Investigative3.16
- E Enterprising1.22
- S Social1.10
- 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 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators (51-8021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (12)
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.
- adjust cylinder valves
- conduct routine machinery checks
- hydraulics
- mechanics
- monitor automated machines
- monitor utility equipment
- monitor valves
- perform maintenance on installed equipment
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- thermodynamics
- types of steam engines
- use testing equipment
Optional (16)
- arrange equipment repairs
- automation technology
- collaborate with engineers
- electricity
- heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- manufacturing of steam generators
- monitor water quality
- operate automated process control
- operate boiler
- operate hydraulic machinery controls
- operate stationary steam engine
- operate steam turbine
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- repair heating equipment
- use personal protection equipment
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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