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Hydroelectric Plant Technicians Career

For the Hydroelectric Plant Technicians, the average hourly wage is $44.17 and the average annual wage is $91,880. Understand required skills and ability for the career and find right career colleges for it.
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians career

Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

The main tasks and work activities of Hydroelectric Plant Technicians are to watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions, operate energy distribution equipment, operate energy production equipment, adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of water, cleaning solutions, or other liquids. In general, for the Hydroelectric Plant Technicians, operation Monitoring, operation and Control, critical Thinking, speaking and other 10 skills are required.
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General Job Description and Education/Training Levels for Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

Hydroelectric Plant Technicians occupations usually require a high school diploma. 73.67% of Hydroelectric Plant Technicians have High School Diploma (or the equivalent) and 20.94% of Hydroelectric Plant Technicians have Post-Secondary Certificate. You can check detailed job description, required skiils, activities, and more detailed description at Hydroelectric Plant Technicians tasks, skills, and ability page.
The following graph shows the percentage of earned degrees held by Hydroelectric Plant Technicians occupational group.
Less than a High School Diploma
0.00%
High School Diploma (or the equivalent)
73.67%
Post-Secondary Certificate
20.94%
Some College Courses
1.62%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
3.40%
Bachelor's Degree and Above
0.37%

Vocational Programs for Hydroelectric Plant Technicians Career

2 vocational programs are closely related to the Hydroelectric Plant Technicians occupation - Power Plant Technology, Technician and Hydroelectric Energy Technology, Technician. You can check the schools offering the programs with tuition, length of study, and earning information.

Schools for Hydroelectric Plant Technicians Occupation

No career colleges offer the vocation programs for Hydroelectric Plant Technicians career