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Power Plant Operators Career

For the Power Plant Operators, 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.
Power Plant Operators career

Power Plant Operators

The main tasks and work activities of Power Plant Operators 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 Power Plant Operators, operation Monitoring, critical Thinking, operation and Control, speaking and other 10 skills are required.
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General Job Description and Education/Training Levels for Power Plant Operators

Power Plant Operators occupations usually require a high school diploma. 73.67% of Power Plant Operators have High School Diploma (or the equivalent) and 20.94% of Power Plant Operators have Post-Secondary Certificate. You can check detailed job description, required skiils, activities, and more detailed description at Power Plant Operators tasks, skills, and ability page.
The following graph shows the percentage of earned degrees held by Power Plant Operators 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 Power Plant Operators Career

2 vocational programs are closely related to the Power Plant Operators 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 Power Plant Operators Occupation

No career colleges offer the vocation programs for Power Plant Operators career