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Power Plant Operators
1
O*NET-SOC Title
Power
Plant
Operators
86
Alternate Occupation Titles
Gas
Plant
Tech
Gas
Plant
Technician
Gas
Tech
Gas
Technician
Plant
Operator
Plant
Control
Operator
Plant
Tech
Plant
Technician
Operations
and Maintenance Specialist
Operations
and Maintenance Technician
Operations
and Management Tech
Operations
and Management Technician
Operator
Asphalt
Plant
Operator
Auxiliary
Operator
Auxiliary Power Equipment
Operator
Batch
Plant
Operator
Booster
Plant
Operator
Booster
Operator
Booster Pump
Operator
Carbon Capture Power
Plant
Operator
Carbon Capture Power
Plant
Engineer
Carbon Sequestration
Plant
Operator
Carbon Sequestration
Plant
Engineer
Coal
Gasification
Tech
Coal
Gasification
Technician
Control
Operator
Control Center
Operator
Control Room
Operator
Distribution Center
Operations
Manager
Distribution Center
Ops
Manager
Electric
Operator
Generator
Operator
Hydro
Plant
Operator
Hydro Station
Operator
Hydroelectric
Plant
Operator
Hydroelectric
Plant
Power Generation Engineer
Hydroelectric
Operator
Hydroelectric Station
Operator
Hydrogen
Plant
Operator
Hydrogen Power
Plant
Engineer
Landfill
Gas
Plant
Field Tech
Landfill
Gas
Plant
Field Technician
Landfill
Gas
Collecting System Tech
Landfill
Gas
Collecting System Technician
Landfill
Gas
Collection System Tech
Landfill
Gas
Collection System Technician
Landfill
Gas
Generating System Tech
Landfill
Gas
Generating System Technician
Landfill
Gas
Generation System Tech
Landfill
Gas
Generation System Technician
Landfill
Gas
Systems Monitor
Landfill
Gas
Tech
Landfill
Gas
Technician
Methane
Gas
Generating System Tech
Methane
Gas
Generating System Technician
Methane
Gas
Generation System Tech
Methane
Gas
Generation System Technician
Multicraft
Operator
Natural
Gas
Tech
Natural
Gas
Technician
Outside
Plant
Tech
Outside
Plant
Technician
Pilot
Plant
Tech
Pilot
Plant
Technician
Power
Plant
Operator
Power
Plant
Control Room
Operator
Power
Plant
Tech
Power
Plant
Technician
Power
Operator
Power Generating
Plant
Operator
Power Station
Operator
Powerhouse
Operator
Process
Operator
Rectifier
Operator
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Operator
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Operator
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Operator
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Operator
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Plant
Operator
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Operator
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Operator
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Operator
Unit
Operator
Utility
Plant
Operator
Water
Plant
Operator
1
O*NET-SOC Description
Control,
operate
, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment
operators.
15
Tasks
Open
and close valves and switches in sequence to start or shut down auxiliary units.
Operate
landfill
gas
, methane, or natural
gas
fueled electrical generation systems.
Operate
or maintain distributed power generation equipment, including fuel cells or microturbines, to produce energy on-site for manufacturing or other commercial purposes.
Operate
, control, or monitor
gasifiers
or related equipment, such as coolers, water quenches, water
gas
shifts reactors, or sulfur recovery units, to produce syngas or electricity from coal.
Operate
, control, or monitor equipment, such as acid or
gas
carbon dioxide removal units, carbon dioxide compressors, or pipelines, to capture, store, or transport carbon dioxide exhaust.
Operate
, control, or monitor integrated
gasification
combined cycle (IGCC) or related equipment, such as air separation units, to generate electricity from coal.
Communicate with systems
operators
to regulate and coordinate line voltages and transmission loads and frequencies.
Diagnose or troubleshoot problems with
gas
collection systems.
Inspect records or log book entries or communicate with
plant
personnel to assess equipment
operating
status.
Monitor power
plant
equipment and indicators to detect evidence of
operating
problems.
Prepare and submit compliance,
operational
, and safety forms or reports.
Record and compile
operational
data by completing and maintaining forms, logs, or reports.
Regulate equipment
operations
and conditions, such as water levels, based on instrument data or from computers.
Repair or replace
gas
piping.
Start or stop generators, auxiliary pumping equipment, turbines, or other power
plant
equipment as necessary.
9
Detailed Work Activities
Operate
energy distribution equipment.
Operate
energy production equipment.
Operate
natural
gas
generation equipment.
Operate
pumping systems or equipment.
Monitor
operational
procedures in technical environments to ensure conformance to standards.
Monitor equipment
operation
to ensure proper functioning.
Record
operational
or production data.
Troubleshoot equipment or systems
operation
problems.
Watch
operating
equipment to detect malfunctions.
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