Career overview
Geothermal Technicians
O*NET-SOC 49-9099.01
Median pay / yr$48,640
OutlookBelow Average
Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.
What it takes
The skills, knowledge, and credentials employers look for in Geothermal Technicians.
Skills employers look for
- Operations MonitoringWatching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- MonitoringMonitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- TroubleshootingDetermining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Operation and ControlControlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Critical ThinkingUsing logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Knowledge areas
- MechanicalKnowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
- English LanguageKnowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
- PhysicsKnowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
- Education and TrainingKnowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Public Safety and SecurityKnowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
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