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Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
All installation, maintenance, and repair workers not listed separately.
- Median pay
- $48,640
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- +2.4%
- Stable
- Typical entry
- High school diploma or equivalent
Key skills
- Operations Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Operation and Control
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Quality Control Analysis
- Active Learning
What they do
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
- Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
- Collect and record data associated with operating geothermal power plants or well fields.
- Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
- Perform pre- and post-installation pressure, flow, and related tests of vertical and horizontal geothermal loop piping.
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
- Adjust power production systems to meet load and distribution demands.
- Maintain electrical switchgear, process controls, transmitters, gauges, and control equipment in accordance with geothermal plant procedures.
- Calculate heat loss and heat gain factors for residential properties to determine heating and cooling required by installed geothermal systems.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.