Geothermal Production Managers Career, Salary and Skills
Geothermal Production Managers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $126,060 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 246,250. Wage data is published for 426 locations.
Occupation description
Manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.
O*NET code
11-3051.02
Job zone
3
Typical education
Some College Courses
Experience
Over 10 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$126,060
Hourly median
$60.61
Employment
246,250
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 3.88 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Monitoring | 3.88 | 4.38 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Coordination | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Writing | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Active Listening | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Time Management | 3.62 | 3.88 |
Typical tasks
- Oversee geothermal plant operations, maintenance, and repairs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
- Communicate geothermal plant conditions to employees.
- Identify and evaluate equipment, procedural, or conditional inefficiencies involving geothermal plant systems.
- Perform or direct the performance of preventative maintenance on geothermal plant equipment.
- Inspect geothermal plant or injection well fields to verify proper equipment operations.
- Develop or manage budgets for geothermal operations.
- Select and implement corrosion control or mitigation systems for geothermal plants.
- Supervise employees in geothermal power plants or well fields.
Technology
- Data logging software
- Infostat RIMBase
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Personnel scheduling software
Geothermal Production Managers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Geothermal Production Managers Salary in CAMedian $132,620 · Employment 25,130
- Geothermal Production Managers Salary in TXMedian $130,890 · Employment 21,200
- Geothermal Production Managers Salary in MIMedian $120,660 · Employment 14,320
- Geothermal Production Managers Salary in OHMedian $109,340 · Employment 14,290
- Geothermal Production Managers Salary in ILMedian $127,270 · Employment 11,570
- Geothermal Production Managers Salary in PAMedian $109,140 · Employment 10,200
- Geothermal Production Managers Salary in NCMedian $125,940 · Employment 9,640
- Geothermal Production Managers Salary in FLMedian $119,870 · Employment 9,480
- Geothermal Production Managers Salary in INMedian $121,500 · Employment 9,400
- Geothermal Production Managers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $128,540 · Employment 9,120
- Geothermal Production Managers Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $129,840 · Employment 8,850
- Geothermal Production Managers Salary in New York, NYMedian $151,630 · Employment 7,220
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.