Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Power Plant Operators
Career B (or your target career)
Geothermal Production Managers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Power Plant Operators | Geothermal Production Managers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $102,040 | $126,060 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 29,320 | 246,250 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Some College Courses |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Monitoring | Critical Thinking, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making |
| Related careers | Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Nuclear Power Reactor Operators, Wellhead Pumpers | Wind Turbine Service Technicians, Wind Energy Engineers, Water/Wastewater Engineers, Petroleum Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
46%
11 of 24 target skills
Target-only skills
13
Current-only skills
4
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Critical Thinking+0.1 level
- Monitoring+1.3 level
- Speaking+1.0 level
- Reading Comprehension+1.1 level
- Coordination+0.6 level
- Judgment and Decision Making+0.5 level
- Active Listening+0.5 level
- Writing+0.8 level
- Complex Problem Solving+0.6 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Quality Control Analysis—
Only in Geothermal Production Managers
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Time Management
- Active Learning
- Social Perceptiveness
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Management of Financial Resources
- Mathematics
- Management of Material Resources
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
Only in Power Plant Operators
- Operation and Control
- Repairing
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment Maintenance