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)
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
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Comparison table
| Metric | Power Plant Operators | Wind Turbine Service Technicians |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $102,040 | $64,120 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 29,320 | 9,980 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Post-Secondary Certificate |
| Job zone | 2 | 3 |
| Important skills | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Monitoring | Repairing, Troubleshooting, Equipment Maintenance, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking |
| Related careers | Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers, Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, Nuclear Power Reactor Operators, Wellhead Pumpers | Avionics Technicians, Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, Electrical Engineers, Geothermal Production Managers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
67%
14 of 21 target skills
Target-only skills
7
Current-only skills
1
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
- Troubleshooting+0.9 level
- Repairing+0.8 level
- Equipment Maintenance+0.8 level
- Operations Monitoring—
- Critical Thinking—
- Monitoring—
- Complex Problem Solving—
- Quality Control Analysis—
- Reading Comprehension+0.1 level
- Operation and Control—
- Active Listening—
- Speaking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Coordination+0.3 level
Only in Wind Turbine Service Technicians
- Active Learning
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Equipment Selection
- Learning Strategies
- Time Management
- Instructing
Only in Power Plant Operators
- Writing