Vocational Programs for Hydroelectric Plant Technicians Career

The role of Hydroelectric Plant Technicians is to monitor and control activities associated with hydropower generation.

1 vocational program could be taken for the Hydroelectric Plant Technicians career.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Hydroelectric Plant Technicians Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Hydroelectric Plant Technicians. Total 3 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Power Plant Technology/Technician page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Power Plant Technology/Technician	3	$30,226	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Hydroelectric Plant Technicians Career

The following 26 occupations are related to Hydroelectric Plant Technicians.

Related Occupations toHydroelectric Plant Technicians
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Industrial Production Managers	223K	$125,900	$61
Architectural and Engineering Managers	208K	$172,290	$83
Chemical Engineers	21,140	$122,910	$59
Nuclear Technicians	5,400	$97,520	$47
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	436K	$67,840	$33
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	24,790	$92,840	$45
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	47,780	$72,360	$35
Millwrights	37,930	$64,310	$31
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,503K	$49,650	$24
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	9,800	$65,380	$31
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	176K	$50,480	$24
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	5,760	$121,240	$58
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	9,040	$105,460	$51
Power Plant Operators	31,490	$91,880	$44
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	33,840	$73,170	$35
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	121K	$58,050	$28
Chemical Plant and System Operators	17,980	$79,450	$38
Gas Plant Operators	15,930	$83,020	$40
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	33,360	$88,120	$42
Plant and System Operators, All Other	15,370	$59,890	$29
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	120K	$57,350	$28
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	53,170	$51,960	$25
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	4,400	$63,810	$31
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	11,570	$58,650	$28
Wellhead Pumpers	18,230	$69,930	$34

Schools offering vocational programs for Hydroelectric Plant Technicians

The following 3 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Hydroelectric Plant Technicians. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.

Northland Pioneer College

Holbrook, AZ public, 2-4 year

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$2,428(in-state) $9,851(out-of-state)

Flint Hills Technical College

Emporia, KS public, 2-4 year

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$6,740(in-state) $6,740(out-of-state)

Utah State University

Logan, UT public, four-year

Tuition & Fees

2023-2024$8,305(in-state) $24,223(out-of-state)