Power Plant Operators Career

The role of Power Plant Operators is to control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $91,880 and $44 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Power Plant Operators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 31,490 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Power Plant Operators Career

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

Related Occupations to Power Plant Operators Career

The following 26 occupations are related to Power Plant Operators.

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Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	436K	$67,840	$33
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	24,790	$92,840	$45
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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
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Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	33,360	$88,120	$42
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Vocational Programs for Power Plant Operators Career

31K

$44.17

$91,880

Vocational Programs to Prepare Power Plant Operators Career

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