power plant control room operatortopower production plant operator
A power plant control room operator already meets 59% of what the power production plant operator role asks for. The move turns on 1 required skill not yet in the profile.
59%
48.2/ 100
1 Share of the power production plant operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the power plant control room operator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A power production plant operator role treats 16 of its required skills as things a power plant control room operator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- automation technology
- electric current
- electric generators
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity
- ensure equipment maintenance
What stands in the way is 1 required skill the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A power production plant operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a power plant control room operator background worth leading with.
- already held maintain power plant machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held fossil fuels engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held oversee power equipment operation constructing
- already held monitor electric generators constructing
- already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies management skills
- already held use remote control equipment working with computers
All 26 carried skills, including the 16 the power production plant operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 37 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held conduct routine machinery checks required
- optional, not held operate boiler optional
- optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
- optional, not held operate hydraulic pumps optional
- optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
- optional, not held maintain hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held maintain sensor equipment optional
- optional, not held operate automated process control optional
- optional, not held operate battery test equipment optional
- optional, not held operate hydrogen extraction equipment optional
- optional, not held repair battery components optional
- optional, not held offshore constructions and facilities optional
- optional, not held offshore renewable energy technologies optional
- optional, not held battery components optional
- optional, not held battery fluids optional
- optional, not held fuel gas optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held hydroelectricity optional
- optional, not held renewable energy optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
- optional, not held types of wind turbines optional
- optional, not held biomass conversion optional
- optional, not held chemical products optional
- optional, not held maritime meteorology optional
- optional, not held battery chemistry optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
- optional, not held address problems critically optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held use communication techniques optional
- optional, not held manage data optional
- optional, not held prevent marine pollution optional
- optional, not held control temperature optional
- optional, not held gather data optional
- optional, not held inspect wind turbines optional
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 1 entries a power production plant operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 26 skills that carry over
- already held automation technology knowledge
- already held electric current knowledge
- already held electric generators knowledge
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held maintain power plant machinery skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held monitor automated machines skill
- already held monitor electric generators skill
- already held oversee power equipment operation skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
- already held use remote control equipment skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held arrange equipment repairs skill
- already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies skill
- already held electricity consumption knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
- already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
- already held fossil fuels knowledge
- already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- already held nuclear energy knowledge
- already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
- already held smart grids systems knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment optional
36 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held biomass conversion optional
- optional, not held chemical products optional
- optional, not held manage data optional
- optional, not held maritime meteorology optional
- optional, not held offshore constructions and facilities optional
- optional, not held offshore renewable energy technologies optional
- optional, not held operate boiler optional
- optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
- optional, not held operate hydraulic pumps optional
- optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
- optional, not held prevent marine pollution optional
- optional, not held address problems critically optional
- optional, not held battery chemistry optional
- optional, not held battery components optional
- optional, not held battery fluids optional
- optional, not held control temperature optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held fuel gas optional
- optional, not held gather data optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held hydroelectricity optional
- optional, not held inspect wind turbines optional
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held maintain hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held maintain sensor equipment optional
- optional, not held operate automated process control optional
- optional, not held operate battery test equipment optional
- optional, not held operate hydrogen extraction equipment optional
- optional, not held renewable energy optional
- optional, not held repair battery components optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
- optional, not held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment optional
- optional, not held types of wind turbines optional
- optional, not held use communication techniques optional
19 held skills the power production plant operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt energy distribution schedules skill
- not needed by the target role close circuit breaker skill
- not needed by the target role conduct inter-shift communication skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate electricity generation skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate remote communications skill
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with safety legislation skill
- not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
- not needed by the target role monitor equipment condition skill
- not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
- not needed by the target role natural gas knowledge
- not needed by the target role power plant instrumentation knowledge
- not needed by the target role react to events in time-critical environments skill
- not needed by the target role read electricity meter skill
- not needed by the target role respond to nuclear emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role supervise electricity distribution operations skill
- not needed by the target role test procedures in electricity transmission skill
- not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
- not needed by the target role write production reports skill
15 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held biomass conversion optional
- optional, not held chemical products optional
- optional, not held maritime meteorology optional
- optional, not held offshore constructions and facilities optional
- optional, not held offshore renewable energy technologies optional
- optional, not held battery chemistry optional
- optional, not held battery components optional
- optional, not held battery fluids optional
- optional, not held fuel gas optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held hydroelectricity optional
- optional, not held renewable energy optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
- optional, not held statistical analysis system software optional
- optional, not held types of wind turbines optional
Other moves recorded from power plant control room operator
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.