Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
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Job Outlook:
None
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High:
$119,880.00
Average:
$88,960.00
Hourly
Average:
$42.77
What they do:
Monitor and control activities associated with hydropower generation. Operate plant equipment, such as turbines, pumps, valves, gates, fans, electric control boards, and battery banks. Monitor equipment operation and performance and make necessary adjustments to ensure optimal performance. Perform equipment maintenance and repair as necessary.
On the job, you would:
- Operate high voltage switches or related devices in hydropower stations.
- Identify or address malfunctions of hydroelectric plant operational equipment, such as generators, transformers, or turbines.
- Inspect water-powered electric generators or auxiliary equipment in hydroelectric plants to verify proper operation or to determine maintenance or repair needs.
Personality
A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Characteristics of this Career |
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87% | Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. | |
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80% | Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. | |
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75% | Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical. | |
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74% | Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. | |
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73% | Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. | |
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72% | Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. | |
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71% | Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. | |
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71% | Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. | |
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70% | Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. | |
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69% | Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. | |
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69% | Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. | |
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68% | Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. | |
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67% | Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Strengths |
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83% | Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services. |
Aptitude
A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality |
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75% | Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. | |
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69% | Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |
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69% | Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |
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69% | Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |
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66% | Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |
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66% | Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
Job Details
Responsibilities
Diagnose equipment malfunctions.
Monitor equipment operation to ensure that products are not flawed.
Operate energy production equipment.
Exchange information with colleagues.
Operate energy production equipment.
Inspect sustainable energy production facilities or equipment.
Assemble electromechanical or hydraulic systems.
Install mechanical components in production equipment.
Record operational or production data.
Maintain sustainable energy production equipment.
Operate energy production equipment.
Operate pumping systems or equipment.
Operate energy production equipment.
Record operational or production data.
Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
Repair production equipment or tools.
Maintain sustainable energy production equipment.
Lubricate production equipment.
Assemble electromechanical or hydraulic systems.
Solder parts or workpieces.
Operate welding equipment.
Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
Assemble temporary equipment or structures.
Lift materials or workpieces using cranes or other lifting equipment.
Clean work areas.
Inspect sustainable energy production facilities or equipment.
Connect supply lines to production equipment or tools.
A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent |
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100% | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? | |
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92% | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? | |
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90% | Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? | |
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87% | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? | |
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86% | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? | |
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85% | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? | |
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85% | Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job? | |
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85% | Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? | |
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82% | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? | |
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81% | Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? | |
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81% | Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? | |
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81% | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? | |
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81% | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting  -  How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? | |
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81% | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? | |
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80% | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? | |
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79% | Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? | |
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78% | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? | |
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77% | Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? | |
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77% | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? | |
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77% | Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? | |
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77% | Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing? | |
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76% | Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? | |
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73% | Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? | |
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71% | Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? | |
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70% | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions  -  How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? | |
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70% | Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? | |
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70% | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? | |
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69% | Exposed to High Places  -  How often does this job require exposure to high places? | |
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68% | Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? | |
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67% | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures  -  How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? | |
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65% | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
A3 | Your Strengths | Importance |
Tasks & Values |
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88% | Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. | |
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87% | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. | |
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87% | Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). | |
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87% | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. | |
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86% | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. | |
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83% | Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. | |
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81% | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. | |
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80% | Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. | |
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79% | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. | |
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77% | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. | |
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77% | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. | |
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77% | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. | |
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74% | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. | |
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74% | Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. | |
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74% | Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. | |
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71% | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information  -  Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. | |
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70% | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. | |
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70% | Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. | |
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69% | Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. | |
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68% | Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. | |
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66% | Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. | |
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66% | Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
Getting Started
Education:
46%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)
22%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)