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Where a boiler operator can go next

1 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a boiler operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Boiler operators maintain heating systems such as low-pressure boilers, high-pressure boilers and power boilers. They work mostly in large buildings like power plants or boiler rooms and ensure a safe and environmentally friendly operation of boiler systems.

Also known as boiler operative, steam boiler operator, boiler worker, heating system operator, boiler maintenance technician, power plant operator, steam heating operator, boiler technician, power plant operative, power plant worker, boiler maintenance operator, steam power operator.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 23 skills on file 1 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: fossil-fuel power plant operator, 17%

Fig. 2 · Career map 1 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 1 nearest destinations from boiler operator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a boiler operator already covers. All 1 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step. Only one move is listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

fossil-fuel power plant operator 17% covered · difficulty 80.6

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A boiler operator needs 13 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

operate water-heating equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
read heat meter working with machinery and specialised equipment
read water meter working with machinery and specialised equipment
control steam flows working with machinery and specialised equipment
regulate steam pressure assisting and caring
operate boiler working with machinery and specialised equipment
domestic cooling systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
stand high temperatures assisting and caring
water pressure natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts engineering, manufacturing and construction

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Boiler operator is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a boiler operator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.