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Where a geothermal engineer can go next

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

Geothermal engineers research, design, plan and operate processes and equipment that convert thermal energy into electricity or heating and cooling. They use natural heat sources from underground to generate power, to cool in the summer and heat in the winter industrial, commercial and residential buildings. Geothermal engineers develop strategies for more efficient energy production and analyse environmental consequences.

Also known as geothermal power plant manager, geothermal O&M engineer, geothermal technology engineering adviser, geothermal engineering consultant, geothermal power plant engineer.

Professionals 49 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: geothermal power plant operator, 46%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
geothermal power plant operat… 46% covered geothermal technician 40% covered hydroelectric plant operator 37% covered hydropower engineer 33% covered geological engineer 29% covered geothermal engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from geothermal engineer, 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 geothermal engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A geothermal engineer needs 34 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
  • design thermal requirements management skills
  • geothermal power generation methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • perform feasibility study on geothermal energy information skills
  • design thermal equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
  • geothermal power plant operations engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • design geothermal energy systems communication, collaboration and creativity
  • energy transformation engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • design heat pump installations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • geothermal energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • perform a feasibility study on heat pumps information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a geothermal engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Geothermal engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 geothermal engineer’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.