Where a hydroelectric plant operator can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a hydroelectric plant operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Hydroelectric plant operators operate and maintain the equipment used in the production of energy from the movement of water. They monitor the measuring equipment, assess the production needs, and adapt the water flow to meet these needs. They also perform repairs and maintenance duties.
Also known as hydropower plant technician, hydro-power plant operator, hydropower plant operative, hydro-power plant technician, hydroelectric power plant technician, hydropower plant operator, hydroelectric plant operative, hydro-power plant worker, hydro plant worker, hydro-power plant operative, hydropower plant worker, hydroelectric plant worker.
Technicians and associate professionals 25 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: electrical transmission system operator, 47%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
Table 3 · What the job itself asks for
A hydroelectric plant operator needs 12 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- hydroelectricity engineering, manufacturing and construction
- operate hydraulic pumps working with machinery and specialised equipment
- maintain hydraulic systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
- monitor electric generators constructing
- operate hydraulic machinery controls working with machinery and specialised equipment
- environmental engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- electric current engineering, manufacturing and construction
- electric generators engineering, manufacturing and construction
- electrical power safety regulations engineering, manufacturing and construction
- hydraulics engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 4 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a hydroelectric plant operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- electric power generation engineer 77% covered · difficulty 22.3
- power production plant operator 77% covered · difficulty 22.3
- power distribution engineer 57% covered · difficulty 40
- geothermal power plant operator 51% covered · difficulty 46.1
- offshore renewable energy technician 51% covered · difficulty 46.3
- hydropower technician 49% covered · difficulty 48.6
- fossil-fuel power plant operator 45% covered · difficulty 51.6
- offshore renewable energy plant operator 39% covered · difficulty 56.1
- geothermal technician 39% covered · difficulty 57.1
- geothermal engineer 37% covered · difficulty 58.6
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Hydroelectric plant operator is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a hydroelectric plant 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.