Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a power plant control room operator can go next

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

Power plant control room operators are responsible for the safe and proper operation of power plants, switchyards and associated control structures. They repair and maintain the involved machinery and equipment to ensure the plant's efficient operation and to tackle emergency situations such as blackouts.

Technicians and associate professionals 45 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: oil refinery control room operator, 72%

oil refinery control room ope… 72% covered electrical transmission syste… 70% covered mine control room operator 67% covered electrical power distributor 65% covered power production plant operat… 59% covered power plant control room … You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from power plant control room operator. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a power plant control room operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
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power plant control room operator is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a power plant control room operator already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.