Where a solar power plant operator can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a solar power plant operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Solar power plant operators operate and maintain equipment which produce electrical energy from solar power. They monitor measuring equipment to ensure the safety of operations, and that the production needs are met. They also react to system problems, and repair faults.
Also known as solar power plant maintenance operative, solar electric power plant operator, solar array operative, solar farm worker, solar array worker, solar power plant safety operator, solar electricity power plant operator, solar farm operative, solar electricity power plant operative, solar energy plant worker, solar energy plant operator, solar electric power plant operative.
Technicians and associate professionals 62 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: power production plant operator, 73%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
- power production plant operator 73% covered · difficulty 33.6
- geothermal power plant operator 56% covered · difficulty 49.1
- fossil-fuel power plant operator 51% covered · difficulty 54
- electrical transmission system operator 51% covered · difficulty 48.6
- electrical power distributor 49% covered · difficulty 49.8
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A solar power plant operator needs 15 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- install concentrated solar power systems constructing
- install photovoltaic systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
- maintain concentrated solar power systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
- maintain photovoltaic systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
- photovoltaic systems engineering, manufacturing and construction
- monitor electric generators constructing
- solar energy engineering, manufacturing and construction
- respond to electrical power contingencies working with machinery and specialised equipment
- electric current engineering, manufacturing and construction
- electric generators engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a solar power plant operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
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Solar power 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 solar power 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.