Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a steam turbine operator can go next

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

Steam turbine operators operate and maintain machinery which generates power. They ensure the safety of the operations and monitor operations to detect problems, and react to emergency situations.

Also known as steam boiler operator, steam turbine generator operator, steam turbine monitoring operator, steam turbine machinery operator, steam-electric power operator, steam turbine safety operator, steam generator operator, turbine hall worker.

Technicians and associate professionals 30 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: steam plant operator, 81%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
steam plant operator 81% covered mine rescue officer 29% covered biogas technician 26% covered industrial machinery mechanic 26% covered heating, ventilation, air con… 25% covered steam turbine operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from steam turbine 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 steam turbine operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A steam turbine operator needs 11 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
  • types of steam engines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • adjust cylinder valves constructing
  • operate steam turbine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • thermodynamics natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • monitor valves information skills
  • conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • identify hazards in the workplace information skills
  • use testing equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation assisting and caring
  • use personal protection equipment assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Steam turbine 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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a steam turbine 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.