Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

fossil-fuel power plant operatortogeothermal power plant operator

A fossil-fuel power plant operator already meets 68% of what the geothermal power plant operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fossil-fuel power plant operator
68%
Overlap1
To geothermal power plant operator
25 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
37.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 37.4

This move: 37.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the geothermal power plant operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fossil-fuel power plant operator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A geothermal power plant operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fossil-fuel power plant operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held control steam flows working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held regulate steam pressure assisting and caring
  • already held operate steam turbine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held replace large components working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held monitor electric generators constructing
  • already held coordinate electricity generation communication, collaboration and creativity

All 25 carried skills, including the 12 the geothermal power plant operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held geothermal power generation methods required
  • required, not held geothermal energy required
  • required, not held geothermal energy systems required
  • required, not held geothermal power plant operations required
  • optional, not held renewable energy optional
02 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held monitor valves required
03 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
04 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held oversee power equipment operation optional
05 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
06 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate climate control optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a geothermal power plant operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held control steam flows skill
  • already held electric current knowledge
  • already held electric generators knowledge
  • already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
  • already held electricity knowledge
  • already held maintain electrical equipment skill
  • already held monitor electric generators skill
  • already held operate steam turbine skill
  • already held regulate steam pressure skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held arrange equipment repairs skill
  • already held coordinate electricity generation skill
  • already held electricity consumption knowledge
  • already held ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule skill
  • already held ensure safety in electrical power operations skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
  • already held perform minor repairs to equipment skill
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held replace large components skill
  • already held report on production results skill
  • already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held develop strategies for electricity contingencies optional
  • optional, not held operate climate control optional
  • optional, not held oversee power equipment operation optional
  • optional, not held operate forklift optional
  • optional, not held renewable energy optional
18 held skills the geothermal power plant operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role close circuit breaker skill
  • not needed by the target role energy conservation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role fossil fuels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fossil-fuel power plant operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain system logs skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role monitor gauge skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor utility equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role natural gas knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate ash handling equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate boiler skill
  • not needed by the target role operate gas turbines skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to emergency calls for repairs skill
  • not needed by the target role smart grids systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tend compressor engine skill
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held geothermal power generation methods required
  • required, not held geothermal energy required
  • required, not held geothermal energy systems required
  • required, not held geothermal power plant operations required
  • required, not held thermodynamics required
  • optional, not held renewable energy optional
Index

Other moves recorded from fossil-fuel power plant operator

Full index of moves from fossil-fuel power plant operator

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.