Onshore wind farm technician to power production plant operator
An onshore wind farm technician already meets 49% of what the power production plant operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
57.7/ 100
1 How much of what a power production plant operator is expected to do is already part of an onshore wind farm technician’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the power production plant operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A power production plant operator role treats 11 of its required skills as things an onshore wind farm technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- automation technology
- electric generators
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity
- ensure equipment maintenance
- maintain electrical equipment
What stands in the way is 6 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A power production plant operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an onshore wind farm technician background worth leading with.
- already held inspect wind turbines constructing
- already held types of wind turbines engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held maintain sensor equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held gather data information skills
- already held monitor electric generators constructing
- already held control temperature information skills
All 26 carried skills, including the 11 the power production plant operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 37 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn maintain power plant machinery required
- still to learn conduct routine machinery checks required
- still to learn monitor automated machines required
- optional, not held operate boiler optional
- optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
- optional, not held operate hydraulic pumps optional
- optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
- optional, not held maintain hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held operate battery test equipment optional
- optional, not held operate hydrogen extraction equipment optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- optional, not held repair battery components optional
- still to learn electric current required
- optional, not held offshore constructions and facilities optional
- optional, not held offshore renewable energy technologies optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held battery components optional
- optional, not held battery fluids optional
- optional, not held fossil fuels optional
- optional, not held fuel gas optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held hydroelectricity optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
- still to learn wear appropriate protective gear required
- optional, not held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment optional
- still to learn oversee power equipment operation required
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held biomass conversion optional
- optional, not held chemical products optional
- optional, not held maritime meteorology optional
- optional, not held battery chemistry optional
- optional, not held address problems critically optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held use communication techniques optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a power production plant operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 maintain power plant machinery practise this
- 02 oversee power equipment operation practise this
- 03 conduct routine machinery checks practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 26 skills that carry over
- already held automation technology knowledge
- already held electric generators knowledge
- already held electrical power safety regulations knowledge
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held ensure equipment maintenance skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held monitor electric generators skill
- already held resolve equipment malfunctions skill
- already held respond to electrical power contingencies skill
- already held use remote control equipment skill
- already held arrange equipment repairs skill
- already held control temperature skill
- already held develop strategies for electricity contingencies 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 gather data skill
- already held inspect wind turbines skill
- already held liaise with engineers skill
- already held maintain records of maintenance interventions skill
- already held maintain sensor equipment skill
- already held operate automated process control skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
- already held statistical analysis system software knowledge
- already held types of wind turbines knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held manage data optional
- optional, not held prevent marine pollution optional
31 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held biomass conversion optional
- optional, not held chemical products optional
- optional, not held manage data optional
- optional, not held maritime meteorology optional
- optional, not held offshore constructions and facilities optional
- optional, not held offshore renewable energy technologies optional
- optional, not held operate boiler optional
- optional, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls optional
- optional, not held operate hydraulic pumps optional
- optional, not held operate steam turbine optional
- optional, not held prevent marine pollution optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held address problems critically optional
- optional, not held battery chemistry optional
- optional, not held battery components optional
- optional, not held battery fluids optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held fossil fuels optional
- optional, not held fuel gas optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held hydroelectricity optional
- optional, not held install hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held maintain hydraulic systems optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- optional, not held operate battery test equipment optional
- optional, not held operate hydrogen extraction equipment optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- optional, not held repair battery components optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
- optional, not held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment optional
- optional, not held use communication techniques optional
33 held skills the power production plant operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse test data skill
- not needed by the target role apply health and safety standards skill
- not needed by the target role assemble electrical components skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate electricity generation skill
- not needed by the target role electrical discharge knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with noise standards skill
- not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
- not needed by the target role follow safety procedures when working at heights skill
- not needed by the target role inspect underground power cables skill
- not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install onshore wind energy systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain wind turbines skill
- not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
- not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
- not needed by the target role provide information on wind turbines skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
- not needed by the target role repair underground power cables skill
- not needed by the target role replace large components skill
- not needed by the target role report test findings skill
- not needed by the target role review meteorological forecast data skill
- not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
- not needed by the target role set up machine controls skill
- not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role test procedures in electricity transmission skill
- not needed by the target role test sensors skill
- not needed by the target role test wind turbine blades skill
- not needed by the target role wind energy knowledge
- not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
16 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn electric current required
- optional, not held biomass conversion optional
- optional, not held chemical products optional
- optional, not held maritime meteorology optional
- optional, not held offshore constructions and facilities optional
- optional, not held offshore renewable energy technologies optional
- optional, not held smart grids systems optional
- optional, not held battery chemistry optional
- optional, not held battery components optional
- optional, not held battery fluids optional
- optional, not held fossil fuels optional
- optional, not held fuel gas optional
- optional, not held hydraulics optional
- optional, not held hydroelectricity optional
- optional, not held nuclear energy optional
- optional, not held sensors optional
Common questions about this move
Can an onshore wind farm technician become a power production plant operator?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An onshore wind farm technician already covers 49% of what a power production plant operator is expected to do: 26 skills carry over, 11 of which the power production plant operator role treats as required.
What skills does an onshore wind farm technician need to become a power production plant operator?
6 required skills are missing, plus 31 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is maintain power plant machinery.
How hard is the move from onshore wind farm technician to power production plant operator?
Its learning distance is 57.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.