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Summary Report for:
11-3051.02 - Geothermal Production Managers

Manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.

This title represents an occupation for which data collection is currently underway.

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Tasks

  • Inspect geothermal plant or injection well fields to verify proper equipment operations.
  • Oversee geothermal plant operations, maintenance, and repairs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
  • Supervise employees in geothermal power plants or well fields.
  • Develop operating plans and schedules for geothermal operations.
  • Develop or manage budgets for geothermal operations.
  • Identify and evaluate equipment, procedural, or conditional inefficiencies involving geothermal plant systems.
  • Identify opportunities to improve plant electrical equipment, controls, or process control methodologies.
  • Monitor geothermal operations, using programmable logic controllers.
  • Negotiate interconnection agreements with other utilities.
  • Obtain permits for constructing, upgrading, or operating geothermal power plants.

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Wages & Employment Trends

National

Median wages data collected from Industrial Production Managers.
Employment data collected from Industrial Production Managers.
Industry data collected from Industrial Production Managers.

Median wages (2008) $40.04 hourly, $83,290 annual
Employment (2008) 156,000 employees
Projected growth (2008-2018) Decline slowly or moderately (-3% to -9%) Decline slowly or moderately (-3% to -9%)
Projected job openings (2008-2018) 54,700
Top industries (2008)

State & National

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2008 wage data external site and 2008-2018 employment projections external site. "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2008-2018). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.

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