Power Plant Operators

Education

Required Level of Education

• Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 38.69%
• Some College Courses = 30.69%
• High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) = 26.97%
• Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in Personnel Services, Engineering-related Technologies, Vocational Home Economics, Construction Trades, Mechanics and Repairers, Precision Production Trades) = 3.65%

Related Work Experience

• Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 41.92%
• Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 31.49%
• Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 7.61%
• None = 7.61%
• Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 5.46%
• Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 5.38%
• Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 0.43%
• Over 10 years = 0.10%

On-Site or In-Plant Training

• Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 35.76%
• Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 32.89%
• Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10.02%
• Up to and including 1 month = 8.70%
• Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 6.26%
• Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 4.73%
• None = 1.64%

On-the-Job Training

• Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 37.58%
• Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 32.74%
• Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 8.96%
• Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 8.85%
• Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 8.04%
• Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 3.82%

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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™ 16.0.