Geothermal Technicians

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Job Outlook:
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Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $70,350.00
Average: $47,800.00
Hourly
Average: $22.98

What they do:

Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.

On the job, you would:

  • Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
  • Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
  • Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

97% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
89% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
85% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
83% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
81% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
77% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
75% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
74% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
73% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
72% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
71% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
70% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
69% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
65% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
58% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
56% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

95% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

72% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
69% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
69% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
66% Perceptual Speed  -  The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
60% Arm-Hand Steadiness  -  The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
56% Visualization  -  The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
56% Control Precision  -  The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
56% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
56% Flexibility of Closure  -  The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
56% Selective Attention  -  The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
53% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
53% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
53% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
53% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
53% Multilimb Coordination  -  The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
53% Extent Flexibility  -  The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
53% Visual Color Discrimination  -  The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
53% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

57% Operations Monitoring  -  Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
54% Operation and Control  -  Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
54% Troubleshooting  -  Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
52% Monitoring  -  Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
52% Repairing  -  Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Troubleshoot equipment or systems operation problems.
Repair green energy equipment or systems.
Install energy-efficient heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment.
Service heating, ventilation or air-conditioning (HVAC) systems or components.
Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance.
Pour materials into or on designated areas.
Install energy-efficient heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment.
Develop equipment or component configurations.
Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs.
Dig holes or trenches.
Install piping for installation or maintenance activities.
Service heating, ventilation or air-conditioning (HVAC) systems or components.
Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs.
Install energy-efficient heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment.
Maintain work equipment or machinery.
Repair electronic equipment.
Calibrate equipment to specifications.
Repair electronic equipment.
Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
Apply protective coverings to objects or surfaces near work areas.
Document operational activities.
Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs.
Install energy-efficient heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment.
Maintain work equipment or machinery.
Install energy-efficient heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment.
Move large objects using heavy equipment.
Document operational activities.
Maintain repair or maintenance records.
Test fluids to identify contamination or other problems.
Operate welding equipment.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

97% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
95% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
94% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
94% Exposed to Hazardous Conditions  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
93% In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)?
92% Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
89% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
89% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
88% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
84% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
84% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
83% Very Hot or Cold Temperatures  -  How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
82% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
80% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
80% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
77% Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
77% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
72% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
71% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
71% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
70% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
69% Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings  -  How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
69% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
68% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
67% Exposed to Hazardous Equipment  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
66% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
65% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
63% Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting  -  How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
60% Exposed to High Places  -  How often does this job require exposure to high places?
59% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
57% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
57% In an Open Vehicle or Equipment  -  How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)?
56% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
56% Outdoors, Under Cover  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)?
54% Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions  -  How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
54% Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection  -  How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?
52% Degree of Automation  -  How automated is the job?
85% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

86% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
86% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
83% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
82% Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
81% Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
79% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
76% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
75% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
74% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
74% Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
74% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
73% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
72% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
70% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
69% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
65% Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information  -  Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
65% Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others  -  Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
64% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
62% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
60% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
60% Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
60% Coaching and Developing Others  -  Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
59% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
58% Developing and Building Teams  -  Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
58% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
57% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
57% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
56% Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment  -  Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
56% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
55% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Getting Started

Education:
66%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
20%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)

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