Geothermal Technicians
Tasks Include:
- Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
- Perform pre- and post-installation pressure, flow, and related tests of vertical and horizontal geothermal loop piping.
- Collect and record data associated with operating geothermal power plants or well fields.
- Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
- Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +9.0%
National: +3.2%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Moderately High ($36,000 - $49,999)
Median Earnings:
National
$44,500.00
State
$39,680.00
Regional
Geothermal Technicians
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
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.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geothermal Technicians
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 65.75%
- 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) = 20.48%
- Some College Courses = 12.25%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 1.52%
Related Work Experience
- None = 36.66%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 30.72%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 14.09%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 5.73%
- Up to and including 1 month = 5.66%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 4.10%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 1.56%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 1.48%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 56.27%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 12.67%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 12.61%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 9.76%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.06%
- Up to and including 1 month = 3.15%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.48%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 32.48%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 30.80%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 16.85%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 12.61%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.10%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 3.15%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geothermal Technicians
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
- Perform pre- and post-installation pressure, flow, and related tests of vertical and horizontal geothermal loop piping.
- Collect and record data associated with operating geothermal power plants or well fields.
- Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
- Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Install, maintain, or repair ground or water source-coupled heat pumps to heat and cool residential or commercial building air or water.
- Adjust power production systems to meet load and distribution demands.
- Backfill piping trenches to protect pipes from damage.
- Calculate heat loss and heat gain factors for residential properties to determine heating and cooling required by installed geothermal systems.
- Design and lay out geothermal heat systems according to property characteristics, heating and cooling requirements, piping and equipment requirements, applicable regulations, or other factors.
- Determine the type of geothermal loop system most suitable to a specific property and its heating and cooling needs.
- Dig trenches for system piping to appropriate depths and lay piping in trenches.
- Prepare newly installed geothermal heat systems for operation by flushing, purging, or other actions.
- Install and maintain geothermal system instrumentation or controls.
- Maintain electrical switchgear, process controls, transmitters, gauges, and control equipment in accordance with geothermal plant procedures.
- Maintain, calibrate, or repair plant instrumentation, control, and electronic devices in geothermal plants.
- Apply coatings or operate systems to mitigate corrosion of geothermal plant equipment or structures.
- Install and maintain geothermal plant electrical protection equipment.
- Integrate hot water heater systems with geothermal heat exchange systems.
- Operate equipment, such as excavators, backhoes, rock hammers, trench compactors, pavement saws, grout mixers or pumps, geothermal loop reels, and coil tubing units (CTU).
- Test water sources for factors, such as flow volume and contaminant presence.
- Weld piping, such as high density polyethylene (HDPE) piping, using techniques such as butt, socket, side-wall, and electro-fusion welding.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geothermal Technicians
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable wrenches (Adjustable hand wrenches)
- Pipe wrenches (Adjustable pipe wrenches)
- Air samplers or collectors (Air monitoring equipment)
- Pneumatic impact wrenches (Air wrenches)
- Pipe vises (Alignment clamps)
- Welding tools (Butt fusion machines)
- Locking pliers (Channel lock pliers)
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Coiled tubing units (Coil tubing units)
- Deburring equipment (Deburring tools)
- Logging instruments for water wells (Depth meters)
- Desktop computers
- Plaster or mortar mixers (Grout mixers)
- Grouting machines (Grout pumps)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Power saws (Pavement saws)
- Personal computers
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Pipe or tube cutters (Pipe cutters)
- Pipe or tube cutters (Pipe squeeze off tools)
- Microcontrollers (Programmable logic controllers PLC)
- Respirators (Protective respirators)
- Pyrometers
- Ratchets (Ratchet sets)
- Safety glasses
- Protective gloves (Safety gloves)
- Socket sets (Socket wrench sets)
- Screwdrivers (Straight screwdrivers)
- Track excavators (Tracked excavators)
- Compactors (Trench compacters)
- Specialty wrenches (Valve wrenches)
- Welding tools (Welding equipment)
- Land drilling rigs (Well drilling rigs)
- Wire cutters
- Stripping tools (Wire strippers)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- ClimateMaster GeoDesigner
- Geothermal Properties Measurement Tool
- Thermal Dynamics Ground Loop Design GLD
- WaterFurnace International Ground Loop Design PREMIER
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Industrial control software
- Distributed control systems DCS software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geothermal Technicians
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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85.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
70.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
68.00 | Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes. |
66.25 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
61.00 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
58.00 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
57.00 | Design | Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. |
57.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
57.00 | Telecommunications | Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems. |
55.25 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
55.00 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
53.75 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
51.75 | Administrative | Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology. |
51.50 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geothermal Technicians
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
68.75 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
65.50 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
59.50 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
56.25 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
56.25 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
56.25 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
53.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
53.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
53.00 | Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
53.00 | Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
50.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Installation | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
50.00 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geothermal Technicians
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
68.75 | 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. |
68.75 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
65.50 | 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. |
59.50 | 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. |
56.25 | 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). |
56.25 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
56.25 | 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. |
56.25 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
56.25 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
53.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
53.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
53.00 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
53.00 | 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. |
53.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
53.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
53.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
50.00 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
50.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
50.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
50.00 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geothermal Technicians
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
85.75 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
85.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
83.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
81.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
80.75 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
79.25 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
76.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
75.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
74.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
73.50 | 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. |
73.50 | 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. |
73.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
72.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
70.00 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
69.00 | 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. |
65.00 | 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. |
64.75 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
63.50 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
62.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
60.25 | 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. |
60.25 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
59.50 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
58.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
58.25 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
58.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
57.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
57.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
55.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
55.75 | 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. |
55.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
50.00 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geothermal Technicians
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
96.75 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
88.50 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
85.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
83.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
80.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
77.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
75.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
74.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
73.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
71.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
71.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
70.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
68.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
65.25 | 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. |
57.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
56.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geothermal Technicians
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
50.00 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
50.00 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geothermal Technicians
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
97.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
95.60 | 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? |
95.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
94.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
94.20 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
93.40 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
91.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
91.40 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
90.40 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
87.00 | 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? |
86.80 | 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? |
86.00 | 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? |
85.60 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
84.20 | 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? |
84.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
82.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
81.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
77.60 | 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? |
77.00 | 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? |
76.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
75.80 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
75.00 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
74.80 | 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? |
74.60 | 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? |
73.40 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
72.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
71.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
70.60 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
67.80 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
66.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
66.00 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
65.80 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
65.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
64.60 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
63.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
63.00 | 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? |
61.20 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
58.20 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
56.40 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
56.00 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
55.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
53.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
53.00 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
51.80 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
51.60 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
50.40 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
50.20 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
49.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geothermal Technicians
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Geothermal Technicians
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $30,270.00 | $44,500.00 | $56,570.00 |
Virginia | $28,830.00 | $39,680.00 | $53,350.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $36,664.05 | $40,999.11 | $55,698.72 |
Bay Consortium | $30,934.06 | $39,227.98 | $50,373.94 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $29,717.38 | $41,180.47 | $48,137.50 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $27,521.35 | $33,755.01 | $42,177.44 |
Crater Area | $29,967.14 | $38,806.19 | $52,037.29 |
Greater Peninsula | $30,047.98 | $38,194.74 | $47,941.63 |
Hampton Roads | $34,052.44 | $53,912.05 | $57,555.86 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $28,017.77 | $37,138.70 | $46,287.61 |
Northern Virginia | $34,030.68 | $41,364.94 | $52,637.34 |
Piedmont Workforce | $26,723.36 | $37,590.55 | $42,786.81 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $36,392.52 | $61,644.27 | $67,416.75 |
Southwestern Virginia | $33,459.65 | $48,098.12 | $57,403.52 |
West Piedmont | $28,091.35 | $37,072.37 | $41,458.21 |
Western Virginia | $27,755.57 | $36,481.65 | $43,496.71 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 180,500 | 186,300 | +3.2% |
Virginia | 4,925 | 5,366 | +9.0% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: New York State Department of Labor; New Jersey Department of Labor; California Occupational Information Coordinating Committee; CareerOneStop. (Using onet28)
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Aircraft Accessories
- Artillery and Gunnery
- Artillery Repair
- Auxiliaries
- Firefighting and Damage Control
- Forward Area Equipment Support, General
- Laundry and Personal Service, General
- Military Training Instructor
- Mines and Degaussing
- Missile Guidance and Control
- Missile Launch and Support Facilities
- Missile Mechanic
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
- Other Craftsworkers, N.E.C., General
- Other Mechanical and Electrical Equipment, General
- Shipboard and Other Fire Control
- Small Arms Repair
- Torpedo Repair
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet28)
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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Titles
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- Geothermal Installer
- Geothermal System Installer
- Geothermal Technician
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- Instrument and Controls Technician (I & C Technician)
- Instrumentation and Electrical Technician (I & E Technician)
- Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical Technician (I C & E Technician)
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Maintenance Technician
- Mechanic
- Mechanical Technician
- Operations and Maintenance Technician
- Operations Technician
- Operator
- Operator Technician
- Plant Control Operator
- Plant Mechanic
- Plant Operator
- Plant Technician
- PPO (Power Plant Operator)
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