Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Tasks Include:
- Operate or tend stationary engines, boilers, and auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, compressors, or air-conditioning equipment, to supply and maintain steam or heat for buildings, marine vessels, or pneumatic tools.
- Observe and interpret readings on gauges, meters, and charts registering various aspects of boiler operation to ensure that boilers are operating properly.
- Test boiler water quality or arrange for testing and take necessary corrective action, such as adding chemicals to prevent corrosion and harmful deposits.
- Activate valves to maintain required amounts of water in boilers, to adjust supplies of combustion air, and to control the flow of fuel into burners.
- Monitor boiler water, chemical, and fuel levels, and make adjustments to maintain required levels.
- Monitor and inspect equipment, computer terminals, switches, valves, gauges, alarms, safety devices, and meters to detect leaks or malfunctions and to ensure that equipment is operating efficiently and safely.
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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: +8.8%
National: +4.0%
Education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Job Zone:
Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$67,120.00
State
$52,430.00
Regional
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.
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Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Education
Required Level of Education
- 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) = 47.15%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 37.80%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 10.52%
- Some College Courses = 4.53%
Related Work Experience
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 24.02%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 21.47%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 19.12%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 12.85%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 9.15%
- None = 5.44%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 5.44%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 2.52%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 50.91%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 19.62%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 18.30%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 5.44%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 4.58%
- Over 10 years = 1.16%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 40.91%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 25.05%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 18.30%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 14.58%
- Over 10 years = 1.16%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Operate or tend stationary engines, boilers, and auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, compressors, or air-conditioning equipment, to supply and maintain steam or heat for buildings, marine vessels, or pneumatic tools.
- Observe and interpret readings on gauges, meters, and charts registering various aspects of boiler operation to ensure that boilers are operating properly.
- Test boiler water quality or arrange for testing and take necessary corrective action, such as adding chemicals to prevent corrosion and harmful deposits.
- Activate valves to maintain required amounts of water in boilers, to adjust supplies of combustion air, and to control the flow of fuel into burners.
- Monitor boiler water, chemical, and fuel levels, and make adjustments to maintain required levels.
- Monitor and inspect equipment, computer terminals, switches, valves, gauges, alarms, safety devices, and meters to detect leaks or malfunctions and to ensure that equipment is operating efficiently and safely.
- Analyze problems and take appropriate action to ensure continuous and reliable operation of equipment and systems.
- Maintain daily logs of operation, maintenance, and safety activities, including test results, instrument readings, and details of equipment malfunctions and maintenance work.
- Adjust controls and/or valves on equipment to provide power, and to regulate and set operations of system or industrial processes.
- Switch from automatic to manual controls and isolate equipment mechanically and electrically to allow for safe inspection and repair work.
- Clean and lubricate boilers and auxiliary equipment and make minor adjustments as needed, using hand tools.
- Check the air quality of ventilation systems and make adjustments to ensure compliance with mandated safety codes.
- Perform or arrange for repairs, such as complete overhauls, replacement of defective valves, gaskets, or bearings, or fabrication of new parts.
- Weigh, measure, and record fuel used.
- Develop operation, safety, and maintenance procedures or assist in their development.
- Install burners and auxiliary equipment, using hand tools.
- Contact equipment manufacturers or appropriate specialists when necessary to resolve equipment problems.
- Test electrical systems to determine voltages, using voltage meters.
- Provide assistance to plumbers in repairing or replacing water, sewer, or waste lines, and in daily maintenance activities.
- Receive instructions from steam engineers regarding steam plant and air compressor operations.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Fire coal furnaces by hand or with stokers and gas- or oil-fed boilers, using automatic gas feeds or oil pumps.
- Supervise the work of assistant stationary engineers, turbine operators, boiler tenders, or air conditioning and refrigeration operators and mechanics.
- Ignite fuel in burners, using torches or flames.
- Investigate and report on accidents.
- Operate mechanical hoppers and provide assistance in their adjustment and repair.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable wrenches
- Voltage or current meters (Amp meters)
- Lathes (Bench lathes)
- Pressure sensors (Bourdon tubes)
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Colorimeters
- Multi gas monitors (Combustion analyzers)
- Conductivity meters
- Pneumatic sanding machines (Descalers)
- Calipers (Dial calipers)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Dial indicators)
- Taps or dies (Dies)
- Multimeters (Digital multimeters)
- Workshop presses (Drill presses)
- Dropping pipettes
- Drain or pipe cleaning equipment (Electric drain augers)
- Welders (Electric welding equipment)
- Remote reading thermometers (Electronic remote reading thermometers)
- Temperature transmitters (Electronic temperature sensors)
- Cleaning scrapers (Equipment cleaning scrapers)
- Masks or accessories (Filter masks)
- Forklifts
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus (Gas brazing equipment)
- Laboratory graduated cylinders (Graduated glass cylinders)
- Grapples (Grapple cranes)
- Grease guns
- Threading taps (Hand pipe threaders)
- Hydraulic truck cranes (Hydraulic boom trucks)
- Hydraulic press frames
- Hydrometers
- Floor or platform scales (Industrial platform scales)
- Heat tracing equipment (Infrared guns)
- Ladders
- Squares (Layout squares)
- Locking pliers
- Pressure indicators (Manifold test gauges)
- Micrometers
- Ohmmeters
- Oil gun (Oil guns)
- Opacity or dust or visibility sensors (Opacity meters)
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus (Oxyacetylene welding equipment)
- Personal computers
- pH meters (pH indicators)
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Pipe or tube cutters (Pipe cutters)
- Pipe wrenches
- Air pumps (Pneumatic pumps)
- Power drills
- Power meters
- Power saws
- Levels (Precision levels)
- Pressure indicators (Pressure gauges)
- Pressure transmitters
- Microcontrollers (Programmable logic controllers PLC)
- Ear plugs (Protective ear plugs)
- Ratchets
- Hammer drills (Rotary hammers)
- Safety glasses
- Protective gloves (Safety gloves)
- Pneumatic sanding machines (Sandblasters)
- Scaffolding
- Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories (Self-contained breathing apparatus)
- Psychrometers (Sling psychrometers)
- Socket sets (Socket wrench sets)
- Pressure or steam cleaners (Steam cleaning equipment)
- Screwdrivers (Straight screwdrivers)
- Tap machines or tapping machines (Tapping machines)
- Taps or dies (Taps)
- Thermocouples
- Turbidimeters
- Two way radios
- Voltage or current meters (Voltmeters)
- Pressure or vacuum recorders (Water column gauges)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Statistical software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Database software
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Facilities management software
- Building management system software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS software
- Graphics or photo imaging software
- Graphics software
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
- Word processing software
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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76.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
60.00 | 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. |
58.00 | 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. |
54.50 | 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. |
54.00 | 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. |
52.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
52.00 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
51.75 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
51.50 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
59.50 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
56.25 | 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. |
56.25 | Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
56.25 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
56.25 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
56.25 | Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
53.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
53.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
53.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
53.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
53.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
53.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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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. |
65.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
62.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
56.25 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
56.25 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
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 | 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. |
53.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
53.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
53.00 | 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. |
53.00 | 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. |
53.00 | 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. |
53.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
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 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
50.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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86.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
85.25 | 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. |
82.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
79.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
76.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
76.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
76.00 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
75.50 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
75.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
72.00 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
72.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
71.25 | 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. |
67.75 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
66.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
66.75 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
66.25 | 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. |
65.75 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
65.75 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
65.75 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
65.50 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
64.25 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
63.50 | 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. |
63.25 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
63.00 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
62.75 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
61.00 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
56.50 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
55.00 | 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. |
53.50 | Assisting and Caring for Others | Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients. |
53.00 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
52.00 | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others | Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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84.00 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
84.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
79.25 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
74.75 | 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. |
73.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
73.25 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
70.25 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
69.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
67.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
67.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
66.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
64.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
61.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
59.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
56.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
54.50 | 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)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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66.67 | 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. |
61.17 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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96.00 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
94.60 | 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? |
93.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
93.20 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
92.80 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
92.00 | 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? |
91.40 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
91.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
89.40 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
85.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
85.60 | 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? |
85.20 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
85.00 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
84.60 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
84.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
83.80 | 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? |
81.60 | 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? |
81.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
80.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
79.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
78.80 | 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? |
78.80 | 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? |
78.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
77.00 | 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? |
76.00 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
74.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
73.20 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
71.60 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
71.00 | 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? |
68.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
68.20 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
68.00 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
67.60 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
67.20 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
65.60 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
65.20 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
64.60 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
62.20 | 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.) |
61.20 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
60.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
54.60 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
54.40 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
54.20 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
54.20 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
52.40 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
51.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
50.40 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, desktop publishers, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters and simultaneous captioners, and medical assistants.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $40,910.00 | $67,120.00 | $87,030.00 |
Virginia | $34,670.00 | $52,430.00 | $64,100.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Bay Consortium | $39,267.30 | $51,187.13 | $61,411.43 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $35,483.34 | $39,063.04 | $50,626.47 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $40,915.94 | $51,828.04 | $56,080.95 |
Hampton Roads | $43,806.80 | $59,154.18 | $63,615.52 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia and Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | $43,112.74 | $54,090.49 | $57,444.05 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $34,452.68 | $38,642.02 | $64,231.42 |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | $47,934.66 | $64,053.22 | $76,609.79 |
* 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 | 32,500 | 33,800 | +4.0% |
Virginia | 612 | 666 | +8.8% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
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 and Alexandria/Arlington | 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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