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Geothermal power plant operator

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geothermal plant operative, geothermal power plant operative, geo-thermal power plant operative, geothermal plant operator, geo-thermal plant operator, geo-thermal plant operative, geothermal plant worker, geo-thermal power plant operator, geo-thermal power plant worker, geothermal power plant worker, geo-thermal plant worker

Solar and renewable energy

Geothermal power plant operators operate and maintain equipment, often steam-driven turbines, which produce electrical energy.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Control generator output to match the phase, frequency, or voltage of electricity supplied to panels.

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    Take regulatory action, based on readings from charts, meters and gauges, at established intervals.

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    Control power generating equipment, including boilers, turbines, generators, or reactors, using control boards or semi-automatic equipment.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
conducteur/conductrice d’installations de production d’énergie géothermique
español
operador de central geotérmica/operadora de central geotérmica
العربية
مشغل محطة توليد الطاقة الحرارية الأرضية / مشغلة محطة توليد الطاقة الحرارية الأرضية
português
Operador de central geotérmica/Operadora de central geotérmica
Deutsch
Steuerer von Geothermiekraftwerken/Steuerin von Geothermiekraftwerken
italiano
operatore di centrale elettrica geotermica/operatrice di centrale elettrica geotermica

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