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Power plant control room operator

Other names

power station operator, electricity generating plant operative, electricity generation plant operator, electricity generating plant worker, electric power station operator, electricity generation operator, electric power station worker, electric power station operative, electricity generation plant worker, electricity generation operative, power station operative worker, power station control room worker

Electricity and power

They run power plants safely, watch the machines and meters, start and stop equipment, and fix problems like blackouts.

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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.

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    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
opérateur salle de contrôle en production d’énergie/opératrice salle de contrôle en production d’énergie
español
operador de sala de control en central nuclear/operadora de sala de control en central nuclear
العربية
مشغل غرفة تحكم محطة توليد الكهرباء / مشغلة غرفة تحكم محطة توليد الكهرباء
português
Operador de sala de controlo de central elétrica/Operadora de sala de controlo de central elétrica
Deutsch
Steuerer Kraftwerksleitstand/Steuerin Kraftwerksleitstand
italiano
operatore di sala di controllo di centrale elettrica/operatrice di sala di controllo di centrale elettrica

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