DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators. Excludes ?Nuclear Power Reactor Operators? (51-8011).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	930	114	$42.12/hr	$1.73/hr	$26.13/hr	$35.25/hr	$43.64/hr	$50.19/hr	$58.57/hr
U S	33,620	908	$38.72/hr	$0.23/hr	$22.43/hr	$30.79/hr	$40.00/hr	$47.30/hr	$52.87/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Power Plant Operators Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Trade, Transportation and Utilities 760 $45.64/hr Public Administration 150 $34.38/hr

Other Regional Data For Power Plant Operators Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Minnesota 930 $43.64/hr -10.7% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 560 $45.49/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 330 $43.57/hr -15.1% Southeast Balance of State 150 $44.75/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 130 $42.08/hr -9.5% Southeast Minnesota 120 $44.41/hr -7.3% Central Minnesota 70 $46.70/hr -11.3% Rochester MN MSA 40 $41.16/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 40 $25.13/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 20 $37.30/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A -9.1% St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A

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• Operates or controls machinery that generates electric power, using control boards or semiautomatic equipment.
• Examines and tests electrical power distribution machinery and equipment, using testing devices.
• Maintains and repairs electrical power distribution machinery and equipment, using hand tools.
• Compiles and records operational data on specified forms.
• Adjusts controls on equipment to generate specified electrical power.
• Monitors control and switchboard gauges to determine electrical power distribution meets specifications.
• Tends portable or stationary high pressure boilers that supply heat or power for engines , turbines, and steam-powered equipment.
• Replenishes electrolyte in batteries and oil in voltage transformers and resets tripped electric relays.
• Reads gauges to verify that units are operating at specified capacity, and listens for sounds warning of mechanical malfunction.
• Assists in making electrical repairs.
• Cleans and lubricates equipment and collects oil, water, and electrolyte samples for laboratory analysis to prevent equipment failure or deterioration,
• Tightens leaking gland and pipe joints and reports need for major equipment repairs.
• Opens and closes valves and switches in sequence upon signal from other worker to start or shut down auxiliary units.