Geothermal Production Managers

Overview
Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
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.

Education

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters, and medical assistants.

Manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.

Salary Salary

Salary at 10th Percentile: $67K
Salary at 25th Percentile: $84K
Median Salary: $108K
Salary at 75th Percentile: $141K
Salary at 90th Percentile: $181K

Demand
Career Demand by State Career Demand by State Legend
Core Tasks

Supervise employees in geothermal power plants or well fields.

Oversee geothermal plant operations, maintenance, and repairs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.

Prepare environmental permit applications or compliance reports.

Negotiate interconnection agreements with other utilities.

Communicate geothermal plant conditions to employees.

Identify and evaluate equipment, procedural, or conditional inefficiencies involving geothermal plant systems.

Perform or direct the performance of preventative maintenance on geothermal plant equipment.

Develop or manage budgets for geothermal operations.

Inspect geothermal plant or injection well fields to verify proper equipment operations.

Obtain permits for constructing, upgrading, or operating geothermal power plants.

Select and implement corrosion control or mitigation systems for geothermal plants.

Develop operating plans and schedules for geothermal operations.

Record, review, or maintain daily logs, reports, maintenance, and other records associated with geothermal operations.

Conduct well field site assessments.

Monitor geothermal operations, using programmable logic controllers.

Identify opportunities to improve plant electrical equipment, controls, or process control methodologies.

Troubleshoot and make minor repairs to geothermal plant instrumentation or electrical systems.

Technology Skills
Technology
Example
Hot Technology
Calendar and scheduling software
Personnel scheduling software
Data base user interface and query software
Microsoft Access
Electronic mail software
Microsoft Outlook
Office suite software
Microsoft Office
Spreadsheet software
Microsoft Excel
Word processing software
Microsoft Word
Tools Used
Tool
Example
Batteries and generators and kinetic power transmission
Diesel-powered generators
Communications Devices and Accessories
Mobile radios
Computer Equipment and Accessories
Desktop computers
Industrial pumps and compressors
Large volume water pumps
Material handling machinery and equipment
Material moving cranes
Printed circuits and integrated circuits and microassemblies
Programmable logic controllers PLC
Top 10 Knowledge Required
Mechanical
88%
Importance

Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

Administration and Management
85%
Importance

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.

Production and Processing
80%
Importance

Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Mathematics
78%
Importance

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Public Safety and Security
78%
Importance

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.

Engineering and Technology
77%
Importance

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.

English Language
75%
Importance

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Personnel and Human Resources
74%
Importance

Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Education and Training
71%
Importance

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Physics
71%
Importance

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.

Top 10 Skills
Critical Thinking
80%
Importance

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring
78%
Importance

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Reading Comprehension
78%
Importance

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Speaking
78%
Importance

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Coordination
75%
Importance

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Judgment and Decision Making
75%
Importance

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Active Listening
73%
Importance

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.

Complex Problem Solving
73%
Importance

Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Management of Personnel Resources
73%
Importance

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.

Time Management
73%
Importance

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Top 10 Abilities
Oral Comprehension
83%
Importance

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression
83%
Importance

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Deductive Reasoning
80%
Importance

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Problem Sensitivity
80%
Importance

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Inductive Reasoning
78%
Importance

The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Speech Recognition
75%
Importance

The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Written Comprehension
73%
Importance

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Written Expression
73%
Importance

The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Information Ordering
70%
Importance

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).

Speech Clarity
70%
Importance

The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Top 10 Work Activities
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
94%
Importance

Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
93%
Importance

Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Getting Information
90%
Importance

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Interacting With Computers
89%
Importance

Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Scheduling Work and Activities
89%
Importance

Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
88%
Importance

Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Developing and Building Teams
86%
Importance

Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
85%
Importance

Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
84%
Importance

Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
83%
Importance

Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Detailed Work Activities

Supervise workers performing environmentally sustainable activities.

Direct green energy production operations.

Direct maintenance and repair activities in green energy production facilities.

Communicate green energy production information.

Monitor green energy equipment, systems, or facilities.

Maintain green energy production plant equipment.

Direct facility maintenance or repair activities.

Inspect operations of green energy facilities.

Prepare operational budgets for green energy or other green operations.

Implement organizational process or policy changes.

Develop operating strategies, plans, or procedures for green or sustainable operations.

Maintain operational records for green energy processes or other environmentally-sustainable activities.

Evaluate potential of products, technologies, or resources.

Prepare forms or applications.

Prepare reports related to compliance matters.

Negotiate contracts for environmental remediation, green energy, or renewable resources.

Work Context
Electronic Mail

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Telephone

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Face-to-Face Discussions

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Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment

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Responsible for Others' Health and Safety

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

Responsibility for Outcomes and Results

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

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?

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?

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?

Education
Majors   based on the broader career Industrial Production Managers
Major
Industrial Engineering
Engineering-Related Fields
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
Business/Commerce, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Interests
Enterprising
100%
Importance

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Conventional
81%
Importance

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Realistic
53%
Importance

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Investigative
48%
Importance

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Artistic
29%
Importance

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Social
24%
Importance

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Top 10 Work Styles
Integrity
92%
Importance

Job requires being honest and ethical.

Dependability
90%
Importance

Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.

Leadership
90%
Importance

Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.

Analytical Thinking
89%
Importance

Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.

Attention to Detail
89%
Importance

Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.

Stress Tolerance
88%
Importance

Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

Innovation
87%
Importance

Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.

Cooperation
86%
Importance

Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.

Initiative
85%
Importance

Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.

Achievement/Effort
83%
Importance

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Work Values
Achievement
86%
Importance

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.

Recognition
86%
Importance

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.

Working Conditions
86%
Importance

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.

Independence
81%
Importance

Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Relationships
67%
Importance

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.

Support
58%
Importance

Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.