Power technician vs plant control operator

The differences between power technicians and plant control operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a power technician has an average salary of $57,396, which is higher than the $49,393 average annual salary of a plant control operator.

The top three skills for a power technician include OSHA, hand tools and PLC. The most important skills for a plant control operator are control room, plant operations, and financial analysis.

Power technician vs plant control operator overview

	Power Technician	Plant Control Operator
Yearly salary	$57,396	$49,393
Hourly rate	$27.59	$23.75
Growth rate	-15%	-15%
Number of jobs	26,150	64,591
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Power technician vs plant control operator salary

Power technicians and plant control operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Power Technician	Plant Control Operator
Average salary	$57,396	$49,393
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $101,000	Between $36,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between power technician and plant control operator education

There are a few differences between a power technician and a plant control operator in terms of educational background:

	Power Technician	Plant Control Operator
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Power technician vs plant control operator demographics

Here are the differences between power technicians' and plant control operators' demographics:

	Power Technician	Plant Control Operator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%	Male, 86.0% Female, 14.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian, 1.5% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 1.5% White, 77.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between power technician and plant control operator duties and responsibilities

Power technician example responsibilities.

Perform trouble shooting of equipment such as rectifiers, disconnects and battery plants.
Specialize in maintenance testing and repair of automatic transfer switches, low and medium voltage distribution equipment.
Repair automatic transfer switches at different sites throughout the state.
Install alternating current applications such as rectifiers, environmental circuits, etc.
Install, configure and troubleshoot LTE, UMTS wireless systems on ATT and Verizon network.
Perform installation, upgrades and reconfiguration to integrate UMTS 850/1900 and LTE 700/1900/AWS into existing UMTS/CDMA sites.

Plant control operator example responsibilities.

Coordinate and manage annual physical inventory as well as inventory valuation in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
Implement Sarbanes-Oxley compliance with no significant gaps.
Administer compliance of Sarbanes-Oxley requirements at plant level.
Lead operations finance team to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and costing consistent with internal policy and SOX requirements.
Lead operations finance team to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting and costing consistent with internal policy and SOX requirements.

Power technician vs plant control operator skills

Common power technician skills

OSHA, 17%
Hand Tools, 12%
PLC, 10%
Electrical Distribution, 8%
A/C, 6%
Safety Procedures, 5%

Common plant control operator skills

Control Room, 19%
Plant Operations, 14%
Financial Analysis, 9%
Financial Performance, 7%
ERP, 6%
Gas Plant, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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