Power technician vs turbine operator

The differences between power technicians and turbine 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 $50,567 average annual salary of a turbine operator.

The top three skills for a power technician include OSHA, hand tools and PLC. The most important skills for a turbine operator are control room, electrical systems, and water systems.

Power technician vs turbine operator overview

	Power Technician	Turbine Operator
Yearly salary	$57,396	$50,567
Hourly rate	$27.59	$24.31
Growth rate	-15%	-15%
Number of jobs	26,150	26,156
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Power technician vs turbine operator salary

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

	Power Technician	Turbine Operator
Average salary	$57,396	$50,567
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $101,000	Between $34,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between power technician and turbine operator education

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

	Power Technician	Turbine Operator
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Power technician vs turbine operator demographics

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

	Power Technician	Turbine Operator
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%	Male, 94.8% Female, 5.2%
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, 5.5% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 1.5% White, 76.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.2%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between power technician and turbine 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.

Turbine operator example responsibilities.

Use TAGLINK to prepare LOTO for the equipment to be repair.
Job require yearly training in first aide, CPR and fire fighting.
Perform routine maintenance on pumps, valves, exchangers, air compressors, and condensers.
Identify parameters indicative of an emergency condition and initiate designated actions, execute terminal shutdown and start-up procedures upon approval.
Inspect and maintain fire and distribution pumps, turbines, boilers, and demineralizers.
Operate and monitor the reverse osmosis water purification system and mix bed demineralizers.

Power technician vs turbine operator skills

Common power technician skills

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

Common turbine operator skills

Control Room, 19%
Electrical Systems, 19%
Water Systems, 16%
Safety Standards, 14%
Water Chemistry, 13%
Outage, 9%