Turbine operator vs power plant operators supervisor

The differences between turbine operators and power plant operators supervisors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a turbine operator has an average salary of $50,567, which is higher than the $46,655 average annual salary of a power plant operators supervisor.

The top three skills for a turbine operator include control room, electrical systems and water systems. The most important skills for a power plant operators supervisor are plant equipment, safety procedures, and inventory control.

Turbine operator vs power plant operators supervisor overview

	Turbine Operator	Power Plant Operators Supervisor
Yearly salary	$50,567	$46,655
Hourly rate	$24.31	$22.43
Growth rate	-15%	-15%
Number of jobs	26,156	11,139
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Turbine operator vs power plant operators supervisor salary

Turbine operators and power plant operators supervisors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Turbine Operator	Power Plant Operators Supervisor
Average salary	$50,567	$46,655
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $73,000	Between $32,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between turbine operator and power plant operators supervisor education

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

	Turbine Operator	Power Plant Operators Supervisor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Turbine operator vs power plant operators supervisor demographics

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

	Turbine Operator	Power Plant Operators Supervisor
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 94.8% Female, 5.2%	Male, 100.0% Female, 0.0%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 5.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 1.5% White, 77.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between turbine operator and power plant operators supervisor duties and responsibilities

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 plant operators supervisor example responsibilities.

Verify and insure satisfactory operation of process exhaust scrubbers.
Wear proper PPE equipment in the required areas
Verify and insure satisfactory operation of process exhaust scrubbers.

Turbine operator vs power plant operators supervisor skills

Common turbine operator skills

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

Common power plant operators supervisor skills

Plant Equipment, 32%
Safety Procedures, 23%
Inventory Control, 16%
Control Room, 9%
Emergency Repairs, 7%
Troubleshoot, 5%

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