Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 49-9099.01
Geothermal Technicians
Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.
- US jobs
- 176,300 (SOC 49-9099 group, "Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other")
- Median wage
- $49,230 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of geothermal technicians?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 49-9099 group).
- 15%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
- 15%Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 12%Determine resource needs of projects or operationsNot measured
- 11%Install energy or heating equipmentNot measured
- 7%Repair electrical or electronic equipmentNot measured
- 6%Maintain facilities or equipmentNot measured
- 5%Test performance of equipment or systemsNot measured
- 4%Test characteristics of materials or productsNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Monitor and adjust operations of geothermal power plant equipment or systems.
- Prepare and maintain logs, reports, or other documentation of work performed.
- Identify and correct malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment, electrical systems, instrumentation, or controls.
- Collect and record data associated with operating geothermal power plants or well fields.
- Determine whether emergency or auxiliary systems will be needed to keep properties heated or cooled in extreme weather conditions.
- Perform pre- and post-installation pressure, flow, and related tests of vertical and horizontal geothermal loop piping.
- Identify equipment options, such as compressors, and make appropriate selections.
- Adjust power production systems to meet load and distribution demands.
- Maintain electrical switchgear, process controls, transmitters, gauges, and control equipment in accordance with geothermal plant procedures.
- Calculate heat loss and heat gain factors for residential properties to determine heating and cooling required by installed geothermal systems.
- Maintain, calibrate, or repair plant instrumentation, control, and electronic devices in geothermal plants.
- Install and maintain geothermal plant electrical protection equipment.
Other job titles for this occupation (22)
Geothermal Service Technician · I and C Technician (Instrument and Controls Technician) · I and E Technician (Instrumentation and Electrical Technician) · I C and E Technician (Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical Technician) · Operations and Maintenance Technician (O and M Technician) · Operations Technician · Operator Technician · Plant Electrical Technician · Plant Mechanic · Plant Technician · Corrosion Technician · Design Technician · Distribution Field Technician · Field Distribution Technician · Geothermal Field Technician · Geothermal HVAC Technician (Geothermal Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Technician) · Geothermal Installer · Geothermal System Installer · Geothermal Technician · Ground Source Heat Pump Technician (GSHP Technician) · Pump Technician · Switchgear Operator