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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.4 - operating machinery for the extraction and processing of raw materials S8.4.4 - operating energy production or distribution equipment Operate gas turbines
Description
Operate equipment which uses thermal energy to produce electricity by injecting gas into pressurised air and igniting it to generate a high-temperature flow that will set the turbine in motion. Ensure that the turbine is balanced, and operates according to safety regulations and legislation, by monitoring the equipment during operations.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 0 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 1 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Optional for
- Fossil-fuel power plant operatorFossil-fuel power plant operators operate and maintain industrial equipment, such as generators, turbines and boilers, that provides electricity produced from fossil fuels like nat…
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Last updated on February 19, 2026
