Operate steam turbine

Description

Operate equipment which uses thermal energy, extracted from pressurised steam, to generate rotary 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 3 occupations
  • Optional in 5 occupations
  • Total: 8 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)

Essential for

  • Fossil-fuel power plant operator
    Fossil-fuel power plant operators operate and maintain industrial equipment, such as generators, turbines and boilers, that provides electricity produced from fossil fuels like nat…
  • Steam turbine operator
    Steam turbine operators operate and maintain machinery which generates power. They ensure the safety of the operations and monitor operations to detect problems, and react to emerg…
  • Geothermal power plant operator
    Geothermal power plant operators operate and maintain equipment, often steam-driven turbines, which produce electrical energy. They monitor measuring equipment to ensure the safety…

Optional for

  • Steam engineer
    Steam engineers provide energy and utilities to facilities, such as steam, heat and refrigeration. They operate and maintain equipment such as boilers and air compressors, and rese…
  • Solar power plant operator
    Solar power plant operators operate and maintain equipment which produce electrical energy from solar power. They monitor measuring equipment to ensure the safety of operations, an…
  • Biogas technician
    Biogas technicians work in the derivation of gas from organic matter and produced as landfill gas or digested gas. They operate equipment in biogas plants, perform tests and mainte…
  • Power production plant operator
    Power production plant operators maintain and operate the equipment in power stations and other energy production plants. They repair faults, operate machinery directly or from a c…
  • Steam plant operator
    Steam plant operators operate and maintain mechanical equipment such as stationary engines and boilers to provide utilities for domestic or industrial use. They monitor proceedings…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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