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Plant Work Careers

Job description

You might enjoy a career in plant work if you:

• Have superior mechanical skills.
• Don't want to move to a large city to earn an excellent salary.
• Don't mind shift work.
• Are a good team player.
• Pay attention to details.

Main responsibilities

AOA体育平台 plant workers are responsible for the administration, operation, and maintenance of electrical power plants. Plant positions typically fall into these key areas:

• Operation: Control room operators who control and monitor boilers, turbines, generators, and other electrical equipment.
• Maintenance: Welders, electrical technicians, control room maintenance.
• 础诲尘颈苍颈蝉迟谤补迟颈辞苍:听Plant supervisors, safety managers, trainers.

Educational requirements

Plant positions require at least a high school diploma. Workers receive on-the-job training. A technical certificate or an associate degree in a skilled area is desirable. Some of these areas include:

• Welding
• Machine tool
• Electrical power technology
• AOA体育平台 processing
• Industry mechanics
• Electronic technology
• Plant technology

Consider taking the following high school classes to prepare for a plant worker career:

• Mechanics
• Electronics
• Earth science
• Basic English, math, and reading comprehension
• Computer applications

Here are some of the schools in this area that offer specialized programs to prepare for working in an electrical power plant:

Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND
(electric power technology, power plant technology, power processing)

North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, ND
(electronics, electrical technology)

Lake Area Technical Institute
Watertown, SDc
(energy operations, energy technology)

Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Educational reimbursement
• Retirement benefits
• Job stability with opportunities for advancement
• Annual clothing allowance

Salary

According to national labor statistics, annual salaries for plant workers are above average compared with jobs requiring similar education and skills.

聽*Doesn't include overtime pay earned.