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.
- Median annual earnings
- $47,979
- Projected change
- +5%
- Typical education
- High school diploma or less
- Employment
- 215.35K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
65.8% of the workforce
Growing to 226.07K by 2035
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The work
What geothermal technicians do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- 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.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $32,790
- 25th percentile
- $39,583
- 50th percentile
- $47,979
- 75th percentile
- $62,664
- 90th percentile
- $83,748
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $47,979 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
10,724 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- High school diploma or less
- 65.8%
- Certificate
- 20.5%
- Some college
- 12.3%
- Associate degree
- 1.5%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Operations Monitoring
- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Troubleshooting
- Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
- Operation and Control
- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Quality Control Analysis
- Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Repairing
- Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
- Equipment Maintenance
- Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Installation
- Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
In the market
Job titles and employers
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- 04Hardware Support Technicians2 postings
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- 06Systems Integration Technicians1 postings
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Top employers
- 01VY Systems3 postings
- 02Actalent2 postings
- 03Cummins2 postings
- 04GE Vernova2 postings
- 05Apple1 postings
- 06Boyd Corp1 postings
- 07Centraprise Corp1 postings
- 08GE Aerospace1 postings
- 09Kett Engineering1 postings
- 10Nvidia1 postings
- 11Productive Data Solutions1 postings
- 12Siri Infosolutions1 postings
- 13Tesla1 postings
- 14Wipro1 postings
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