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Skill Areas

Learn about the most important skills for Power Plant Operators. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each skill.

Importance*More Info
1.Operation Monitoring87
2.Reading Comprehension82
3.Operation and Control77
Active Listening77
5.Equipment Maintenance76
6.Active Learning74
7.Time Management73
Coordination73
Speaking73
10.Instructing72
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed

Skill Area Scores

Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
87
65
Monitor completion times while running a computer programMonitor machine functions on an automated production lineMonitor and integrate control feedback in a petrochemical processing facility to maintain production flow
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
82
67
Read step-by-step instructions for completing a formRead a memo from management describing new personnel policiesRead a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures
Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
77
61
Adjust the settings on a copy machine to make reduced size photocopiesAdjust the speed of assembly line equipment based on the type of product being assembledControl aircraft approach and landing at a large airport during a busy period
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.
77
59
Take a customer's orderAnswer inquiries regarding credit referencesPreside as judge in a complex legal disagreement
Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
76
62
Add oil to an engine as indicated by a gauge or warning lightClean moving parts in production machineryConduct maintenance checks on an experimental aircraft
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
74
63
Think about the implications of a newspaper article for job opportunitiesDetermine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirementsIdentify the implications of a new scientific theory for product design
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
73
62
Keep a monthly calendar of appointmentsAllocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming weekAllocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
73
74
Schedule appointments for a medical clinicWork with others to put a new roof on a houseWork as director of a consulting project calling for interaction with multiple subcontractors
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
73
61
Greet tourists and explain tourist attractionsInterview applicants to obtain personal and work historyArgue a legal case before the Supreme Court
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
72
65
Instruct a new employee in the use of a time clockInstruct a coworker in how to operate a software programDemonstrate surgical procedure to interns in a teaching hospital