Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes.
US jobs
28K
Avg. wage
$40/h
GDP output/y
$5.9B
Tasks
25
AI Parity
12%
Related occupationsPower Plant Operators · Biomass Plant Technicians · Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door · Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators · Mechanical Engineers · Geothermal Technicians · Hydroelectric Plant Technicians · Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
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| # | Task ↕O*NET 30.1 · DOL | Output/y ▴est. · BEA + BLS | Verification method ↕est. · rubric v1 | Qualitymeasured baseline | Configurationverified runs | Qualitysame test | vs human× output · − pts |
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O*NET-SOC 51-8021.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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