O*NET-SOC 11-3051.02

Geothermal Production Managers

Manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.

Preparation

ItemValue
Preparation zoneZone 3 – Medium preparation needed
What O*NET says the zone requiresPrevious work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required
Broad occupation in O*NETFalse (No)
Skills listed for this occupation6
Abilities listed for this occupation6
Tasks listed for this occupation5
Interest scores given for this occupation6

Skills

The 6 skills with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

SkillO*NET elementImportanceDate
Critical Thinking2.A.2.a4.007/2011
Monitoring2.A.2.d3.8807/2011
Reading Comprehension2.A.1.a3.8807/2011
Speaking2.A.1.d3.8807/2011
Coordination2.B.1.b3.7507/2011
Judgment and Decision Making2.B.4.e3.7507/2011

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Abilities

The 6 abilities with the highest importance values in this occupation's records.

AbilityO*NET elementImportanceDate
Oral Comprehension1.A.1.a.14.1207/2011
Oral Expression1.A.1.a.34.1207/2011
Deductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.44.007/2011
Problem Sensitivity1.A.1.b.34.007/2011
Inductive Reasoning1.A.1.b.53.8807/2011
Speech Recognition1.A.4.b.43.7507/2011

The importance value is what each record itself carries on O*NET's importance scale; the date is the date in each record.

Tasks

The tasks O*NET records for this occupation, with the type, respondent count and date each record carries.

TaskTypeIncumbents respondingDate
Supervise employees in geothermal power plants or well fields.Core5107/2011
Oversee geothermal plant operations, maintenance, and repairs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.Core5007/2011
Communicate geothermal plant conditions to employees.Core5107/2011
Identify and evaluate equipment, procedural, or conditional inefficiencies involving geothermal plant systems.Core5107/2011
Perform or direct the performance of preventative maintenance on geothermal plant equipment.Core5107/2011

Work interests

The interest scores O*NET gives this occupation, on the six interest types.

InterestScoreDate
Realistic5.3511/2023
Conventional4.8211/2023
Enterprising4.5811/2023
Investigative3.3511/2023
Social2.0711/2023
Artistic1.011/2023

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Source: O*NET 29.1 Database (Occupation Data, Job Zones, Skills, Abilities, Task Statements, Interests), U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Data fetched 2026-10-31. See about and sources.