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	Power Plant Operators	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
SUMMARY	51% Moderate Risk	38% Low Risk	36% Low Risk	41% Moderate Risk	38% Low Risk	43% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	3.7/10	4.0/10	3.4/10	4.9/10	5.2/10	4.6/10
POLLING	54% (Moderate Risk, Based on 55 votes)	37% (Low Risk, Based on 77 votes)	56% (Moderate Risk, Based on 92 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	54% (Moderate Risk, Based on 29 votes)	56% (Moderate Risk, Based on 50 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-11.2%	-6.5%	-15.3%	1.3%	1.2%	2.2%
WAGES	$99,670 or $47.91 per hour	$58,260 or $28.01 per hour	$122,610 or $58.94 per hour	$74,690 or $35.91 per hour	$71,190 or $34.22 per hour	$75,190 or $36.15 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	30,720	126,750	5,720	46,920	685,140	30,780
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DESCRIPTION	Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.	Operate or control an entire process or system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.	Operate or control nuclear reactors. Move control rods, start and stop equipment, monitor and adjust controls, and record data in logs. Implement emergency procedures when needed. May respond to abnormalities, determine cause, and recommend corrective action.	Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers, such as inspectors, precision workers, machine setters and operators, assemblers, fabricators, and plant and system operators. Excludes team or work leaders.	Operate or maintain stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment to provide utilities for buildings or industrial processes. Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, motors, turbines, and steam boilers.

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