Production

Power Plant Operators

SOC 51-8013

Control and monitor the equipment that generates electricity.

Median pay

$102k

$80k to $119k typical range

Outlook

Declining

2k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI displacement risk

Moderate

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

8/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

35th pct

More exposed than 35% of occupations · modeled estimate · 18th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

43/100

Key skills

Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Speaking
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Writing

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.