From hydropower technician to geothermal engineer
10 of the 34 essential skills of a geothermal engineer are already essential for a hydropower technician — about 29% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 24
- would be new
- 29%
- of the target job covered
- 34
- essential skills of a geothermal engineer
What a geothermal engineer does
Geothermal engineers research, design, plan and operate processes and equipment that convert thermal energy into electricity or heating and cooling. They use natural heat sources from underground to generate power, to cool in the summer and heat in the winter industrial, commercial and residential buildings. Geothermal engineers develop strategies for more efficient energy production and analyse environmental consequences.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
24 skillsEssential for a geothermal engineer and not for a hydropower technician. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- advise on building matters
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- approve engineering design
- assess environmental impact
- CAD software
- CAM software
- design geothermal energy systems
- design heat pump installations
- design thermal equipment
- design thermal requirements
- electric current
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- environmental legislation
- geographic information systems
- geology
- geothermal energy
- geothermal energy systems
- geothermal power generation methods
- geothermal power plant operations
- perform a feasibility study on heat pumps
- perform feasibility study on geothermal energy
- perform laboratory tests
- thermodynamics
- types of heat pumps
Other moves from hydropower technician
2 roles- hydropower engineer15 skills in common
- energy systems engineer14 skills in common
← hydropower techniciangeothermal engineer →The other way round
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How far are you from being a geothermal engineer?
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