How to become a Power Production Plant Operator

Official title: Power Production Plant Operators

Operates, monitors and maintains equipment in power system control centres, controlling the generation and distribution of electricity or other energy through the transmission system, and operates power station reactors, turbines, generators and auxiliary equipment.

Main tasks

• Operate, monitor and inspect different types of power generation equipment; operate and control generating systems and equipment such as boilers, turbines, generators, capacitors and reactors in hydro, thermal, coal, oil, gas and nuclear power plants to produce and distribute electricity
• Clean and maintain equipment such as generators, boilers, turbines, pumps and compressors to prevent breakdowns
• Control the switching of generating equipment, set water levels and communicate with system operators to manage and coordinate transmission load, frequency and voltage
• Read charts, meters and gauges at set intervals and troubleshoot problems
• Complete and keep power station logs and machine operation and maintenance records and reports, test operations regularly, and talk with other electrical staff to assess equipment condition

Ways in

• Technical college: Technical and vocational college programme. Universities of science and technology and junior colleges run departments in related fields: electricity and energy (0713); electrical and electronic engineering (0714). Departments in academic year 114 (2025-26): four-year technical bachelor's (四技) 87, two-year technical bachelor's (二技) 21, five-year junior college (五專) 14, two-year junior college (二專) 9. Fields matched to the occupation by Peernovo.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Demand for Science and engineering jobs is projected at about 952,000 in 2024 and about 1,072,000 in 2030. (+12.6%)
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• Other Process Control Technicians
• Incinerator,Water Treatment and Related Plant Operators
• Chemical Processing Plant Controllers
• Petroleum and Natural Gas Refining Plant Operators
• Metal Production Process Controllers

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Questions people ask

How do I become a Power Production Plant Operator?

Ways in include: Technical and vocational college programme.

Is a Power Production Plant Operator a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change 12.6% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Power Production Plant Operator?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026