Management
Geothermal Production Managers
Also called: Plant Manager, Plant Supervisor, Power Plant Operations Manager
US median pay
$126,060
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
+2.6%
about average or slower
Openings a year (US)
17,000
252,100 employed
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Preparation 3/5 · Medium preparation
What this job is
Manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.
What they do day to day
- Supervise employees in geothermal power plants or well fields.
- Oversee geothermal plant operations, maintenance, and repairs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
- Communicate geothermal plant conditions to employees.
- Identify and evaluate equipment, procedural, or conditional inefficiencies involving geothermal plant systems.
- Perform or direct the performance of preventative maintenance on geothermal plant equipment.
- Inspect geothermal plant or injection well fields to verify proper equipment operations.
- Develop or manage budgets for geothermal operations.
- Select and implement corrosion control or mitigation systems for geothermal plants.
- Develop operating plans and schedules for geothermal operations.
- Record, review, or maintain daily logs, reports, maintenance, and other records associated with geothermal operations.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8/5
- Coordination3.8/5
- Time Management3.6/5
- Management of Personnel Resources3.6/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.6/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.5/5
- Systems Evaluation3.2/5
- Systems Analysis3.2/5
Knowledge
- Mechanical4.4/5
- Administration and Management4.2/5
- Production and Processing4.0/5
- Public Safety and Security3.9/5
- Mathematics3.9/5
- Engineering and Technology3.8/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 3 of 5 — Medium preparation. Usually vocational training, an associate's degree or an apprenticeship.
Typical entry education (BLS): Bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Highest education of people in this job:
- Some college48%
- Post-secondary certificate19%
- Bachelor's degree15%
Who this job suits
Mostly Realistic
Hands-on work with tools, machines, plants or animals
Conventional
Organising data, details and procedures
Enterprising
Leading, persuading and starting things
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.