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Updated: 25 May 2012

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	National Hourly Rate Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$21	$42	$63
Hourly Rate	$17.34 - $38.52
Overtime	$8.74 - $60.02

	National Annualized Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Bonus	$0.00 - $7,603
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$35,652 - $89,503
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 25 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 33

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Energy / Utilities	$17.03 - $40.66
Electrical Distribution, Control, Power Management	$17.24 - $40.30

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Key Statistics for Power Plant Technician Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female n/a			Male 100%
Hourly Rate:	Not enough data			$19.21 - $30.58

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

33%

5-9 years

21%

10-19 years

27%

20 years or more

15%

Top Degrees

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Bachelor of Arts (BA), Biology	Not enough data
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Bachelor's Degree	Not enough data

Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 88%		Dental: 75%
	Vision: 66%		None: 13%

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2. San Diego, California

Power Plant Technician Job Description

People with the job title Power Plant Technician typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Power Generating Plant Operators, Except Auxiliary Equipment Operators

Control or operate machinery, such as steam-driven turbogenerators, to generate electric power, often through the use of panelboards, control boards, or semi-automatic equipment.

Auxiliary Equipment Operators, Power

Control and maintain auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, fans, compressors, condensers, feedwater heaters, filters, and chlorinators, that supply water, fuel, lubricants, air, and auxiliary power for turbines, generators, boilers, and other power-generating plant facilities.

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