Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators

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Power plant operators control and monitor boilers, turbines, generators and reactors from control rooms, and keep equipment running safely around the clock. Nuclear reactor operators need a federal license.

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High school courses that build toward it

• Chemistry · Science

  Builds chemistry, which this job uses.

• Welding and Metal Fabrication · Career and Technical

  Builds tools and machines, which this job uses.

• Calculus · Math

  Builds math, which this job uses.

• Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

  Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

• English 10 · English

  Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

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