Career Profile: Career Profile - Power Distributors and...

Salary and Outlook

According to the US Department of Labor, there are 9,700 people employed as career profile - power distributors and... in the United States. The median annual salary is $98,530. Entry level employees earn approximately $61,670 per year and senior employees earn approximately $129,900 per year.

Estimates do not include other potential benefits such as health insurance, overtime, or retirement benefits that may be offered by employers.

Job Duties

• Coordinate with engineers, planners, field personnel, or other utility workers to provide information such as clearances, switching orders, or distribution process changes.
• Distribute or regulate the flow of power between entities, such as generating stations, substations, distribution lines, or users, keeping track of the status of circuits or connections.
• Record and compile operational data, such as chart or meter readings, power demands, or usage and operating times, using transmission system maps.
• Manipulate controls to adjust or activate power distribution equipment or machines.
• Track conditions that could affect power needs, such as changes in the weather, and adjust equipment to meet any anticipated changes.
• Calculate load estimates or equipment requirements to determine required control settings.
• Direct personnel engaged in controlling or operating distribution equipment or machinery, such as instructing control room operators to start boilers or generators.
• Monitor and record switchboard or control board readings to ensure that electrical or steam distribution equipment is operating properly.
• Inspect equipment to ensure that specifications are met or to detect any defects.
• Implement energy schedules, including real-time transmission reservations or schedules.
• Tend auxiliary equipment used in the power distribution process.
• Control, monitor, or operate equipment that regulates or distributes electricity or steam, using data obtained from instruments or computers.
• Repair, maintain, or clean equipment or machinery, using hand tools.
• Respond to emergencies, such as transformer or transmission line failures, and route current around affected areas.
• Prepare switching orders that will isolate work areas without causing power outages, referring to drawings of power systems.

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