geothermal-engineer/references/profile.md

Occupation profile — geothermal engineer

• ESCO URI: http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/be845b10-21d0-49a7-b5b9-095828c32515
• ESCO code: 2149.9.3
• ISCO-08 group: 2149 — Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified
• O*NET-SOC: 49-9099.01 — Geothermal Technicians (match: closeMatch)

Description (ESCO)

Geothermal engineers research, design, plan and operate processes and equipment that convert thermal energy into electricity or heating and cooling. They use natural heat sources from underground to generate power, to cool in the summer and heat in the winter industrial, commercial and residential buildings. Geothermal engineers develop strategies for more efficient energy production and analyse environmental consequences.

Definition

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Alternative labels

• geothermal power plant manager
• geothermal O&M engineer
• geothermal technology engineering adviser
• geothermal engineering consultant
• geothermal power plant engineer