steam-engineer/references/skills.md

Competences — steam engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0ba95ace-bdf5-4ee6-92af-32e1ec9c0de6).

Essential

• adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
• approve engineering design (skill/competence)
• design utility equipment (skill/competence)
• energy (knowledge)
• energy market (knowledge)
• engineering principles (knowledge)
• engineering processes (knowledge)
• heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts (knowledge)
• hydraulics (knowledge)
• manufacturing of steam generators (knowledge)
• monitor utility equipment (skill/competence)
• perform scientific research (skill/competence)
• refrigerants (knowledge)
• technical drawings (knowledge)
• thermodynamics (knowledge)
• use technical drawing software (skill/competence)

Optional

• automation technology (knowledge)
• balance hydraulics of hot water systems (skill/competence)
• CAD software (knowledge)
• design automation components (skill/competence)
• electricity (knowledge)
• monitor automated machines (skill/competence)
• operate automated process control (skill/competence)
• operate hydraulic machinery controls (skill/competence)
• operate steam turbine (skill/competence)
• perform maintenance on installed equipment (skill/competence)
• resolve equipment malfunctions (skill/competence)
• use CAD software (skill/competence)
• use personal protection equipment (skill/competence)
• use testing equipment (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 42 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

• boiler operation — 40 %
• preventive maintenance — 29 %
• troubleshooting — 21 %