Annual Salary
£19,000 to £35,000
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Electricity generation workers operate and maintain equipment in power stations.
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; on shifts
There will be
5.8% fewer Electricity generation worker jobs in 2027.
In this job, you'll:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work in a control room or in a workshop.
You can get into this job through:
You could take a college course, which would teach you some of the skills needed to apply for a trainee job. Relevant courses include:
You'll usually need:
You can get into this job through an electrical networks power engineer higher apprenticeship.
You'll usually need:
Some power generation companies run their own training programmes for workers at all levels who have the potential to become successful technicians and engineers.
You could apply to vacancies directly if you've got experience in mechanical or electrical maintenance in another industry, or from the armed forces.
You'll need to:
You can find out more about careers in the power industry from Energy and Utilities Jobs and National Grid.
There is not enough data for this job to find employment statistics
You could become a supervisor, control and instrumentation engineer or operations or maintenance technician.
You could also take a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree in power engineering and become an electrical or mechanical engineer.
For other roles linked to Electricity generation worker, employers such as SSE have roles as an Electrical Power Engineer and Craft Apprenticeships: Linesperson, Electrical Fitter, Electrical Jointer, Electrical Engineering
You'll need: