Annual Salary
£23,000 to £35,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Electricity generation workers operate and maintain equipment in power stations.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; on shifts
There will be
5.8% fewer Electricity generation worker jobs in 2027.
As an electricity generation worker, 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.
Courses include:
You can apply to do an apprenticeship with a power generating company to get into this job. For example:
These can take around 3 years to complete and combine on-the-job training with off-site learning with a training provider.
You'll usually need:
Some power generation companies run training programmes for their workers, who have the potential to become successful technicians and engineers.
You might be able to apply for jobs directly if you've got experience and qualifications in electrical engineering or maintenance work from another industry.
You'll need to:
Power industry employers welcome applications from ex-military personnel who have developed technical skills during their time in the armed forces.
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
With experience and further training, you could become a supervisor, operations and maintenance technician or control and instrumentation engineer.
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: