Service Branches
Work Environment
Powerhouse mechanics work in equipment repair shops, power plant stations, or power-generating rooms aboard ships. Sometimes they work outdoors while repairing substation-generating equipment.
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Military Status
Enlisted
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Average Military Salary
$61,814
Overview
Powerhouse mechanics install, maintain, operate, and repair electrical and mechanical equipment in power-generating stations. They maintain various types of power-generating equipment on land, on ships, and on submarines. They also support the mobile utility equipment that the Military provides as portable, temporary sources of electricity.
Military Training
All enlisted service members complete basic military training, which includes time spent in a classroom and in the field, and covers tactical and survival skills, physical training, military life and customs, and weapons training. Powerhouse mechanics in the Military will gain skills through classroom study and on-the-job experience. Job-specific training content may include:
- Principles of electricity
- Gas and diesel engine theories
- Hydraulic (fluid pressure) and pneumatic (air pressure) system maintenance
- Performing electrical assessments
- Generator and power plant operations
- Electrical generation and distribution
- Diesel generator operation, disassembly, inspection, and maintenance
Helpful Attributes
- Interest in nuclear power
- Interest in repairing machines and equipment
- Preference for doing physical work
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- Helpers--Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
- Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
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- Construction and Building Inspectors
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation and Relay
- Boilermakers
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
- Maintenance Workers, Machinery
- Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
- Ship Engineers
- Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers and Repairers
- Electricians
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