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Also called corrosion technician, design technician, distribution field technician and field distribution technician.
$49,230
Median pay a year
176,300
People do this work
6
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Installing HVAC equipment
Determining job materials
Adjusting equipment
Servicing heating systems
Maintaining work equipment
Repairing electronic equipment
Documenting operational activities
Testing fluids
Testing mechanical equipment
Troubleshooting equipment problems
Applying protective coverings
Digging holes or trenches
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Geothermal Technician
Summary
Geothermal technician monitoring and controlling operations at power plants, performing maintenance and repairs, and installing and testing geothermal heat pumps for homes and businesses
Experience
Geothermal Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Monitored and adjusted operations of geothermal power plant equipment
Prepared and maintained logs and reports of work performed
Identified and corrected malfunctions of geothermal plant equipment and controls
Collected and recorded data from operating geothermal power plants
Performed pressure and flow tests of geothermal loop piping before and after installation
Installed and maintained geothermal system instrumentation and controls
Operated equipment like excavators and backhoes for system installation
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Monitored geothermal plant equipmentPrepared and kept work logsFixed problems with plant equipmentCollected data from power plantsTested geothermal loop piping systemsMaintained electrical control equipment
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Monitored geothermal plant equipment to ensure efficient operation and safety standards
Identified and resolved malfunctions in plant equipment and electrical systems, minimizing downtime
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Monitored geothermal plant equipment several times each shift to ensure efficient operation and safety standards
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Several times each shiftDaily during operationsRegularly throughout the day
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Identified and resolved malfunctions in plant equipment and electrical systems, minimizing downtime
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Operations ran smoother after repairsEquipment functioned better with fewer issuesSafety improved with quick fixes
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The work itself
What a Geothermal Technician does
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
Perform technical activities at power plants or individual installations necessary for the generation of power from geothermal energy sources. Monitor and control operating activities at geothermal power generation facilities and perform maintenance and repairs as necessary. Install, test, and maintain residential and commercial geothermal heat pumps.
What it pays
How much does a Geothermal Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$42,170
Median
$49,230
75th percentile
$61,900
About 176,300 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$62,450
$75,360
$96,570
AL
$37,730
$46,610
$57,800
AR
$34,920
$45,830
$58,120
AZ
$44,820
$49,990
$55,740
CA
$44,520
$51,230
$63,190
CO
$46,350
$50,840
$61,800
CT
$46,600
$56,110
$67,190
DC
$45,130
$59,320
$74,880
DE
$39,950
$48,310
$56,280
FL
$38,770
$46,290
$51,630
GA
$39,920
$48,490
$62,440
HI
$58,200
$74,260
$90,830
IA
$42,410
$48,680
$59,320
ID
$44,510
$51,680
$64,110
IL
$46,530
$55,780
$69,950
IN
$44,330
$48,120
$62,460
KS
$42,940
$51,060
$61,840
KY
$42,310
$51,310
$64,080
LA
$38,390
$50,660
$65,340
MA
$48,560
$59,890
$73,820
MD
$44,490
$49,950
$61,060
ME
$48,920
$61,380
$71,660
MI
$40,970
$47,470
$61,110
MN
$50,650
$60,250
$72,220
MO
$45,050
$52,000
$66,820
MS
$34,230
$44,370
$65,960
MT
$41,110
$48,360
$62,040
NC
$38,420
$46,780
$58,620
ND
$45,800
$52,040
$65,170
NE
$41,970
$48,940
$53,130
NH
$46,080
$49,030
$62,540
NJ
$40,540
$49,920
$61,360
NM
$43,410
$50,010
$57,540
NV
$38,650
$50,190
$61,350
NY
$46,520
$56,900
$70,480
OH
$42,980
$47,550
$59,280
OK
$37,510
$49,420
$66,460
OR
$44,560
$52,230
$64,100
PA
$39,970
$48,180
$62,890
PR
$23,350
$26,110
$42,750
RI
$51,690
$59,890
$65,500
SC
$39,270
$46,430
$58,950
SD
$42,880
$48,490
$60,560
TN
$42,430
$48,200
$61,060
TX
$37,890
$45,360
$57,390
UT
$45,720
$53,110
$63,880
VA
$39,880
$47,910
$59,970
VT
$47,010
$51,030
$59,320
WA
$51,630
$63,080
$82,240
WI
$45,780
$49,100
$60,550
WV
$37,110
$47,850
$58,410
WY
$42,330
$48,260
$63,950
Other names
Other names for this job
corrosion technician, design technician, distribution field technician, field distribution technician, geothermal field technician, geothermal heating ventilating and air conditioning technician, geothermal hvac technician, geothermal service technician, ground source heat pump technician, gshp technician, I and C technician, I and E technician.
More names for this work
i C and E technician, instrument and controls technician, instrumentation and electrical technician, instrumentation control and electrical technician, O and M technician, operations and maintenance technician, operations technician, operator technician, plant electrical technician, plant technician, pump technician, geothermal installer, geothermal system installer, plant mechanic, switchgear operator.
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This page is about the occupation Geothermal Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.