What the work involves, what it pays, and real lines you can start from. Answer a few small questions and leave with a resume.
Also called hydro O and M technician, hydro plant technician, hydro technician and hydroelectric operations and maintenance technician.
$102,040
Median pay a year
29,320
People do this work
6
Resume lines ready for you
Pay and headcount are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lines are written from what the US Department of Labor records about this work.
An example
A Hydroelectric Plant Technician resume, filled in
Every line below comes from the same public record as the rest of this page. The greyed parts are the ones only you can answer.
Hydroelectric Plant Technician
Summary
Hydroelectric plant technician monitoring and controlling hydropower generation activities, operating and maintaining equipment such as turbines, pumps, and valves to ensure optimal performance and prevent environmental contamination
Experience
Hydroelectric Plant Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Monitored hydroelectric power plant equipment operation and performance, adjusting to performance specifications as necessary
Identified and addressed malfunctions of hydroelectric plant operational equipment, such as generators, transformers, or turbines
Operated hydroelectric plant equipment, including turbines, pumps, valves, gates, fans, electric control boards, or battery banks
Performed preventive or corrective containment or cleanup measures in hydroelectric plants to prevent environmental contamination
Maintained and repaired hydroelectric plant electrical, mechanical, or electronic equipment, such as motors, transformers, or generators
Communicated status of hydroelectric operating equipment to dispatchers or supervisors
Took readings and recorded data, such as water levels, temperatures, or flow rates
Skills
Core Skills
Operating energy production equipment, Inspecting sustainable energy facilities, Assembling electromechanical systems, Maintaining sustainable energy equipment, Recording production data, Monitoring equipment operation, Testing electrical equipment, Diagnosing equipment malfunctions, Assembling temporary structures, Driver's license
Hands-On Work
Cleaning work areas
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
Yours will not say this. It will say what you did, in your own words, and Rung writes it with you one question at a time.
Nothing to write from scratch
What to put on a Hydroelectric Plant Technician resume
Real duties for this job, already written the way a resume reads. Inside Rung you choose the ones that were yours.
What did you do each day?
Choose what fits, or say your own.
Monitored hydroelectric plant equipment operationIdentified malfunctions of operational equipmentStarted and adjusted generating units as neededPerformed preventive cleanup measures to prevent contaminationInspected electric generators for maintenance needsCommunicated equipment status to dispatchers
becomes
On your resume
Monitored hydroelectric plant equipment operation, ensuring compliance with performance specifications
Started and adjusted generating units to maintain optimal performance and efficiency
These are written the way a resume line reads. Rung asks which ones are actually yours, keeps your own words, and never claims work you did not do.
Then it asks for one more thing
The line that could show more, and the fact that lands it.
Make it stronger
A few lines could show more. Each one is asked, and answered by choosing.
Show what improved in equipment performance because of your monitoring
The line
Monitored hydroelectric plant equipment operation, significantly reducing downtime while ensuring compliance with performance specifications
Show what improved in equipment performance because of your monitoring
Pick one that fits
Reduced downtime of equipment significantlyImproved overall plant efficiencyEnhanced safety during operations
Or add your own.
In your wordsAdd it
Adding it to the line…
Added to your resume
Mention if you were trusted to operate any specific units or systems
The line
Started and adjusted generating units to maintain optimal performance and efficiency
Mention if you were trusted to operate any specific units or systems
Pick one that fits
Operated the main generating unitHandled adjustments for multiple unitsManaged startup procedures for new equipment
Or add your own.
In your wordsAdd it
Adding it to the line…
Added to your resume
Every ready answer is in plain words, never a figure. Nothing is invented to fill a gap.
What it is made of
Skills for a Hydroelectric Plant Technician resume
What this work is made of. Rung offers these and keeps the ones you claim.
What are you good at?
Operating energy production equipment
Inspecting sustainable energy facilities
Assembling electromechanical systems
Maintaining sustainable energy equipment
Recording production data
Monitoring equipment operation
Testing electrical equipment
Diagnosing equipment malfunctions
Cleaning work areas
Assembling temporary structures
Connecting supply lines
Soldering parts or workpieces
The work itself
What a Hydroelectric Plant Technician does
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
Monitor and control activities associated with hydropower generation. Operate plant equipment, such as turbines, pumps, valves, gates, fans, electric control boards, and battery banks. Monitor equipment operation and performance and make necessary adjustments to ensure optimal performance. Perform equipment maintenance and repair as necessary.
What it pays
How much does a Hydroelectric Plant 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
$79,690
Median
$102,040
75th percentile
$119,080
About 29,320 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$62,240
$88,870
$108,540
AL
$86,770
$107,080
$118,380
AR
$82,370
$97,760
$101,350
AZ
$65,920
$84,970
$104,070
CA
$80,270
$105,210
$132,600
CO
$90,210
$102,780
$133,020
CT
$82,400
$97,460
$124,860
DE
$100,610
$103,010
$124,170
FL
$65,400
$94,290
$109,820
GA
$75,420
$107,580
$119,380
HI
$113,890
$121,700
$122,900
IA
$78,060
$100,500
$104,480
ID
$102,590
$124,440
$130,070
IL
$93,150
$104,440
$120,390
IN
$103,030
$107,000
$109,090
KS
$56,800
$79,980
$113,560
KY
$84,900
$93,400
$105,690
LA
$85,610
$101,170
$112,840
MA
$79,690
$100,140
$121,580
MD
$101,260
$111,260
$111,260
ME
$73,060
$81,060
$93,700
MI
$99,350
$105,820
$124,090
MN
$81,420
$94,390
$99,120
MO
$74,920
$101,900
$110,420
MS
$83,890
$102,400
$107,330
MT
$91,520
$106,040
$110,840
NC
$80,240
$108,300
$118,600
ND
$115,210
$122,160
$122,160
NE
$88,350
$98,210
$114,520
NH
$66,680
$81,070
$102,800
NJ
$123,130
$131,370
$131,770
NM
$97,180
$105,510
$115,910
NV
$94,270
$131,400
$133,370
NY
$83,060
$106,990
$133,620
OH
$79,340
$104,160
$110,030
OK
$66,850
$88,590
$101,480
OR
$99,070
$109,830
$129,790
PA
$81,390
$95,800
$112,240
PR
$59,360
$70,640
$75,110
RI
$86,150
$98,050
$121,200
SC
$67,640
$79,900
$94,320
TN
$105,370
$115,920
$124,360
TX
$66,430
$102,510
$117,340
UT
$91,620
$107,120
$119,760
VA
$59,260
$73,640
$94,180
VT
$58,140
$78,240
$105,810
WA
$102,440
$131,620
$152,110
WI
$59,240
$66,080
$90,820
WV
$88,730
$97,210
$100,300
WY
$85,790
$99,200
$118,310
Other names
Other names for this job
hydro O and M technician, hydro plant technician, hydro technician, hydroelectric operations and maintenance technician, hydroelectric operations maintenance technician, hydroelectric plant installation technician, hydroelectric plant operations and maintenance technician, hydroelectric production technician, hydroelectric systems technician, O and M technician, operations and maintenance technician, power plant technician.
More names for this work
C and I mechanic, communications and instrumentation mechanic, hydro mechanic, hydro operator, hydro plant tech, hydro tech, hydroelectric machinery mechanic, hydroelectric mechanic, hydroelectric operations maintenance tech, hydroelectric operations maintenance worker, hydroelectric operator, hydroelectric plant electrician, hydroelectric plant installation tech, hydroelectric plant mechanic, hydroelectric plant O and M tech, hydroelectric plant operator, hydroelectric plant tech, hydroelectric production tech, hydroelectric systems tech, plant mechanic, plant operations worker, power plant mechanic, power plant operator, power plant tech, traveling operator.
Free resume help
Start with this job
Answer a few small questions and leave with a resume. Your answers stay on your own device.
A truly free resume that is yours to keep
You leave with a PDF and a Word file, and a cover letter if you want one.
Nothing to pay when you download, no account, and the resume saves to your own device.
Every question can be read aloud, and answered out loud.
Nothing to write from scratch: the lines are ready, and you choose the ones that were yours.
This page is about the occupation Hydroelectric Plant 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. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.