| Electricity is composed of wide interconnecting | | | | had a prior experience in a mechanical or technical job |
| networks of electrical line, power plants and diverse | | | | will be preferred over those with only a high school |
| equipments such as transformers, electrical power | | | | diploma. You have to know that as most power |
| distribution systems, and substations. Transmission | | | | generation plant or control system operators, most |
| System Operators (TSO) are part of the network | | | | entry-level transmission system operators will first |
| and play a key role. Indeed they are the operators in | | | | start as helpers or laborers. Recruiters expect the |
| charge of transmitting electrical power from | | | | potential Candidates to have excellent skills in |
| generation plants to the regional or local electricity | | | | mathematics, science and computer science. Selected |
| distribution operators. Transmission system operators | | | | candidates will follow an extensive training program |
| are working on electrical lines with very high voltage, | | | | before starting their duties as transmission operator. |
| above 100,000 Volts, and they use transformers to | | | | In the U.S., there were about 47,000 power |
| reduce the voltage, below 66,000 Volt, for electrical | | | | generation operators or plant technicians including |
| power distribution. If you work for a transmission | | | | transmission system operator in 2004. The job |
| system operator company, safety and reliability will | | | | market for transmission system operator is very |
| be the core of your work since any failure in power | | | | limited and very competitive because of the small |
| generation may possibly result in a large number of | | | | number of potential recruiters. Contrary to the |
| personal and property damages. | | | | expected growth of jobs usa electrician, the overall |
| How does one become a transmission system | | | | employment rate of transmission system operator is |
| operator? For the potential candidate interested in a | | | | likely to decline through 2014. However, most |
| career as a transmission system operator, you will | | | | companies will likely have to replace their retired |
| likely be required to possess at least a high school | | | | engineers creating new job opportunities. |
| diploma. College-level graduates and candidates who | | | | |