Jobs / Management and business operations / 11-3051.02

Geothermal Production Managers

Manage operations at geothermal power generation facilities. Maintain and monitor geothermal plant equipment for efficient and safe plant operations.

US jobs
246,250 (SOC 11-3051 group, "Industrial Production Managers")
Median wage
$126,060 a year
Job family
Management and business operations

Can agents do the work of geothermal production managers?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Management and business operations: Some tasks (first measured in the last 12 months)

Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.

Evidence: SOP-Bench, 72.4% of tasks completed.

10% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 11-3051 group).

  • 14%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
  • 8%Monitor operations to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
  • 6%Supervise personnel activitiesNot measured
  • 5%Operate energy production or distribution equipmentNot measured
  • 5%Monitor equipment operationNot measured
  • 5%Manage budgets or financesNot measured
  • 5%Analyze data to improve operationsNot measured
  • 5%Maintain operational recordsMeasured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in management and business operations, not always this occupation's tasks.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

  • AutomationBenchby ZapierTask level · Pass rate (task_completed_correctly)
    42.5%Claude Opus 5.5 (default fallbacks, Max) · Sep 2026
    Emerging
  • SOP-Benchby AmazonTask level · Task success rate
    72.4%Claude 4 Opus (ReAct agent) · 23 Feb 2026
    Strong
  • Vending-Bench 2by Andon LabsProject level · Final bank balance
    $15,515GPT-6 Astra · 7 Sep 2026
    Unrated

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Context only

These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Supervise employees in geothermal power plants or well fields.
  • Oversee geothermal plant operations, maintenance, and repairs to ensure compliance with applicable standards or regulations.
  • Communicate geothermal plant conditions to employees.
  • Identify and evaluate equipment, procedural, or conditional inefficiencies involving geothermal plant systems.
  • Perform or direct the performance of preventative maintenance on geothermal plant equipment.
  • Inspect geothermal plant or injection well fields to verify proper equipment operations.
  • Develop or manage budgets for geothermal operations.
  • Select and implement corrosion control or mitigation systems for geothermal plants.
  • Develop operating plans and schedules for geothermal operations.
  • Record, review, or maintain daily logs, reports, maintenance, and other records associated with geothermal operations.
  • Monitor geothermal operations, using programmable logic controllers.
  • Conduct well field site assessments.
Other job titles for this occupation (13)

Plant Manager · Plant Supervisor · Power Plant Operations Manager · Decommissioning Well Site Manager · Geothermal Operations Manager · Geothermal Plant Manager · Geothermal Product Manager · Geothermal Production Manager · Industrial Production Manager · Mitigation Supervisor · Plant Operations Coordinator · Plant Superintendent · Production Control Manager