Jobs / Management and business operations / 11-3051.03
Biofuels Production Managers
Manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.
- 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 biofuels 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.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 45.9%Claude Opus 4.6 · 16 Mar 2026Emerging
- 64.8%Claude Code + Opus 5.5 (max) · 6 Oct 2026Strong
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
- 42.9%TTE-MatrixAgent + DeepSeek-V3.2 · 10 Nov 2025Emerging
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Supervise production employees in the manufacturing of biofuels, such as biodiesel or ethanol.
- Manage operations at biofuels power generation facilities, including production, shipping, maintenance, or quality assurance activities.
- Provide direction to employees to ensure compliance with biofuels plant safety, environmental, or operational standards and regulations.
- Confer with technical and supervisory personnel to report or resolve conditions affecting biofuels plant safety, operational efficiency, and product quality.
- Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels or to identify abnormalities with biofuels production equipment or processes.
- Monitor meters, flow gauges, or other real-time data to ensure proper operation of biofuels production equipment, implementing corrective measures as needed.
- Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of biofuels to maintain processes at required levels.
- Provide training to subordinate or new employees to improve biofuels plant safety or increase the production of biofuels.
- Shut down and restart biofuels plant or equipment in emergency situations or for equipment maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
- Monitor transportation and storage of flammable or other potentially dangerous feedstocks or products to ensure adherence to safety guidelines.
- Draw samples of biofuels products or secondary by-products for quality control testing.
- Approve proposals for the acquisition, replacement, or repair of biofuels processing equipment or the implementation of new production processes.
Other job titles for this occupation (18)
Biofuels Production Manager · Ethanol Operations Manager · Plant Manager · Production Coordinator · Production Manager · Production Plant Manager · Biodiesel Operations Manager · Biodiesel Plant Manager · Biodiesel Plant Superintendent · Biofuels Operations Manager · Biofuels Plant Manager · Biofuels Plant Superintendent · Industrial Manager · Industrial Production Manager · Manufacturing Manager · Plant Operations Coordinator · Power Resources Manager · Renewables Project Manager