Jobs / Production and manufacturing / 51-8099.01
Biofuels Processing Technicians
Calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections.
- US jobs
- 14,080 (SOC 51-8099 group, "Plant and System Operators, All Other")
- Median wage
- $62,470 a year
- Job family
- Production and manufacturing
Can agents do the work of biofuels processing technicians?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Production and manufacturing: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 51-8099 group).
- 18%Monitor operations to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
- 15%Operate energy production or distribution equipmentNot measured
- 10%Prepare industrial materials for processing or useNot measured
- 8%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
- 8%Evaluate production inputs or outputsNot measured
- 6%Maintain tools or equipmentNot measured
- 6%Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipmentNot measured
- 6%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in production and manufacturing, not always this occupation's tasks.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 1735 EloDreamZero (dreaming_zebra) · 24 Sep 2026Unrated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.
- Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.
- Monitor and record biofuels processing data.
- Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality.
- Operate equipment, such as a centrifuge, to extract biofuels products and secondary by-products or reusable fractions.
- Process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels.
- Operate chemical processing equipment for the production of biofuels.
- Monitor and record flow meter performance.
- Inspect biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems.
- Measure and monitor raw biofuels feedstock.
- Preprocess feedstock in preparation for physical, chemical, or biological fuel production processes.
- Calculate, measure, load, or mix refined feedstock used in biofuels production.
Other job titles for this occupation (17)
Biofuels Processing Technician · Board Operator · Chemical Operator · Ethanol Operator · Mash Preparatory Operator · Process Operator · Process Technician · Production Operator · Biodiesel Process Control Technician · Biodiesel Processing Technician · Biodiesel Production Associate · Biodiesel Production Technician · Biofuels Data Scientist · Biofuels Production Associate · Biofuels Production Technician · Biomass Plant Technician · Systems Technician