# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/biofuels-processing-technicians
- SOC code: 51-8099.01
- Career family: Production
- Median annual pay: $62,470 (10th percentile $40,700, 90th percentile $94,560)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +2.3%
- Openings a year: 1,200
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "Plant and system operators, all other".

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 81 |
| Investigative (I) | 38 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 0 |
| Enterprising (E) | 19 |
| Conventional (C) | 72 |

## What you'd do

- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 88/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 87/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 84/100)
- Getting Information (importance 82/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 81/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 80/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 80/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 78/100)
- Processing Information (importance 75/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 74/100)

## Skills

Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Active Listening, Equipment Maintenance, Speaking, Coordination, Critical Thinking

## Knowledge

Production and Processing, Mechanical, English Language, Public Safety and Security, Chemistry, Computers and Electronics, Education and Training, Engineering and Technology, Mathematics, Transportation

## Also called

Biodiesel Process Control Technician, Biodiesel Processing Technician, Biodiesel Production Associate, Biodiesel Production Technician, Biofuels Data Scientist, Biofuels Processing Technician, Biofuels Production Associate, Biofuels Production Technician, Biomass Plant Technician, Board Operator

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## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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