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Program Codes
35068
1LSTCOP
10269
Employment Percentage
-42.33128834
SOC ID
51-8099
SOC Title
Plant and System Operators, All Other
ONET ID
51-8099.01
ONET Concat ID
51809901
Median Salary
71385.6
EMSI Interest Area Term
Life Sciences and Technologies
Physical Sciences and Technologies
Ed Level High School
73.029999
Ed Level Certificate
18.07
Ed Level Some College
3.21
Ed Level Associates
5.69
Ed Level Bachelors
0
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a high school diploma or less
Career Description
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.
Core Tasks
  • Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.
  • Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.
  • Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality.
  • Monitor and record biofuels processing data.
  • 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.
  • Inspect biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems.
  • Monitor and record flow meter performance.
  • 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.
  • Monitor stored biofuels products or secondary by-products until reused or transferred to users.
  • Assess the quality of biofuels additives for reprocessing.
  • Clean biofuels processing work area, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
  • Perform routine maintenance on mechanical, electrical, or electronic equipment or instruments used in the processing of biofuels.
  • Calibrate liquid flow devices and meters, including fuel, chemical, and water meters.
  • Rebuild, repair, or replace biofuels processing equipment components.
Start Annual Earnings
52478.4
Top Annual Earnings
97281.6
EMSI Career Title Slug
biofuels-processing-technician