Management · Holland code ECR
Biofuels Production Managers
Manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.
Also called: Biofuels Production Manager, Plant Manager, Production Coordinator, Production Manager, Ethanol Operations Manager, Production Plant Manager.
O*NET 11-3051.03
At a glance
- US median annual pay
- $126,060
- Middle half earn $98,160 to $161,880. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
- Most common education
- Bachelor's Degree
- 45% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
- Preparation needed
- Job Zone 4 of 5
- Considerable preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
- US employment outlook, 2024 to 2034
- +2% · Slower than average
- 241,900 jobs in 2024, projected 246,500. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, which groups this with similar roles as "Industrial production managers".
What the work involves
The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.
- 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.
Skills and knowledge it leans on
Skills
- Reading Comprehension3.9 / 5
- Critical Thinking3.9 / 5
- Active Listening3.8 / 5
- Monitoring3.8 / 5
- Speaking3.6 / 5
- Writing3.5 / 5
Knowledge areas
- Production and Processing4.7 / 5
- Administration and Management4.1 / 5
- Mechanical4.0 / 5
- Engineering and Technology3.7 / 5
- Chemistry3.7 / 5
- Mathematics3.5 / 5
Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.
Who tends to enjoy it
How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.
- Realistic60
- Investigative46
- Artistic0
- Social14
- Enterprising74
- Conventional68
The same work abroad
Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.
European occupation titles (ESCO)
- chemical plant manager · DE Leiter in einem Chemiewerk/Leiterin in einem Chemiewerk · FR directeur d'usine de produits chimiques/directrice d'usine de produits chimiques
- chemical production manager · DE Leiter in der Chemieproduktion/Leiterin in der Chemieproduktion · FR directeur de production dans l'industrie chimique/directrice de production dans l'industrie chimique
- chemical processing supervisor · DE Produktionsleiter/in Chemie · FR superviseur de procédés en industrie chimique/superviseuse de procédés en industrie chimique
Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)
- Production managers and directors in manufacturing (1121)227,800 employed
- Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades supervisors (5250)42,900 employed
- Production, factory and assembly supervisors (8160)32,600 employed
Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.
Pay across Europe, for the whole group
Median annual earnings of all employees in “Managers”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.
| Country | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Belgium | €96,629 |
| Italy | €96,052 |
| Germany | €90,192 |
| Austria | €82,936 |
| Netherlands | €69,857 |
| Sweden | €60,369 |
| France | €58,740 |
| Ireland | €55,854 |
| Spain | €54,121 |
| Portugal | €39,189 |
| Poland | €19,596 |
Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.
Exposure to AI
This occupation sits in the middle third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of +0.51. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.
Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.
Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (11-3051).
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