Management · Holland code CRE
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.
Also called: Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, Plant Manager, Fuel Manager, Maintenance Superintendent, Operations and Maintenance Manager (O&M Manager), Operations Superintendent.
O*NET 11-3051.04
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
- 61% 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.
- Manage safety programs at power generation facilities.
- Review biomass operations performance specifications to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels and safe production environments or to identify abnormalities with power production equipment or processes.
- Supervise operations or maintenance employees in the production of power from biomass, such as wood, coal, paper sludge, or other waste or refuse.
- Supervise biomass plant or substation operations, maintenance, repair, or testing activities.
- Shut down and restart biomass power plants or equipment in emergency situations or for equipment maintenance, repairs, or replacements.
- Compile and record operational data on forms or in log books.
- Conduct field inspections of biomass plants, stations, or substations to ensure normal and safe operating conditions.
Skills and knowledge it leans on
Skills
- Speaking4.0 / 5
- Critical Thinking4.0 / 5
- Reading Comprehension3.9 / 5
- Active Listening3.9 / 5
- Monitoring3.9 / 5
- Writing3.1 / 5
Knowledge areas
- Mechanical4.3 / 5
- Engineering and Technology4.1 / 5
- Production and Processing4.1 / 5
- Administration and Management4.0 / 5
- Personnel and Human Resources3.9 / 5
- Public Safety and Security3.7 / 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.
- Realistic69
- Investigative37
- Artistic0
- Social12
- Enterprising64
- Conventional72
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)
- power plant manager · DE Kraftwerksmeister/Kraftwerksmeisterin · FR directeur de centrale électrique/directrice de centrale électrique
- hydropower engineer · DE Wasserkraftingenieur/Wasserkraftingenieurin · FR ingénieur en hydroélectricité/ingénieure en hydroélectricité
- nuclear engineer · DE Nuklearingenieur/Nuklearingenieurin · FR ingénieur nucléaire/ingénieure nucléaire
- electric power generation engineer · DE Ingenieur Stromerzeugung/Ingenieurin Stromerzeugung · FR ingénieur en production d’électricité/ingénieure en production d’électricité
- nuclear technician · DE Nukleartechniker/Nukleartechnikerin · FR technicien en industrie nucléaire/technicienne en industrie nucléaire
- hydropower technician · DE Wasserkraftwerkstechniker/Wasserkraftwerkstechnikerin · FR technicien en hydroélectricité/technicienne en hydroélectricité
Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)
- Electrical engineers (2123)59,700 employed
- Quantity surveyors (2453)45,300 employed
- Civil engineers (2121)94,100 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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