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Occupations/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.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

61%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

52%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

71%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Monitor and record biofuels processing data.

  • Mostly routine

    Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.

  • Mostly routine

    Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.
  2. 02Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.
  3. 03Monitor and record biofuels processing data.
  4. 04Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality.
  5. 05Operate equipment, such as a centrifuge, to extract biofuels products and secondary by-products or reusable fractions.
  6. 06Process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.89
  • Degree of automation3.57
  • Time sitting2.84
  • Originality (ability)2.50
  • Conflict situations2.54
  • Hands-on objects/tools3.65
  • Outdoors / weather4.28
  • Disease exposure1.20
  • Decision freedom4.27

Top abilities

  • Written Comprehension3.50
  • Speech Recognition3.50
  • Oral Expression3.50
  • Oral Comprehension3.50
  • Control Precision3.50
  • Visual Color Discrimination3.38
  • Speech Clarity3.38
  • Selective Attention3.38

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.50
  • Active Listening3.25
  • Writing3.12
  • Speaking3.25
  • Mathematics2.88
  • Science2.88
  • Critical Thinking3.12
  • Active Learning2.88
  • Learning Strategies2.50
  • Monitoring3.38

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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