Biofuels Processing Technicians
Tasks Include:
- Calculate, measure, load, or mix refined feedstock used in biofuels production.
- Operate chemical processing equipment for the production of biofuels.
- Operate equipment, such as a centrifuge, to extract biofuels products and secondary by-products or reusable fractions.
- Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.
- Process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels.
- Assess the quality of biofuels additives for reprocessing.
- Calibrate liquid flow devices and meters, including fuel, chemical, and water meters.
- Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality.
- Inspect biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems.
- Measure and monitor raw biofuels feedstock.
- Monitor and record biofuels processing data.
- Monitor and record flow meter performance.
- Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$57,470.00
State
$51,270.00
Regional
Biofuels Processing Technicians
Description
Career Cluster: | Manufacturing |
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.
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 71.18%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 18.07%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 5.69%
- Some College Courses = 3.21%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 1.85%
Related Work Experience
- None = 38.29%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 27.15%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 22.48%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 5.67%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 5.66%
- Over 10 years = 0.38%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 0.37%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 37.65%
- Up to and including 1 month = 27.28%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 15.98%
- None = 12.01%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 5.69%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 1.01%
- Over 10 years = 0.38%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 31.68%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 27.94%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 17.77%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 11.32%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 10.92%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.36%
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Calculate, measure, load, or mix refined feedstock used in biofuels production.
- Operate chemical processing equipment for the production of biofuels.
- Operate equipment, such as a centrifuge, to extract biofuels products and secondary by-products or reusable fractions.
- Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.
- Process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels.
- Assess the quality of biofuels additives for reprocessing.
- Calibrate liquid flow devices and meters, including fuel, chemical, and water meters.
- Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality.
- Inspect biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems.
- Measure and monitor raw biofuels feedstock.
- Monitor and record biofuels processing data.
- Monitor and record flow meter performance.
- Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.
- Monitor stored biofuels products or secondary by-products until reused or transferred to users.
- Preprocess feedstock in preparation for physical, chemical, or biological fuel production processes.
- 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.
- Rebuild, repair, or replace biofuels processing equipment components.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Coordinate raw product sourcing or collection.
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable wrenches (Adjustable hand wrenches)
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Mixers or agitators (Agitators)
- Air compressors
- Air samplers or collectors (Air monitoring equipment)
- Titration equipment (Autotitrators)
- Ball valves
- Belt conveyors (Belt conveyor systems)
- Filtering machinery (Belt filters)
- Benchtop centrifuges
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Hoists (Chain hoists)
- Evaporative coolers (Cooling towers)
- Laboratory crushers or pulverizers (Crusher screens)
- Deionization or demineralization equipment (Demineralizers)
- Desktop computers
- Hydrometers (Digital hydrometers)
- Distillation pipings or columns or fittings (Distillation columns)
- Respirators (Dust and particulate respirators)
- Clock timers (Electric timing devices)
- Alarm systems (Emergency alarm systems)
- Air samplers or collectors (Emissions monitoring systems)
- Safety harnesses or belts (Fall protection harnesses)
- Standard fermentation units (Fermentation processing vessels)
- Control valves (Flow control valves FCV)
- Flow transmitters
- Forklifts
- Gas chromatographs (Gas chromatographs GC)
- Gate valves (Gate butterfly valves)
- Laboratory graduated cylinders (Glass graduated cylinders)
- Laboratory mechanical convection ovens (Gravity convection ovens)
- Moisture balances (Halogen moisture balances)
- Hand pumps (Hand sampling pumps)
- Spill kits (Hazardous material spill kits)
- Heat exchangers
- High pressure liquid chromatograph chromatography (High pressure liquid chromatograph HPLC equipment)
- Laboratory evaporators (High vacuum evaporation systems)
- Infrared imagers (Infrared temperature guns)
- Level sensors or transmitters (Level transmitters)
- Air dryers (Materials dryers)
- Digestion systems (Methanators)
- Grinding mills (Milling equipment)
- Two way radios (Mobile radios)
- Moisture meters (Moisture analyzers)
- Test sieves (Mole sieves)
- Pallet trucks (Pallet jacks)
- Personal computers
- pH meters (pH probes)
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Air conveyors (Pneumatic conveyor systems)
- Handheld refractometers or polarimeters (Portable refractometers)
- Pressure transmitters (Pressure gauges)
- Ear plugs (Protective ear plugs)
- Laboratory flasks (Reaction flasks)
- Reverse osmosis equipment
- Protective gloves (Safety gloves)
- Plant samples analysis equipment (Sample ports)
- Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories (Self-contained breathing apparatus)
- Laboratory sifting equipment (Sifting screens)
- Skid steer loaders
- Mixers or agitators (Static mixers)
- Water tube boiler (Steam boilers)
- Globe valves (Stop valves)
- Screwdrivers (Straight screwdrivers)
- Distillation pipings or columns or fittings (Stripper columns)
- Temperature transmitters (Temperature sensors)
- Control valves (Throttle control valves TCV)
- Titration equipment (Titrators)
- Vacuum or mercury vapour equipment (Vacuum systems)
- Viscosimeters (Viscosity meters)
- Water samplers
- Front end loaders (Wheeled front end loaders)
Technologies Include:
- Facilities management software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS software
- Industrial control software
- Digital control systems DCS software
- Human machine interface HMI software
- Inventory management software
- Inventory control software
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Special Requirements
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
74.00 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
63.25 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
60.50 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
59.75 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
55.25 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
54.50 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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72.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
68.75 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
62.50 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
59.50 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
59.50 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
56.25 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
56.25 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
56.25 | Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
53.00 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
53.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
53.00 | Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
53.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. |
50.00 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
50.00 | Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
62.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
62.50 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
62.50 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
62.50 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
62.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
59.50 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
59.50 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
59.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
59.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
59.50 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
59.50 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
59.50 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
59.50 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
59.50 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
59.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
59.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
59.50 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
56.25 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
56.25 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
56.25 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
53.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
53.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
53.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
53.00 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
50.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
50.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
50.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
50.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
50.00 | Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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88.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
87.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
84.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
82.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
81.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
79.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
79.50 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
78.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
74.50 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
73.75 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
69.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
68.50 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
68.25 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
68.00 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
65.75 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
65.25 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
63.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
63.75 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
63.50 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
60.50 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
60.25 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
60.00 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
59.00 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
54.25 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
51.25 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
50.75 | Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment | Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
50.00 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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84.25 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
83.75 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
71.50 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
70.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
67.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
66.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
66.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
66.25 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
64.75 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
63.50 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
62.50 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
59.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
59.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
56.00 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
53.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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50.00 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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100.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
97.40 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
96.40 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
96.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
94.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
93.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
93.40 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
89.00 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
89.00 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
87.80 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
86.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
86.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
86.00 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
85.60 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
85.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
84.80 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
83.80 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
81.60 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
81.40 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
81.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
78.60 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
77.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
77.20 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
73.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
73.20 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
73.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
72.80 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
71.40 | Degree of Automation | How automated is the job? |
69.80 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
68.00 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
66.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
66.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
66.00 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
63.40 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
63.40 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
63.00 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
62.40 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
59.60 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
59.20 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
58.80 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
58.80 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
58.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
56.80 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
56.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
53.00 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
51.80 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
50.80 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Biofuels Processing Technicians
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $37,100.00 | $57,470.00 | $70,910.00 |
Virginia | $32,830.00 | $51,270.00 | $66,190.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | $40,691.88 | $58,716.49 | $67,455.76 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $45,087.57 | $58,197.51 | $80,624.06 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $33,785.72 | $36,607.79 | $51,656.09 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | $44,139.24 | $70,866.63 | $75,791.72 |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Biofuels Processing Technicians
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
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United States | 15,900 | 15,900 | +0.0% |
Virginia | 199 | 206 | +3.5% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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