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Also called biodiesel process control technician, biodiesel processing technician, biodiesel production technician and biofuels production technician.
$62,470
Median pay a year
14,080
People do this work
6
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Monitoring biofuel production
Operating biofuel production equipment
Recording production data
Evaluating material quality
Preparing biological feedstock
Maintaining sustainable energy equipment
Inspecting sustainable energy facilities
Measuring substances
Measuring stock levels
Calculating labor requirements
Cleaning work areas
Loading materials into production equipment
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Biofuels Processing Technician
Summary
Biofuels Processing Technician calculating, measuring, loading, and mixing feedstock with additives in fermentation vessels while monitoring production processes and performing maintenance and safety inspections
Experience
Biofuels Processing Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Monitored batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes
Operated valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control biofuels production
Collected biofuels samples and performed routine laboratory tests to check quality
Processed refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction vessels
Operated equipment, such as a centrifuge, to extract biofuels products
Inspected biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly and reported issues
Cleaned biofuels processing work area, ensuring compliance with safety regulations
Recording production data, Maintaining sustainable energy equipment
Checking & Planning
Evaluating material quality, Inspecting sustainable energy facilities, Measuring substances, Measuring stock levels, Calculating labor requirements
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Monitored biofuels production processesOperated valves and pumpsRecorded biofuels processing dataCollected biofuels samples for testsInspected equipment for problemsMeasured raw biofuels feedstock
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Monitored biofuels production processes to ensure optimal performance and compliance with safety standards
Monitored biofuels production processes to ensure optimal operation and quality control
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Monitored biofuels production processes, reducing incidents of equipment failure while ensuring safety compliance
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Reduced incidents of equipment failureImproved overall production efficiencyEnhanced safety for all staff
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Add how often you checked the quality control measures
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Monitored biofuels production processes to ensure optimal operation and quality control
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Several times each shiftDaily during production runsRegularly throughout the process
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What a Biofuels Processing Technician does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Biofuels Processing Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$48,900
Median
$62,470
75th percentile
$78,480
About 14,080 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$41,740
$51,690
$60,090
AR
$38,910
$46,020
$54,860
AZ
$59,590
$69,260
$78,480
CA
$63,650
$78,020
$95,500
CO
$47,260
$51,600
$68,160
CT
$64,600
$68,950
$71,420
FL
$45,760
$50,910
$64,040
GA
$37,710
$44,670
$59,470
IA
$69,770
$75,800
$80,450
ID
$60,010
$61,690
$71,470
IL
$74,400
$77,780
$84,220
IN
$68,880
$70,490
$72,780
KS
$68,830
$74,190
$78,770
KY
$63,110
$69,430
$77,830
LA
$49,000
$62,630
$80,680
MA
$96,890
$120,660
$121,220
MD
$75,820
$81,890
$88,070
ME
$48,060
$62,270
$63,430
MI
$61,790
$64,690
$80,140
MN
$78,150
$88,290
$96,170
MO
$43,900
$51,560
$58,290
MS
$60,110
$65,080
$84,880
MT
$67,210
$81,340
$83,660
NC
$56,230
$61,190
$70,700
NE
$47,820
$48,220
$64,060
NH
$63,160
$64,030
$77,370
NJ
$51,640
$69,970
$84,700
NM
$48,870
$55,710
$70,780
NV
$61,690
$80,000
$101,480
NY
$67,660
$74,700
$79,620
OH
$57,210
$64,140
$73,170
OK
$61,140
$74,240
$86,690
OR
$63,740
$71,900
$77,730
PA
$48,640
$50,840
$67,170
PR
$38,190
$38,850
$39,960
SC
$51,000
$56,060
$63,010
SD
$46,140
$57,430
$61,800
TN
$52,000
$60,240
$68,480
TX
$43,430
$50,820
$64,830
UT
$62,380
$67,910
$77,670
VA
$53,560
$61,940
$79,100
WA
$80,460
$88,730
$95,560
WI
$53,410
$62,800
$74,060
WV
$63,710
$70,660
$73,220
WY
$55,590
$66,770
$115,680
Other names
Other names for this job
biodiesel process control technician, biodiesel processing technician, biodiesel production technician, biofuels production technician, biomass plant technician, process technician, systems technician, biodiesel production associate, biofuels data scientist, biofuels production associate, board operator, chemical operator.
More names for this work
ethanol operator, mash preparatory operator, process operator, production operator.
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Biofuels Processing Technician
Already yours: Operating biofuel production equipment, Recording production data, Evaluating material quality
4 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$62,470 a year
What you have not done yet. Inspecting sustainable energy facilities, Measuring substances, Measuring stock levels
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Already yours: Operating biofuel production equipment, Recording production data, Evaluating material quality
4 of the 29 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$102,040 a year
What you have not done yet. Operating energy production equipment, Operating pumping systems or equipment, Operating energy distribution equipment
This page is about the occupation Biofuels Processing Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.