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Also called centrifugal chiller technician, chiller technician, fuel quality technician and operations technician.
$102,040
Median pay a year
29,320
People do this work
6
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Biomass Plant Technician
Summary
Biomass Plant Technician controlling and monitoring plant activities, operating equipment, performing maintenance, and managing inventories to ensure safe and efficient plant operations
Experience
Biomass Plant Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Operated biomass fuel-burning boiler and gasification system equipment as per instructions
Performed tests of water chemistry in boilers to ensure proper function
Operated high-pressure steam boiler and water chiller equipment for electrical cogeneration
Inspected biomass power plant equipment, recording damage and mechanical problems
Recorded operational data from meters, instruments, and gauges for monitoring purposes
Cleaned work areas to meet safety regulations in the biomass plant
Managed parts and supply inventories for the biomass plant
Skills
Core Skills
Operating biofuel production equipment, Recording production data, Studying blueprints or instructions, Inspecting sustainable energy facilities, Measuring substances, Measuring stock levels, Evaluating material quality, Calculating labor requirements, Driver's license
Checking & Planning
Testing samples, Testing fluids
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Operated biomass fuel-burning boilerTested water chemistry in boilersOperated high-pressure steam boilerStarted and stopped biomass generatorsInspected biomass power plant equipmentCleaned work areas for safety
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Operated biomass fuel-burning boiler, maintaining optimal performance and safety standards
Managed high-pressure steam boiler operations, contributing to efficient energy generation
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Add how often you operated the boiler each shift
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Operated biomass fuel-burning boiler several times during each shift, ensuring optimal performance and safety standards
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Several times during each shiftMost of the dayA few times every hour
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Show what improved in energy generation because of your management
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Managed high-pressure steam boiler operations, contributing to efficient energy generation
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Reduced downtime for maintenanceImproved steam output consistencyEnhanced overall system efficiency
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Operating biofuel production equipment
Recording production data
Studying blueprints or instructions
Testing samples
Testing fluids
Inspecting sustainable energy facilities
Measuring substances
Measuring stock levels
Evaluating material quality
Calculating labor requirements
Cleaning work areas
Loading materials into production equipment
The work itself
What a Biomass Plant Technician does
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Control and monitor biomass plant activities and perform maintenance as needed.
What it pays
How much does a Biomass Plant 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
$79,690
Median
$102,040
75th percentile
$119,080
About 29,320 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Biomass Plant 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. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.