Business & Finance
Biofuels Production Managers
Manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.
Median salary (BLS)
$126,060
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$78k – $206k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 5 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Biofuels Production Managers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Biofuels Production Managers Intern
Internship
$39,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Biofuels Production Managers
Entry / Junior
$78,000
~2 yrs to advance
Biofuels Production Managers
Established
$126,060
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Biofuels Production Managers
Senior
$165,790
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Supervise production employees in the manufacturing of biofuels, such as biodiesel or ethanol.
- •Manage operations at biofuels power generation facilities, including production, shipping, maintenance, or quality assurance activities.
- •Provide direction to employees to ensure compliance with biofuels plant safety, environmental, or operational standards and regulations.
- •Confer with technical and supervisory personnel to report or resolve conditions affecting biofuels plant safety, operational efficiency, and product quality.
- •Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels or to identify abnormalities with biofuels production equipment or processes.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
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