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Biomass Power Plant Managers

Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.

Median salary (BLS)

$126,060

10th–90th percentile (BLS)

$78k – $206k

Job outlook

+2% (about average)

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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.

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Education

Typical entry: Bachelor's degree

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Typical progression

  1. Biomass Power Plant Managers Intern

    Internship

    $39,000

    ~4 mos to advance

  2. Junior Biomass Power Plant Managers

    Entry / Junior

    $78,000

    ~2 yrs to advance

  3. Biomass Power Plant Managers

    Established

    $126,060

    ~3 yrs to advance

  4. Senior Biomass Power Plant Managers

    Senior

    $165,790

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Key skills

A typical day

  • •Manage safety programs at power generation facilities.
  • •Review biomass operations performance specifications to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • •Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels and safe production environments or to identify abnormalities with power production equipment or processes.
  • •Supervise operations or maintenance employees in the production of power from biomass, such as wood, coal, paper sludge, or other waste or refuse.
  • •Supervise biomass plant or substation operations, maintenance, repair, or testing activities.

Fields of study

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