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3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Biofuels Processing Technicians

High Risk
68%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
68%
(High Risk)
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LABOR DEMAND *
GROWTH
3.2%
by year 2033
WAGES
$56,940
or $27.37 per hour
Volume
15,370
as of 2023

Employment data isn't available specifically for this occupation from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, so we are using the data from Plant and System Operators, All Other.

SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
3.8/10

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Calculated automation risk

68% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

  • Social Perceptiveness

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What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Biofuels Processing Technicians will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Plant and System Operators, All Other' job openings is expected to rise 3.2% by 2033

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Plant and System Operators, All Other' was $56,940, or $27 per hour

'Plant and System Operators, All Other' were paid 18.5% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 15,370 people employed as 'Plant and System Operators, All Other' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 9 thousand people are employed as 'Plant and System Operators, All Other'.

Job description

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.

SOC Code: 51-8099.01

Comments

Todd (Low) 10 months ago
The robots that will be needed to perform these jobs are going to be extremely expensive, they will have to be very strong, and very durable. They will have to be able to perform at significant heights, and there is zero room for error in this field. They will be working quite literally 24/7 in the rain, cold, and heat. They will have to be able to survive hurricanes, and be able to withstand working next to vessels that have stuff over 1,000°F inside. A lot of stuff that happens in refineries doesn’t make sense and a lot of stuff on written procedures are wrong, these robots will not just have to be able to climb, have great strength, survive hurricanes, survive freezes, survive extreme heat, they will also have to be top of the line artificial intelligence to solve difficult problems, and right now Ai is not refined enough to solve everyday problems that process operators have to deal with. Not only will they have to solve difficult problems, but if they solve the problem wrong just one single time they could create explosions that will destroy towns and themselves.
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