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Biomass Power Plant Managers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$126,060
United States, 2025
Employment
246,250
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.
- O*NET code
- 11-3051.04
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 10 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Conduct field inspections of biomass plants, stations, or substations to ensure normal and safe operating conditions.
- Plan and schedule plant activities, such as wood, waste, or refuse fuel deliveries, ash removal, and regular maintenance.
- Prepare and manage biomass plant budgets.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$78,000
25th percentile
$98,160
75th percentile
$161,880
90th percentile
$205,520
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Active Listening3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Monitoring3.9
- Management of Personnel Resources3.8
- Coordination3.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.8
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
- Time Management3.6
- Operations Monitoring3.4
- Social Perceptiveness3.3
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 25 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
25
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.6 | Not selected | 4.6 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.8 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Coordination | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Time Management | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.4 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Instructing | 3.3 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Management of Financial Resources | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Management of Material Resources | 3.1 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Operation and Control | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Biomass Power Plant ManagersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester, NH | $174,360 | 700 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $171,140 | 2,210 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $167,040 | 60 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $166,030 | 240 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $164,420 | 2,990 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | $163,970 | 100 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $162,040 | 230 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $161,220 | 240 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | $157,500 | 70 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $157,160 | 320 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | $156,710 | 190 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $156,180 | 40 | 2025 |
| Midland, MI | $154,070 | 110 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $153,210 | 3,500 | 2025 |
| DE | $153,000 | 370 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $151,630 | 7,220 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $151,580 | 3,400 | 2025 |
| WY | $151,490 | 390 | 2025 |
| Beaumont, TX | $150,860 | 550 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $150,800 | 110 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.