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Biofuels Processing Technicians Salary in El Paso, TX

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Biofuels Processing Technicians in El Paso, TX have a median annual salary of $38,020, with 60 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $31,350 at the 10th percentile to $56,560 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$38,020

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.28

Employment

60

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$31,350
10th
$35,070
25th
$38,020
Median
$43,710
75th
$56,560
90th

Local compared with national

El Paso, TX

$38,020

Median annual · 2025

United States

$62,470

Median annual · 2025

The El Paso, TX median is 39.1% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $24,450).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Operation and ControlImportance 3.8
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.5
  4. 4.MonitoringImportance 3.4
  5. 5.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.4
  6. 6.Active ListeningImportance 3.3
  7. 7.SpeakingImportance 3.3
  8. 8.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.3
  9. 9.WritingImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  12. 12.CoordinationImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Data visualization software
  • Digital control systems DCS
  • Human machine interface HMI software
  • Inventory control software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Python
  • R
  • SAS
  • Tableau

Common tasks

  • Rebuild, repair, or replace biofuels processing equipment components.
  • Coordinate raw product sourcing or collection.
  • Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes.
  • Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production.
  • Monitor and record biofuels processing data.
  • Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality.
  • Operate equipment, such as a centrifuge, to extract biofuels products and secondary by-products or reusable fractions.
  • Process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels.
  • Operate chemical processing equipment for the production of biofuels.
  • Monitor and record flow meter performance.

Related careers

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