Description
Control and monitor biomass plant activities and perform maintenance as needed.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Support
- Working Conditions
- Achievement
Work Styles
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Stress Tolerance
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Tasks
- Operate biomass fuel-burning boiler or biomass fuel gasification system equipment in accordance with specifications or instructions.
- Perform tests of water chemistry in boilers.
- Operate high-pressure steam boiler or water chiller equipment for electrical cogeneration operations.
- Operate equipment to heat biomass, using knowledge of controls, combustion, and firing mechanisms.
- Operate equipment to start, stop, or regulate biomass-fueled generators, generator units, boilers, engines, or auxiliary systems.
Work Activities
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Detailed Work Activities
- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Technology Skills
- Spreadsheet software
- Electronic mail software
- Development environment software
- Office suite software
- Word processing software
Abilities
- Near Vision
- Control Precision
- Problem Sensitivity
- Information Ordering
- Deductive Reasoning
Skills
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
Knowledge
- Mechanical
- Chemistry
- English Language
- Production and Processing
- Engineering and Technology
Most Common Education Level
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Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
| Income Percentile | Annual Income |
|---|---|
| Low (10%) | $63,919 |
| Median (50%) | $102,041 |
| High (90%) | $161,097 |
Employability
There are currently 32,400 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to decrease to 29,300 positions, reflecting a projected decline of -9%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of -9%
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