Biomass Plant Technicians

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
Salary
High: $119,880.00
Average: $88,960.00
Hourly
Average: $42.77

What they do:

Control and monitor biomass plant activities and perform maintenance as needed.

On the job, you would:

  • 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.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

78% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
75% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
75% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
72% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
65% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
65% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
65% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
64% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
63% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
63% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
61% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
61% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
57% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
57% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

83% Realistic  -  Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

72% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
69% Control Precision  -  The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
69% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
60% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
56% Reaction Time  -  The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
56% Multilimb Coordination  -  The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
56% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
56% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
56% Perceptual Speed  -  The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
53% Visual Color Discrimination  -  The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
53% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
53% Visualization  -  The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
53% Selective Attention  -  The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
53% Arm-Hand Steadiness  -  The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
53% Rate Control  -  The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
53% Far Vision  -  The ability to see details at a distance.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

55% Operations Monitoring  -  Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Measure stock or liquid levels in sustainable fuel production systems.
Operate pumping systems or equipment.
Operate biomass or biofuel production equipment.
Maintain sustainable energy production equipment.
Evaluate quality of materials or products.
Measure ingredients or substances to be used in production processes.
Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
Load materials into production equipment.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of water, cleaning solutions, or other liquids.
Inspect sustainable energy production facilities or equipment.
Record operational or production data.
Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
Operate biomass or biofuel production equipment.
Operate biomass or biofuel production equipment.
Operate biomass or biofuel production equipment.
Operate biomass or biofuel production equipment.
Prepare biological feedstock for physical, chemical, or biological processing.
Record operational or production data.
Clean work areas.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
Test materials, solutions, or samples.
Test fluids to identify contamination or other problems.
Operate heavy-duty construction or installation equipment.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

99% Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets  -  How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
95% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
94% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
93% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
92% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
91% Exposed to Hazardous Conditions  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
87% Exposed to Contaminants  -  How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
87% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
86% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
86% Exposed to High Places  -  How often does this job require exposure to high places?
83% Importance of Repeating Same Tasks  -  How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
82% Very Hot or Cold Temperatures  -  How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
82% Consequence of Error  -  How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
82% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
81% Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings  -  How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
81% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
81% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
80% Exposed to Hazardous Equipment  -  How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
78% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
77% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
77% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
75% Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting  -  How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
74% Importance of Being Exact or Accurate  -  How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
74% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
70% Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
67% Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
65% Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment  -  How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
64% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
63% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
62% Outdoors, Under Cover  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)?
62% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
59% Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls  -  How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
57% Degree of Automation  -  How automated is the job?
56% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
51% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
81% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Tasks & Values

83% Controlling Machines and Processes  -  Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
81% Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials  -  Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
81% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
77% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
76% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
76% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
75% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
75% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
70% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
70% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
67% Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment  -  Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft.
64% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
64% Processing Information  -  Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
63% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
61% Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment  -  Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles.
60% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
60% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
58% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
58% Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information  -  Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
57% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
56% Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates  -  Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
56% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
55% Coaching and Developing Others  -  Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
54% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
51% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Getting Started

Education:
47%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
22%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)

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