Business & Finance
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.
Median salary
$121,440
Typical range
$75k – $197k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
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Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
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Biomass Power Plant Managers Intern
Internship
$37,450
~4 mos to advance
Junior Biomass Power Plant Managers
Entry / Junior
$74,900
~2 yrs to advance
Biomass Power Plant Managers
Established
$121,440
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Biomass Power Plant Managers
Senior
$159,375
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Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
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