Biomass Plant Technicians, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here16
  • fuel handler
  • plant operator
  • chiller operator
  • plant technician
  • auxiliary operator
  • chiller technician
  • steam plant operator
  • biomass plant operator
  • heating plant operator
  • biomass boiler operator
  • biomass plant technician
  • central heating plant operator
  • centrifugal chiller technician
  • operations technician operations tech
  • and 2 more
SOC code
51-8013.03
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
19 activities
Activities an agent can take on
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Biomass Plant TechniciansSOC 51-8013.03
88% · agentMostly automatable
82% · agentMostly automatable
78% · agentMostly automatable
75% · agentMostly automatable
58% · agentPartly automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents · 5 need no setup
Operations reporting agent
Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Word · Docs
● No integration needed
Feedstock calculation agent
Microsoft Excel · Sheets · Energy analysis software
● No integration needed
Stock monitoring agent
Microsoft Excel · Inventory control software · Sheets
● No integration needed
Technical documentation agent
Microsoft Word · Docs · National Instruments LabVIEW
● No integration needed
Inventory management agent
Inventory control software · Microsoft Excel · Sheets
● No integration needed
You keep this
Operate and control biomass boilers, gasification systems, and high-pressure equipment on-sitePerform hands-on maintenance, repairs, and physical inspections of plant equipmentConduct water chemistry tests and quality assessments of biomass feedstockOperate heavy equipment and manage physical feedstock preparation and loading

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Record operational data and generate reports88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Calculate material and feedstock requirements82% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable
Measure stock levels and monitor feedstock78% · analysis and evaluation work · mostly automatable

The full activity list

All 19 detailed work activities O*NET records for Biomass Plant Technicians, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Partly automatable 2

Partly automatable activities for Biomass Plant Technicians
ActivityJobs
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products61
Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs28