Biomass Power Plant Managers
Management Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 11-3051.04
Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
High· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.013
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.38
0.09Range of values carried here0.70Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
Task-level exposure
Exposed tasks only19 rated tasks · 11 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (57.9%)
β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.
- Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
- All rated tasks are in the O*NET 31.0 task list.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
| Task (O*NET 20.1) | Claude.aiRaw / share % | APIRaw / share % |
|---|---|---|
Evaluate power production or demand trends to identify opportunities for improved operations.11-3051.04 | 0.0045100.0 | 0.001854.5 |
Monitor and operate communications systems, such as mobile radios. | —0 | 0.001545.5 |
| Not observed on any surface — 16 task(s) — These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states. | ||
Manage parts and supply inventories for biomass plants. | —0 | —0 |
Supervise operations or maintenance employees in the production of power from biomass such as wood, coal, paper sludge, or other waste or refuse. | —0 | —0 |
Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels and safe production environments or to identify abnormalities with power production equipment or processes. | —0 | —0 |
Review biomass operations performance specifications to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. | —0 | —0 |
Prepare reports on biomass plant operations, status, maintenance, and other information. | —0 | —0 |
Prepare and manage biomass plant budgets. | —0 | —0 |
Plan and schedule plant activities such as wood, waste, or refuse fuel deliveries, ash removal, and regular maintenance. | —0 | —0 |
Inspect biomass gasification processes, equipment, and facilities for ways to maximize capacity and minimize operating costs. | —0 | —0 |
Supervise biomass plant or substation operations, maintenance, repair, or testing activities. | —0 | —0 |
Monitor the operating status of biomass plants by observing control system parameters, distributed control systems, switchboard gauges, dials, or other indicators. | —0 | —0 |
Conduct field inspections of biomass plants, stations, or substations to ensure normal and safe operating conditions. | —0 | —0 |
Test, maintain, or repair electrical power distribution machinery or equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and testing devices. | —0 | —0 |
Compile and record operational data on forms or in log books. | —0 | —0 |
Adjust equipment controls to generate specified amounts of electrical power. | —0 | —0 |
Shut down and restart biomass power plants or equipment in emergency situations or for equipment maintenance, repairs, or replacements. | —0 | —0 |
Operate controls to start, stop, or regulate biomass-fueled generators, generator units, boilers, engines, or auxiliary systems. | —0 | —0 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task (O*NET 27.2) | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Compile and record operational data on forms or in log books.O*NET Task ID 15466 | 1.0 |
Manage parts and supply inventories for biomass plants.O*NET Task ID 15464 | 0.5 |
Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels and safe production environments or to identify abnormalities with power production equipment or processes.O*NET Task ID 15470 | 0.5 |
Review biomass operations performance specifications to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.O*NET Task ID 15471 | 0.5 |
Prepare reports on biomass plant operations, status, maintenance, and other information.O*NET Task ID 15472 | 0.5 |
Prepare and manage biomass plant budgets.O*NET Task ID 15473 | 0.5 |
Plan and schedule plant activities, such as wood, waste, or refuse fuel deliveries, ash removal, and regular maintenance.O*NET Task ID 15474 | 0.5 |
Inspect biomass gasification processes, equipment, and facilities for ways to maximize capacity and minimize operating costs.O*NET Task ID 15476 | 0.5 |
Evaluate power production or demand trends to identify opportunities for improved operations.O*NET Task ID 15477 | 0.5 |
Monitor the operating status of biomass plants by observing control system parameters, distributed control systems, switchboard gauges, dials, or other indicators.O*NET Task ID 15479 | 0.5 |
Manage safety programs at power generation facilities.O*NET Task ID 21162 | 0.5 |
Test, maintain, or repair electrical power distribution machinery or equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and testing devices.O*NET Task ID 15463 | 0.0 |
Monitor and operate communications systems, such as mobile radios.O*NET Task ID 15465 | 0.0 |
Adjust equipment controls to generate specified amounts of electrical power.O*NET Task ID 15467 | 0.0 |
Supervise operations or maintenance employees in the production of power from biomass, such as wood, coal, paper sludge, or other waste or refuse.O*NET Task ID 15468 | 0.0 |
Shut down and restart biomass power plants or equipment in emergency situations or for equipment maintenance, repairs, or replacements.O*NET Task ID 15469 | 0.0 |
Operate controls to start, stop, or regulate biomass-fueled generators, generator units, boilers, engines, or auxiliary systems.O*NET Task ID 15475 | 0.0 |
Supervise biomass plant or substation operations, maintenance, repair, or testing activities.O*NET Task ID 15478 | 0.0 |
Conduct field inspections of biomass plants, stations, or substations to ensure normal and safe operating conditions.O*NET Task ID 15480 | 0.0 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
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All O*NET 31.0 task statements (19)
All O*NET 31.0 task statements for this occupation (English, as published; task type core or supplemental). Exposure values are not listed here; they are in the table above, next to each task statement as worded in the O*NET version each source used.
| Task (O*NET 31.0) | Type |
|---|---|
| Manage parts and supply inventories for biomass plants. | Core |
| Monitor and operate communications systems, such as mobile radios. | Core |
| Supervise operations or maintenance employees in the production of power from biomass, such as wood, coal, paper sludge, or other waste or refuse. | Core |
| Review logs, datasheets, or reports to ensure adequate production levels and safe production environments or to identify abnormalities with power production equipment or processes. | Core |
| Review biomass operations performance specifications to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. | Core |
| Prepare reports on biomass plant operations, status, maintenance, and other information. | Core |
| Prepare and manage biomass plant budgets. | Core |
| Plan and schedule plant activities, such as wood, waste, or refuse fuel deliveries, ash removal, and regular maintenance. | Core |
| Inspect biomass gasification processes, equipment, and facilities for ways to maximize capacity and minimize operating costs. | Core |
| Evaluate power production or demand trends to identify opportunities for improved operations. | Core |
| Supervise biomass plant or substation operations, maintenance, repair, or testing activities. | Core |
| Conduct field inspections of biomass plants, stations, or substations to ensure normal and safe operating conditions. | Core |
| Manage safety programs at power generation facilities. | Core |
| Test, maintain, or repair electrical power distribution machinery or equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and testing devices. | Supplemental |
| Compile and record operational data on forms or in log books. | Supplemental |
| Adjust equipment controls to generate specified amounts of electrical power. | Supplemental |
| Shut down and restart biomass power plants or equipment in emergency situations or for equipment maintenance, repairs, or replacements. | Supplemental |
| Operate controls to start, stop, or regulate biomass-fueled generators, generator units, boilers, engines, or auxiliary systems. | Supplemental |
| Monitor the operating status of biomass plants by observing control system parameters, distributed control systems, switchboard gauges, dials, or other indicators. | Supplemental |
0.22/ 3· Robot exposure index
Scale, basis and source
Each physical task is graded 0–3 by the setting in which robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated could do it (0 none · 1 purpose-built robot settings such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line · 2 structured facilities such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port · 3 unstructured settings such as a private home or a construction site), and the grades are averaged by share of working time
Physical tasks among this occupation's O*NET 29.3 tasks
Anthropic estimated the grades and time shares with Claude Opus 5 using web search, as of 2026.
The robot exposure index is a different measure from the AI exposure figures on this site and cannot be added to or compared with them. It does not measure actual adoption or cost, and 0 also covers occupations with no physical tasks.
Tier of each physical task
Robot environment tiers (E0–E3)
E0 noneDetails
Rated not doable by robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated, even in a purpose-built setting
E1 purpose-built robot settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting built around the machine, such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line
E2 structured facilitiesDetails
Rated doable in a human work facility that an institution keeps to a working standard, such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port
E3 unstructured settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting that no institution keeps to a working standard, such as a private home or a construction site
Only tasks classified as physical are listed; other tasks have no tier in the source.
| Task (O*NET 29.3) | Robot environment tier |
|---|---|
| Inspect biomass gasification processes, equipment, and facilities for ways to maximize capacity and minimize operating costs. | E2 structured facilities |
| Conduct field inspections of biomass plants, stations, or substations to ensure normal and safe operating conditions. | E2 structured facilities |
| Test, maintain, or repair electrical power distribution machinery or equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and testing devices. | E0 none |
| Operate controls to start, stop, or regulate biomass-fueled generators, generator units, boilers, engines, or auxiliary systems. | E2 structured facilities |
Occupation information
Employment outlook (BLS)
Values for the whole SOC 11-3051 group (Industrial production managers), not for this O*NET occupation alone.
- Employment, 2025
- 252K
- Projected employment, 2035
- 259K
- Change (2025–35)
- +2.6%
- Median annual wage, 2025
- $126,060
- Typical education needed for entry
- Bachelor's degree
Korea classification links (KSCO)
Links from the current release of the Korea Occupation Direct Crosswalk v1.1, made by AI Changing Work. Relation values are read from the O*NET-SOC occupation side.
| KSCO code | KSCO title | Relation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14125 | 신재생에너지 관련 관리자 | This occupation is narrower | confirmed |
Relation and status definitions(kr-direct v1.1)
ILO occupational description
AI Changing Work links the ISCO-08 unit groups below to this occupation by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (2018 SOC to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to ISCO-08) as published, without case-by-case selection; each link may be whole or partial.
- ISCO-08 1321Manufacturing Managers
The definition, tasks and examples below are the ILO's description of that unit group, not of this occupation.
Manufacturing managers plan, direct and coordinate activities concerned with the production of goods, the production and distribution of electricity gas and water, and the collection, treatment and disposal of waste. They may manage the production departments of large enterprises or be the managers of small manufacturing companies.
Tasks
- (a) determining, implementing and monitoring production strategies, policies and plans;
- (b) planning details of production activities in terms of output quality and quantity, cost, time available and labour requirements;
- (c) controlling the operation of production plant and quality procedures through planning of maintenance, designation of operating hours and supply of parts and tools;
- (d) establishing and managing budgets, monitoring production output and costs, and adjusting processes and resources to minimize costs;
- (e) consulting with and informing other managers about production matters;
- (f) overseeing the acquisition and installation of new plant and equipment;
- (g) controlling the preparation of production records and reports;
- (h) coordinating the implementation of occupational health and safety requirements;
- (i) identifying business opportunities and determining products to be manufactured;
- (j) researching and implementing regulatory and statutory requirements affecting manufacturing operations and the environment;
- (k) overseeing the provision of quotes for the manufacture of specialized goods and establishing contracts with customers and suppliers;
- (l) overseeing the selection, training and performance of staff.
Example occupations
Manufacturer · Manufacturing manager · Production and operations manager (manufacturing)
Sources: ILO ISCO-08 — details: Credits
ESCO occupational vocabulary
Each entry below is matched to this occupation in the published ESCO-O*NET Crosswalk (version 1, 2022). The match types are that crosswalk's; the wording is AI Changing Work's.
- power plant managerESCO 1219.5.3This occupation is narrower
Power plant managers supervise operations in power plants which produce and transport energy. They coordinate the production of energy in the plant, and supervise the construction, operation and maintenance of energy transmission and distribution networks and systems.
Source: European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)
License: CC BY 4.0 (EU Reuse Notice)
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France classification links (ROME)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and ROME 4.0 job profiles, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side. Links marked “provisional” were adopted on the judgments of two judges from the same model family (Claude) alone, or by an operator rule applied to their judgments, so they rest on weaker evidence than confirmed links.
| ROME code | ROME title (French) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| H2715 | Chef / Cheffe d'exploitation en production distribution d'énergie | This occupation is narrower |
| H2713 | Responsable de production d'énergie | Related, not a match |
Source: France Travail — Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois (ROME 4.0), version 61, last updated 15 June 2026 (https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/repertoire-operationnel-des-metiers-et-des-emplois-rome). Licence Ouverte 2.0.
ROME codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET-SOC occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a France Travail correspondence.
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Spain classification links (CNO-11)
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| CNO-11 code | CNO-11 title (Spanish) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 1313 | Directores de industrias manufactureras | This occupation is narrower |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), National Classification of Occupations 2011 (CNO-11, Royal Decree 1591/2010) — www.ine.es · Licensed CC BY 4.0. CNO-11 codes and Spanish titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not an INE correspondence.
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Germany classification links (KldB)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and KldB occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| KldB code | KldB title (German) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 27394 | Führungskräfte - Technische Produktionsplanung und -steuerung | This occupation is narrower |
| 26244 | Berufe in der regenerativen Energietechnik - hoch komplexe Tätigkeiten | Related, not a match |
| 26293 | Aufsichtskräfte - Energietechnik | Related, not a match |
Source: © Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Klassifikation der Berufe 2010 – überarbeitete Fassung 2020, https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de. KldB codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own mapping (eigene Zuordnung) and are not a Bundesagentur für Arbeit correspondence.
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Japan classification links (JSCO)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and JSCO occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| JSCO code | JSCO title (Japanese) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 031 | 会社管理職員 | This occupation is narrowerprovisional |
| 641 | 発電員，変電員 | Related, not a matchprovisional |
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan Standard Occupational Classification (Dec. 2009, MIC Notification No. 555). JSCO codes and Japanese titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a MIC correspondence.
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