Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Management Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 11-9041.01
Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.
- 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
0.031
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
0.40
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
Show 18 hidden tasks19 rated tasks · 14 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (73.7%)
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
- 1 rated task is not in the O*NET 31.0 task list; its score is kept as published for O*NET 27.2.
- 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 % |
|---|---|
Provide technical or scientific guidance to technical staff in the conduct of biofuels research or development.11-9041.01 | 0.0089100.0 |
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 |
|---|---|
Develop computational tools or approaches to improve biofuels research and development activities.O*NET Task ID 15564 | 1.0 |
Develop methods to recover ethanol or other fuels from complex bioreactor liquid and gas streams.O*NET Task ID 15571 | 1.0 |
Design chemical conversion processes, such as etherification, esterification, interesterification, transesterification, distillation, hydrogenation, oxidation or reduction of fats and oils, and vegetable oil refining.O*NET Task ID 15575 | 1.0 |
Develop carbohydrates arrays and associated methods for screening enzymes involved in biomass conversion.O*NET Task ID 15565 | 0.5 |
Provide technical or scientific guidance to technical staff in the conduct of biofuels research or development.O*NET Task ID 15566 | 0.5 |
Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.O*NET Task ID 15567 | 0.5 |
Prepare biofuels research and development reports for senior management or technical professionals.O*NET Task ID 15568 | 0.5 |
Perform protein functional analysis and engineering for processing of feedstock and creation of biofuels.O*NET Task ID 15569 | 0.5 |
Develop methods to estimate the efficiency of biomass pretreatments.O*NET Task ID 15572 | 0.5 |
Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.O*NET Task ID 15574 | 0.5 |
Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.O*NET Task ID 15578 | 0.5 |
Oversee biodiesel/biofuels prototyping or development projects.O*NET Task ID 15579 | 0.5 |
Propose new biofuels products, processes, technologies or applications based on findings from applied biofuels or biomass research projects.O*NET Task ID 15580 | 0.5 |
Conduct research to breed or develop energy crops with improved biomass yield, environmental adaptability, pest resistance, production efficiency, bioprocessing characteristics, or reduced environmental impacts.O*NET Task ID 15581 | 0.5 |
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.
Data sources & licenses — O*NET®, Anthropic Economic Index, Eloundou et al. (2023): see full notices on the Credits page
All O*NET 31.0 task statements (18)
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 |
|---|---|
| Develop lab scale models of industrial scale processes, such as fermentation. | Core |
| Provide technical or scientific guidance to technical staff in the conduct of biofuels research or development. | Core |
| Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development. | Core |
| Prepare biofuels research and development reports for senior management or technical professionals. | Core |
| Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation. | Core |
| Conduct experiments on biomass or pretreatment technologies. | Core |
| Conduct experiments to test new or alternate feedstock fermentation processes. | Core |
| Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes. | Core |
| Oversee biodiesel/biofuels prototyping or development projects. | Core |
| Propose new biofuels products, processes, technologies or applications based on findings from applied biofuels or biomass research projects. | Core |
| Develop computational tools or approaches to improve biofuels research and development activities. | Supplemental |
| Perform protein functional analysis and engineering for processing of feedstock and creation of biofuels. | Supplemental |
| Develop separation processes to recover biofuels. | Supplemental |
| Develop methods to recover ethanol or other fuels from complex bioreactor liquid and gas streams. | Supplemental |
| Develop methods to estimate the efficiency of biomass pretreatments. | Supplemental |
| Design or execute solvent or product recovery experiments in laboratory or field settings. | Supplemental |
| Design chemical conversion processes, such as etherification, esterification, interesterification, transesterification, distillation, hydrogenation, oxidation or reduction of fats and oils, and vegetable oil refining. | Supplemental |
| Conduct research to breed or develop energy crops with improved biomass yield, environmental adaptability, pest resistance, production efficiency, bioprocessing characteristics, or reduced environmental impacts. | Supplemental |
0.17/ 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 |
|---|---|
| Conduct experiments on biomass or pretreatment technologies. | E2 structured facilities |
| Conduct experiments to test new or alternate feedstock fermentation processes. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Perform protein functional analysis and engineering for processing of feedstock and creation of biofuels. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
| Design or execute solvent or product recovery experiments in laboratory or field settings. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
Occupation information
Employment outlook (BLS)
Values for the whole SOC 11-9041 group (Architectural and engineering managers), not for this O*NET occupation alone.
- Employment, 2025
- 221K
- Projected employment, 2035
- 233K
- Change (2025–35)
- +5.5%
- Median annual wage, 2025
- $171,270
- 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 1223Research and Development Managers
The definition, tasks and examples below are the ILO's description of that unit group, not of this occupation.
Research and development managers plan, direct and coordinate the research and development activities of an enterprise or organization or of enterprises that provide related services to other enterprises and organizations.
Tasks
- (a) planning, directing and coordinating research and development activities, in-house or commissioned from external research organizations, to develop new or improved technical processes, products, knowledge, or utilization of materials;
- (b) planning the overall research and development programme of an enterprise or organization, specifying goals and budgetary requirements;
- (c) leading and managing the activities of research and development staff;
- (d) establishing and managing budgets, controlling expenditure and ensuring the efficient use of resources;
- (e) establishing and directing operational and administrative procedures;
- (f) planning and directing daily operations;
- (g) overseeing the selection, training and performance of staff;
- (h) representing the enterprise or organization at conventions, seminars and conferences.
Example occupations
Product development manager · Research manager
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.
- product development managerESCO 1223.2.1This occupation is narrower
Product development managers coordinate the development of new products from beginning to end. They receive briefings and start envisioning the new product considering design, technical and cost criteria. They conduct research on market needs and create prototypes of new products for untapped market opportunities. Product development managers also improve and boost technological quality.
- biochemical engineerESCO 2145.1.1Overlapping, not the same
Biochemical engineers research on the field of life science striving for new discoveries. They convert those findings into chemical solutions that can improve the wellbeing of society such as vaccines, tissue repair, crops improvement and green technologies advances such as cleaner fuels from natural resources.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| H1218 | Responsable de projet recherche et développement | This occupation is narrower |
| H1237 | Ingénieur / Ingénieure énergies renouvelables | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1223 | Directores de investigación y desarrollo | This occupation is narrowerprovisional |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27194 | Führungskräfte - Technische Forschung und Entwicklung | This occupation is narrower |
| 41394 | Führungskräfte - Chemie | 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 | Related, not a match |
| 051 | 自然科学系研究者 | Related, not a match |
| 077 | 化学技術者（開発） | Related, not a match |
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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