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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology & Product Development Managers

What do they do?

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

Education Required

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

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What Does This Job Pay?
Tennessee Average Salary: $86,000-$175,000
Median Annual Salary: $165,370
Median Hourly Salary: $81
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$107,390
$165,370
$233,590
One out of ten earn less than $107,390
The median salary is $165,370
One out of ten earn more than $233,590
Top Skills For This Job
  • Basic Skills
  • reading work related information
  • talking to others
  • Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • People and Technology Systems
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Will There Be Jobs?
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

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Are You On Track?
Typical education needed: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Associate's degree
55%
29%
6%
Typical Daily Tasks
  • Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.
  • Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.
  • Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.