Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Tasks Include:
- Develop lab scale models of industrial scale processes, such as fermentation.
- Provide technical or scientific guidance to technical staff in the conduct of biofuels research or development.
- Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.
- Prepare biofuels research and development reports for senior management or technical professionals.
- Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.
- Conduct experiments on biomass or pretreatment technologies.
- Conduct experiments to test new or alternate feedstock fermentation processes.
- Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.
- Oversee biodiesel/biofuels prototyping or development projects.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +6.3%
National: +2.3%
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone:
Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$159,920.00
State
$151,470.00
Regional
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Description
Career Cluster: | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.
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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Education
Required Level of Education
- Bachelor's Degree = 55.44%
- Master's Degree = 28.62%
- Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) = 5.82%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 4.77%
- Post-Doctoral Training = 1.43%
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 1.33%
- Doctoral Degree = 1.33%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 1.24%
Related Work Experience
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 54.02%
- Over 10 years = 19.35%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 7.16%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 5.29%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.77%
- Over 8 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.50%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 2%
- Up to and including 1 month = 1.57%
- None = 1.33%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 26.16%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 18%
- None = 17.45%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 15.25%
- Up to and including 1 month = 13.28%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 7.96%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 1.54%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 0.38%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 32.90%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 28.79%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 14.90%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 13.99%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.89%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 3.44%
- None or short demonstration = 1.10%
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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Develop lab scale models of industrial scale processes, such as fermentation.
- Provide technical or scientific guidance to technical staff in the conduct of biofuels research or development.
- Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.
- Prepare biofuels research and development reports for senior management or technical professionals.
- Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.
- Conduct experiments on biomass or pretreatment technologies.
- Conduct experiments to test new or alternate feedstock fermentation processes.
- Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.
- Oversee biodiesel/biofuels prototyping or development projects.
- Propose new biofuels products, processes, technologies or applications based on findings from applied biofuels or biomass research projects.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Develop computational tools or approaches to improve biofuels research and development activities.
- Develop carbohydrates arrays and associated methods for screening enzymes involved in biomass conversion.
- Perform protein functional analysis and engineering for processing of feedstock and creation of biofuels.
- Develop separation processes to recover biofuels.
- Develop methods to recover ethanol or other fuels from complex bioreactor liquid and gas streams.
- Develop methods to estimate the efficiency of biomass pretreatments.
- Design or execute solvent or product recovery experiments in laboratory or field settings.
- Design chemical conversion processes, such as etherification, esterification, interesterification, transesterification, distillation, hydrogenation, oxidation or reduction of fats and oils, and vegetable oil refining.
- Conduct research to breed or develop energy crops with improved biomass yield, environmental adaptability, pest resistance, production efficiency, bioprocessing characteristics, or reduced environmental impacts.
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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Carbon filtration equipment (Absorption equipment)
- Autosamplers
- Microbiology fermentation equipment (Bioreactors)
- HEPA filtered enclosures (Biosafety cabinets)
- Desktop computers
- Dissolved oxygen meters (Dissolved oxygen monitors)
- Bi distillation units (Distillation equipment)
- Extracting equipment for laboratories (Extraction equipment)
- Standard fermentation units (Fermentation systems)
- Mixers or agitators (Flocculators)
- Flow sensors (Flow indicators)
- Forced air or mechanical convection general purpose incubators (Forced convection incubators)
- Mass spectrometers (Gas chromatograph mass spectrometers GC-MS)
- Gas chromatographs (Gas chromatographs GC)
- Gel documentation systems (Gel electrophoresis equipment)
- Laboratory flasks (Glass flasks)
- High pressure liquid chromatograph chromatography (High pressure liquid chromatographs HPLC)
- Inverted microscopes (Inverted compound microscopes)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Level sensors or transmitters (Level indicators)
- Mass spectrometers
- Shaking incubators (Orbital incubating shakers)
- Personal computers
- pH meters (pH indicators)
- Temperature cycling chambers or thermal cyclers (Polymerase chain reaction PCR equipment)
- Pressure indicators
- Safety glasses
- Protective gloves (Safety gloves)
- Spectrophotometers
- Remote reading thermometers (Temperature probes)
- Steam autoclaves or sterilizers (Top-loading autoclaves)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- Agilent ChemStation
- Fleet Asset Management and Optimization Solutions FAMOS PEPSE
- GE Energy GateCycle
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software
- Microsoft Project
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Microsoft Word
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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Special Requirements
Education and training:
Step 1:
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Graduation
The first step is graduating from an ABET-accredited engineering program at a college or university. |
Step 2:
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FE Exam
The first exam in the licensure process is the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE). This exam is offered in April and October every year. Most students take the exam right before graduation or soon after while the technical information they've studied is still fresh in their minds. |
Step 3:
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Work Experience
Many jurisdictions have specific requirements about the type of experience you need to gain. Most require that you gain experience under the supervision of someone who is already licensed, and that your experience involve increasing levels of responsibility. Once you begin work, contact your licensing board to find out what experience is needed and talk with professional engineers in your company to find out how you can gain this experience. |
Step 4:
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PE Exam
Once you have gained the appropriate experience, you can take the second exam in the licensure process, the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE). This exam is given in a variety of engineering disciplines. Most disciplines are offered in both April and October, but some are offered only in October. |
After completing all the steps in the engineering licensure process—education, experience, and examinations—you are eligible for licensure by your licensing board.
Required Fees:
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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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76.75 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
75.75 | Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. |
73.50 | Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. |
64.25 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
59.75 | Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
56.25 | Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
55.25 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
51.75 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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65.50 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
65.50 | Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
65.50 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
65.50 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
65.50 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
65.50 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
65.50 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
62.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
62.50 | Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. |
56.25 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
56.25 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
56.25 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
56.25 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
53.00 | Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. |
53.00 | Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. |
53.00 | Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. |
53.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
50.00 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
50.00 | Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. |
50.00 | Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
75.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
75.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
75.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
72.00 | Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
72.00 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
68.75 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
68.75 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
62.50 | Originality | The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
62.50 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
62.50 | Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. |
62.50 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
62.50 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
59.50 | Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). |
59.50 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
59.50 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
56.25 | Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. |
56.25 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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89.75 | Working with Computers | Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
89.00 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
88.00 | Analyzing Data or Information | Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts. |
87.25 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
83.00 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
82.00 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
77.25 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
77.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
77.00 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
76.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
76.25 | Thinking Creatively | Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
75.75 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
75.25 | Documenting/Recording Information | Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. |
74.25 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
72.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
71.50 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
71.25 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
71.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
68.00 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
66.75 | Communicating with People Outside the Organization | Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
66.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
61.50 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
61.50 | Providing Consultation and Advice to Others | Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics. |
60.50 | Monitoring and Controlling Resources | Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money. |
60.00 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
57.25 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
57.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
56.00 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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88.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
85.50 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
84.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
81.50 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
77.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
74.75 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
74.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
73.00 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
71.75 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
71.50 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
70.25 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
70.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
68.75 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
67.50 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
61.75 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
54.50 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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94.50 | Achievement | Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement. |
86.17 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
83.33 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
72.17 | Recognition | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status. |
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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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98.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
96.60 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
90.40 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
89.20 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
88.80 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
87.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
87.60 | Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions? |
82.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
81.60 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
81.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
79.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
79.40 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
78.20 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
75.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
72.20 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
69.80 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
69.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
69.40 | Spend Time Sitting | How much does this job require sitting? |
68.00 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
64.60 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
63.60 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
60.00 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
57.20 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
57.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
56.80 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
56.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
55.00 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
54.60 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
53.80 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
52.60 | Public Speaking | How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job? |
51.80 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
51.00 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
50.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
49.80 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
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Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
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United States | $102,450.00 | $159,920.00 | $189,130.00 |
Virginia | $105,530.00 | $151,470.00 | $177,730.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $136,145.46 | $176,654.08 | $198,525.88 |
Bay Consortium | $116,266.46 | $139,393.70 | $159,688.80 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $104,351.50 | $131,024.77 | $155,170.85 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $110,351.31 | $138,715.50 | $167,668.14 |
Crater Area | $110,248.30 | $139,135.68 | $162,935.00 |
Greater Peninsula | $120,339.76 | $149,084.36 | $173,284.48 |
Hampton Roads | $112,659.24 | $140,184.09 | $166,687.04 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $96,912.68 | $129,205.35 | $153,503.39 |
Northern Virginia | $134,249.55 | $175,488.39 | $207,919.76 |
Piedmont Workforce | $114,023.80 | $140,260.58 | $169,569.15 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $96,702.59 | $137,104.13 | $163,886.52 |
Southwestern Virginia | $98,053.90 | $137,862.90 | $170,607.36 |
West Piedmont | $102,262.84 | $125,685.84 | $140,097.40 |
Western Virginia | $100,873.80 | $131,367.45 | $154,955.66 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
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United States | 191,100 | 195,500 | +2.3% |
Virginia | 4,415 | 4,691 | +6.3% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | 416 | 450 | +8.2% |
Bay Consortium | 176 | 179 | +1.7% |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | 562 | 617 | +9.8% |
Central VA/Region2000 | 129 | 152 | +17.8% |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | 335 | 358 | +6.9% |
Hampton Roads | 516 | 520 | +0.8% |
New River/Mt. Rogers | 118 | 127 | +7.6% |
Northern Virginia | 1,622 | 1,752 | +8.0% |
Piedmont Workforce | 179 | 189 | +5.6% |
Shenandoah Valley | 184 | 203 | +10.3% |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | 114 | 108 | -5.3% |
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