Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.
$171,270 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 57%
- 0%
- 43%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 2%. Today's estimate: 2%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 18 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction and recovery processes.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 1.7 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 2%Half by Feb 2028 | |
| Propose new biofuels products, processes, technologies or applications based on findings from applied biofuels or biomass research projects.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 2.1 work days6.7 h to 4.2 work days | 0%Half by Jan 2028 | |
| Conduct experiments on biomass or pretreatment technologies.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 2.1 work days6.7 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Conduct experiments to test new or alternate feedstock fermentation processes.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 2.1 work days6.7 h to 4.2 work days | Stays with people | |
| Perform protein functional analysis and engineering for processing of feedstock and creation of biofuels.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 4.2 work days6.7 h to 3.5 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Develop computational tools or approaches to improve biofuels research and development activities.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 1 work week1.7 work days to 3.3 work weeks | 0%Half by Dec 2028 | |
| Develop lab scale models of industrial scale processes, such as fermentation.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 7% | 1.7 work weeks2.1 work days to 4.2 work weeks | Stays with people | |
| Oversee biodiesel/biofuels prototyping or development projects.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 1.7 work weeks2.1 work days to 4.2 work weeks | 0%Half by May 2029 | |
| Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, thermodynamics, mixing, filtration, distillation, fermentation, extraction, and separation.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 3.3 work weeks4.2 work days to 1.6 work months | Stays with people | |
| Conduct research to breed or develop energy crops with improved biomass yield, environmental adaptability, pest resistance, production efficiency, bioprocessing characteristics, or reduced environmental impacts.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 7% | 4.2 work weeks1.7 work weeks to 2.4 work months | Stays with people | |
| Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 1.3 work days3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 4%Half by Dec 2027 | |
| Develop methods to estimate the efficiency of biomass pretreatments.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 4.2 work days1 work day to 2.5 work weeks | 0%Half by Dec 2028 |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Biofuels Production Managers19% now, 57% by 2028
- Chemical Engineers4% now, 47% by 2028
- Biomass Power Plant Managers28% now, 67% by 2028
- Geothermal Production Managers13% now, 70% by 2028
- Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians10% now, 19% by 2028
- Manufacturing Engineers14% now, 80% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.
- Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services57,730 people
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- Scientific Research and Development Services13,240 people
- Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing11,760 people
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Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025). Counts are for the broader BLS group this job sits in.