Biomass Power Plant Managers
Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.
$126,060 a year (for the broader BLS group this job sits in).
of the working time. Estimate.
- 67%
- 23%
- 9%
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, 20%. Today's estimate: 28%.
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 . 19 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manage safety programs at power generation facilities.Done daily by most who do it. | 16% | 3.3 h50 min to 1.7 work days | 21%Half by May 2027 | |
| Supervise biomass plant or substation operations, maintenance, repair, or testing activities.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 13% | 1.7 h38 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Plan and schedule plant activities, such as wood, waste, or refuse fuel deliveries, ash removal, and regular maintenance.Done daily by most who do it. | 11% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | 32%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Review biomass operations performance specifications to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.Done daily by most who do it. | 11% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Supervise operations or maintenance employees in the production of power from biomass, such as wood, coal, paper sludge, or other waste or refuse.Done daily by most who do it. | 10% | 1.7 h25 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Evaluate power production or demand trends to identify opportunities for improved operations.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 6% | 3.3 h50 min to 6.7 h | 32%Half by Jan 2027 | |
| Prepare and manage biomass plant budgets.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 5% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 4.2 work days | 9%Half by Aug 2027 | |
| Monitor the operating status of biomass plants by observing control system parameters, distributed control systems, switchboard gauges, dials, or other indicators.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min13 min to 3.3 h | 69%Half by now | |
| Inspect biomass gasification processes, equipment, and facilities for ways to maximize capacity and minimize operating costs.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 3.3 h1.7 h to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Conduct field inspections of biomass plants, stations, or substations to ensure normal and safe operating conditions.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h25 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Prepare reports on biomass plant operations, status, maintenance, and other information.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 2.5 h50 min to 4.2 h | 61%Half by now | |
| Manage parts and supply inventories for biomass plants.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 1.7 h25 min to 5 h | 51%Half by now |
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.
Where this job works
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