Biofuels Processing Technicians build operations monitoring, operation and control and quality control analysis skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders (86%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders | 86% | $58,040 | — | None |
| 2 | Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators | 86% | $77,320 | — | None |
| 3 | Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 86% | $51,610 | — | None |
| 4 | Geothermal Technicians | 82% | $49,230Pay for the broader BLS group “Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Wellhead Pumpers | 82% | $69,960 | — | None |
| 6 | Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 80% | $48,540 | — | None |
| 7 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | 79% | $43,220 | — | None |
| 8 | Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | 79% | $58,870 | — | None |
| 9 | Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers | 78% | $61,770 | — | None |
| 10 | Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders | 78% | $54,430 | — | None |
Compared with Biofuels Processing Technicians, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
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86% skill match · $58,040
Operations Analysis
86% skill match · $77,320
Technology Design
86% skill match · $51,610
Operations Analysis · Installation · Technology Design
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders (86% skill match, median $58,040), Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators (86% skill match, median $77,320) and Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (86% skill match, median $51,610), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than biofuels processing technicians at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.