Biofuels Production Managers build management of personnel resources, coordination and judgment and decision making 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 Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers (82%).
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 | Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers | 82% | $171,270Pay for the broader BLS group “Architectural and Engineering Managers” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Industrial Engineers | 78% | $102,440 | — | None |
| 3 | Construction Managers | 76% | $114,990 | — | None |
| 4 | Wind Energy Development Managers | 75% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers | 74% | $89,900 | — | None |
| 6 | General and Operations Managers | 73% | $105,770 | — | None |
| 7 | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | 72% | $115,160 | — | None |
| 8 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | 71% | $74,450 | — | None |
| 9 | Wind Energy Operations Managers | 70% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 10 | Validation Engineers | 70% | $102,440Pay for the broader BLS group “Industrial Engineers” | Not compared | None |
Compared with Biofuels Production Managers, 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.
How important each skill is in work as biofuels production managers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
82% skill match · $171,270 (broader BLS group)
Equipment Selection · Repairing · Quality Control Analysis
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
78% skill match · $102,440
Complex Problem Solving · Operations Analysis · Systems Evaluation
76% skill match · $114,990
Negotiation · Operations Analysis · Quality Control Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers (82% skill match, median $171,270), Industrial Engineers (78% skill match, median $102,440) and Construction Managers (76% skill match, median $114,990), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than biofuels production managers 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. One usually needs a graduate degree: Architectural and Engineering Managers.
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.