Jobs Similar to Biomass Plant Technicians
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to biomass plant technicians, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, Biofuels Processing Technicians and Gas Plant Operators.
Biomass Plant Technicians: $102,040 (broader BLS group) · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
84% similar · $96,710 · High school · Same group
- 2Biofuels Processing Technicians
83% similar · $62,470 (broader group) · High school · Same group
- 3Gas Plant Operators
83% similar · $87,820 · High school · Same group
- 4Power Plant Operators
82% similar · $102,040 · High school · Same group
- 5Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
82% similar · $77,320 · High school
- 6Nuclear Technicians
82% similar · $110,240 · Training or associate
- 7Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
82% similar · $60,020 · High school · Same group
- 8Wellhead Pumpers
81% similar · $69,960 · High school
- 9Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers
81% similar · $61,770 · High school
- 10Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
81% similar · $78,620 · Training or associate · Same group
- 11Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
81% similar · $58,040 · High school
- 12Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
80% similar · $54,430 · High school
- 13Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
80% similar · $46,550 · High school
- 14Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
79% similar · $46,350 · High school
- 15Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
79% similar · $52,800 · High school
- 16Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
79% similar · $43,960 · High school
- 17Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
79% similar · $46,460 · High school
- 18Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
79% similar · $48,040 · High school
- 19Chemical Plant and System Operators
79% similar · $78,120 · High school · Same group
- 20Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
78% similar · $41,330 · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for biomass plant technicians also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where biomass plant technicians is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators (89)
- Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders (88)
- Nuclear Technicians (86)
- Geothermal Technicians (85)
- Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers (85)
- Wellhead Pumpers (85)
- Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders (84)
- Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders (82)
- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (80)
- Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders (79)
Questions about jobs like biomass plant technicians
What jobs are most similar to biomass plant technicians?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers (84% similar), Biofuels Processing Technicians (83% similar), Gas Plant Operators (83% similar), Power Plant Operators (82% similar) and Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators (82% similar).
Do jobs like biomass plant technicians pay more?
None of the 20 most similar careers has a higher BLS median pay than biomass plant technicians where a direct comparison is possible.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.