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AI Work Index

Headline risk

13%

Low Risk

Plant and system operators, all other

United States AI Work IndexISCO 5111title_match

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

16.3 current · 16.6 projectedConfidence medium

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $62K

Median annual wage

Demand 2%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

All plant and system operators not listed separately.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 61,710

Employment 2024

16.3K

Projected Change (2024–34)

1.6%

Openings (2024–34)

1.6K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 40,25025th pctl: USD 47,860Median: USD 61,71075th pctl: USD 76,910Top 10%: USD 92,750

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: High school diploma or equivalent Experience: —

Role Profile

Detail orientedProblem solving and decision makingAdaptability

Tasks

  • 1. Operate valves, pumps, engines, or generators to control and adjust biofuels production. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Monitor and record biofuels processing data. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Collect biofuels samples and perform routine laboratory tests or analyses to assess biofuels quality. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Monitor batch, continuous flow, or hybrid biofuels production processes. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Inspect biofuels plant or processing equipment regularly, recording or reporting damage and mechanical problems. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Operate chemical processing equipment for the production of biofuels. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPythonRSASTableau

Requirements

Certificate: 12.2%Certificate: 87.8%Minimum education level: <15%Minimum education level: 93.5%

Work context

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets 5.0/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.9/5
Exposed to Contaminants 4.8/5
Exposed to Hazardous Conditions 4.8/5
Contact With Others 4.7/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.7/5

Worker profile

Median age 41.6 · 118K employed

Under 25: 10% · 25–54: 69% · 55+: 21%

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