AI Career Radar

Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.

AI exposure29 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation27
Freedom to set tasks86
Repeating the same tasks47
$171,270Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+5.5%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
65Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Speaking
63
66
Critical Thinking
63
66
Judgment and Decision Making
63
66
Active Listening
63
63
Monitoring
63
56
Complex Problem Solving
62
66
Active Learning
62
56
Coordination
62
56
Reading Comprehension
61
66
Time Management
61
56
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
66
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Instructing
58
50
Learning Strategies
58
47
Systems Analysis
57
66
Systems Evaluation
56
63
Service Orientation
56
47
Persuasion
54
50
Mathematics
53
53
Science
52
53
Negotiation
52
47
Management of Personnel Resources
50
53
Operations Analysis
49
35
Installation
48
3
Quality Control Analysis
47
53
Equipment Selection
47
31
Technology Design
47
28
Troubleshooting
47
25
Management of Financial Resources
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Equipment Maintenance
47
19
Operations Monitoring
46
50
Repairing
46
19
Programming
45
25
Operation and Control
43
31

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

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A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.