# Biomass Electric Power Generation

> National industry (NAICS 221117) — This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating biomass electric power generation facilities.  These facilities use biomass (e.g., wood, waste, alcohol fuels) to produce electric energy.  The electric energy produced in these establishments is provided to electric power transmission systems or to electric power distribution systems.

Cross-References.

- **NAICS code:** 221117
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/221117
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures aggregate over the occupations employed in this industry, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 1,840 across 14 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $83,945.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 14 occupations):** 20th percentile (Low) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Power Plant Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-8013-00) — 950 employed; $63,470
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 150 employed; $170,180
- Industrial Machinery Mechanics (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9041-00) — 130 employed; $73,630
- First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-51-1011-00) — 120 employed; $85,060
- Industrial Production Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-3051-00) — 90 employed; $151,640
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-1011-00) — 60 employed; $111,270
- Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7051-00) — 60 employed; $51,280
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-2095-00) — 50 employed; $77,380
- Managers, All Other (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-9199-00) — 40 employed; $137,540
- Accountants and Auditors (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-2011-00) — 40 employed; $118,160
- Electrical Engineers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-17-2071-00) — 40 employed; $131,710
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-3031-00) — 40 employed; $55,530
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-47-2073-00) — 40 employed; $52,070
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6014-00) — 30 employed; $59,530

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **Census NAICS** (2022) — U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/naics/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-03T03:26:54.804143+00:00. https://singulariki.com/industries/221117_