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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Landfill Gas Generating System Technician (Landfill Gas Generating System Tech)” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #486 of 702. Estimated risk: 85.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

51%

“Landfill Gas Generating System Technician (Landfill Gas Generating System Tech)” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 51% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

57%

“Landfill Gas Generating System Technician (Landfill Gas Generating System Tech)” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 57% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Power Plant Operators, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.

Avg. Annual Salary $95,990
Avg. Hourly Wage $46.15
Available Jobs (US) 30,720
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Power Plant Operators #51-8013
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Power Plant Operators”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Control generator output to match the phase, frequency, or voltage of electricity supplied to panels.

  • Monitor well fields periodically to ensure proper functioning and performance.

  • Place standby emergency electrical generators on line in emergencies and monitor the temperature, output, and lubrication of the system.

  • Operate, control, or monitor integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) or related equipment, such as air separation units, to generate electricity from coal.

  • Operate or maintain distributed power generation equipment, including fuel cells or microturbines, to produce energy on-site for manufacturing or other commercial purposes.

  • Communicate with systems operators to regulate and coordinate line voltages and transmission loads and frequencies.

  • Trace electrical circuitry to ensure compliance of electrical systems with applicable codes or laws.

  • Monitor power plant equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems.

  • Record and compile operational data by completing and maintaining forms, logs, or reports.

  • Verify that well field monitoring data conforms to applicable regulations.

  • Operate, control, or monitor equipment, such as acid or gas carbon dioxide removal units, carbon dioxide compressors, or pipelines, to capture, store, or transport carbon dioxide exhaust.

  • Regulate equipment operations and conditions, such as water levels, based on instrument data or from computers.

  • Repair or replace gas piping.

  • Take regulatory action, based on readings from charts, meters and gauges, at established intervals.

  • Open and close valves and switches in sequence to start or shut down auxiliary units.

  • Diagnose or troubleshoot problems with gas collection systems.

  • Start or stop generators, auxiliary pumping equipment, turbines, or other power plant equipment as necessary.

  • Receive outage calls and request necessary personnel during power outages or emergencies.

  • Analyze the layout, instrumentation, or function of electrical generation or transmission facilities.

  • Operate landfill gas, methane, or natural gas fueled electrical generation systems.

  • Adjust controls to generate specified electrical power or to regulate the flow of power between generating stations and substations.

  • Operate, control, or monitor gasifiers or related equipment, such as coolers, water quenches, water gas shifts reactors, or sulfur recovery units, to produce syngas or electricity from coal.

  • Examine and test electrical power distribution machinery and equipment, using testing devices.

  • Collect oil, water, or electrolyte samples for laboratory analysis.

  • Control power generating equipment, including boilers, turbines, generators, or reactors, using control boards or semi-automatic equipment.

  • Clean, lubricate, or maintain equipment, such as generators, turbines, pumps, or compressors, to prevent failure or deterioration.

  • Prepare and submit compliance, operational, and safety forms or reports.

  • Make adjustments or minor repairs, such as tightening leaking gland or pipe joints.

  • Control or maintain auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, fans, compressors, condensers, feedwater heaters, filters, or chlorinators, to supply water, fuel, lubricants, air, or auxiliary power.

  • Inspect records or log book entries or communicate with plant personnel to assess equipment operating status.

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  • Operating system software
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  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Interlock shutdown systems
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Cognex Vision AI
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Access
  • Rockwell Automation AI
  • Microsoft Office software
  • General Electric Mark VI Distributed Control System DCS
  • Landfill gas analysis software
  • Sight Machine AI
  • ABB AI Robotics
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Safety instrumented system SIS software
  • Yokogawa FAST/TOOLS
  • Emerson Ovation
  • Operational Data Store ODS software
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Web browser software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Landtec System Software LFG Pro
  • General Electric Mark VI Integrated Control System ICS
  • DeepSeek
  • Siemens Power Plant Automation SPPA
  • Gas field monitoring system software
  • Siemens Industrial AI
  • Teknik Segala OSI Plant Information PI System
  • Water heaters
  • Pressure valves
  • Combustible gas monitors
  • Steam distribution systems
  • Infrared analyzers
  • Adjustable hand wrenches
  • Water pumps
  • Plate exchangers
  • Air heaters
  • Water samplers
  • Vibration monitors
  • Oxygen analyzers
  • Gas leak detectors
  • Touch screen monitors
  • Personal computers
  • Water filters
  • Attemperators
  • Belt conveyors
  • Blowers
  • Panel boards
  • Pressure transmitters
  • Combustion turbines
  • Utility trucks
  • Phillips head screwdrivers
  • Purge pumps
  • Signal converters
  • Multiple gas monitors
  • Annunciators
  • Hand sampling pumps
  • Oil filters
  • Rotameters
  • Digital readouts
  • Selective catalytic reactors
  • Portable gas-powered generators
  • Straight screwdrivers
  • Pressure gauges
  • Air samplers
  • Flue gas desulferization systems
  • Control boards
  • Condensers
  • Igniters
  • Temperature sensors
  • Analog panel meters
  • Fire tube boilers
  • Brushless direct current DC motors
  • Steam driven turbogenerators
  • Fin fan heat exchangers
  • Boiler gauge glasses
  • Steam turbines
  • Geothermal binary turbines
  • Grease dispensing guns
  • Desktop computers
  • Water softeners
  • Chain conveyors
  • Diesel driven generators
  • Level transmitters
  • Absorbers
  • Backhoes
  • Gas detectors
  • Cooling towers
  • Electrical switch gear
  • Switch yard equipment
  • Limit switches
  • Soot blowers
  • Air filtration mask
  • Circulating fluidized bed CFB boilers
  • Screw conveyors
  • Orifice plates
  • Digital panel meters
  • Screens
  • Excitation systems
  • Conductivity probes
  • Dump trucks
  • Flow meters
  • All terrain vehicles ATV
  • Enclosed flares
  • Bucket elevators
  • Unit governors
  • Heat pumps
  • Grease guns
  • Impact crushers
  • Temperature transmitters
  • Dry scrubber systems
  • Combustion engines
  • Notebook computers
  • Wet scrubbers
  • Shell and tube heat exchangers
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Coal dryers
  • Micro anemometers
  • Self-contained breathing apparatus
  • Selective non-catalytic reactors
  • Skid steer loaders
  • Flow monitoring equipment
  • Gas generators
  • Turbine flow meters
  • Water treatment equipment
  • Heat recovery steam generators
  • Steam condensers
  • Motor compressors
  • Pulverizers
  • Air compressors
  • Transformer controls
  • Oil guns
  • Power transformers
  • Catalytic sensors
  • Open flares
  • Claw hammers
  • Dataloggers
  • Vacuum pumps
  • Mainframe computers
  • Water gauges
  • Steam gauges
  • Flow transmitters
  • Hard hats

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