The 31st annual FEW is just days away. Learn more about your chance to meet the EPM staff at FEW as well as sending me nominations for an article I'm writing for the August issue of the magazine. 

Meet the EPM staff at FEW, nominate an operations rock star

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The May issue of EPM delves into human resources topics, including the magazine's salary survey, biofuels training and linking compensation to employee performance, writes Tom Bryan. There's also a story about the upcoming FEW. 

On The Money

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A sampling of employees working in ethanol plants paints a broad picture of an industry with  hard-working, well-educated, generally well-satisfied and well-paid men and women.  

2015 Ethanol Industry Salary and Satisfaction Survey

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The latest salary survey includes data on everything from total plant payroll, previous job experience of employees, the most important factors in job satisfaction and more. 

2013 US Ethanol Industry Salary Survey

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Results of EPM's 2010 Salary Survey show that employees with more extensive educational backgrounds earn higher salaries.

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The majority of bonuses awarded to survey respondents during the past 12 months were received by those . The upper management positions. One quarter of those identified as general managers, CEOs or corporate management reported receiving bonuses of $

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Management-level positions at ethanol facilities earn more than double the salaries of non-management positions, according to EPM survey respondents.

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A positive atmosphere, job security and competitive salary top the list of factors most important to job satisfaction. However, working in the renewable fuels industry is not a major factor in the survey participants' job satisfaction.

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Back by popular demand, EPM presents the results of its recently conducted salary survey of U.S. ethanol plant personnel.

2010 US Ethanol Industry Salary Survey

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2006 U.S. Ethanol Industry Salary Survey Report