Description
Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.
Interests
- Realistic
- Conventional
Work Values
- Support
- Relationships
- Working Conditions
Work Styles
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Achievement/Effort
- Self-Control
- Concern for Others
Tasks
- Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle.
- Clean and sterilize vats and factory processing areas.
- Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes.
- Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients.
- Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color.
Work Activities
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
Detailed Work Activities
- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
- Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Technology Skills
- Office suite software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Inventory management software
Abilities
- Information Ordering
- Near Vision
- Oral Comprehension
- Control Precision
- Problem Sensitivity
Skills
- Operations Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Coordination
Knowledge
- Food Production
- Public Safety and Security
- Production and Processing
- Education and Training
- English Language
Most Common Education Level
The “Most Common Education Level” refers to the level of education held by the majority of workers in a given occupation. For example, if the highest percentage of workers in a role have an Associate’s Degree, that suggests this is the typical educational requirement. Knowing this helps you plan how many years of education you may need to pursue that career.
Certificates
Income Percentile
The income percentiles show how earnings are distributed within a profession. The 10th percentile means that 10% of workers earned less than that amount. The median (50th percentile) indicates that half of workers earned more, and half earned less. The 90th percentile reflects what the top 10% of earners in the field make.
Income Percentile | Annual Income |
---|---|
Low (10%) | $33,233 |
Median (50%) | $37,024 |
High (90%) | $45,538 |
Income by Experience
This table shows how income typically grows with experience—from entry level (0–2 years), to mid-level (3–5 years), to senior level (6–8 years), to expert level (8+ years).
Experience | Income |
---|---|
Entry Level | $37,382 |
Mid Level | N/A |
Senior Level | N/A |
Expert Level | N/A |
Employability
There are currently 171,300 jobs in this career path. Over the next 10 years, that number is expected to increase to 186,800 positions, reflecting a projected growth of 9%.
The Projected Job Growth figure refers to the expected increase or decrease in employment within a specific career field over a certain period of time.
Projected Job Growth of 9%
Related Careers
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