Also called: Production Mixer, Food Processing Operator
Operates mixers, kettles, and ovens to make large batches of foods like dough, sauces, and candy.
You follow a recipe scaled for 2,000 pounds, weigh ingredients, run a giant mixer, and check temperature and texture. Shifts can be early mornings or nights, often in a warm, noisy plant.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; trained on the job.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Estimate.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Automated mixing and recipe-control systems are spreading; fewer batchmakers, with operators tending several lines.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply at bakeries, candy and sauce plants for production or batchmaker jobs; trained on the line
Classes: Math, Culinary arts.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-3092.
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