Also called: Cider Maker, Hard Cider Producer
Turns apples and other fruit into hard cider at a cidery or orchard.
A cidermaker tastes apples at harvest, presses fruit, manages fermentation tanks, and blends batches until the flavor is just right.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Fermentation science courses or on-the-job learning.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Fermentation Science, Food Science.
Growing about average. Craft cider is a growing niche.
Low risk for 10 years. Fermenting fruit into cider in small batches stays hands-on work at orchards and cideries.
Classes: Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture CTE (FFA).
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-3099.
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