Also called: Packaging Line Operator (Beverage), Filler Operator
Runs the high-speed lines that fill, cap, label and pack soda, beer, juice and water, sometimes over 1,000 cans a minute.
Cans rush past in a silver blur. You keep the filler, seamer and labeler running, clear jams, and pull samples to check fill levels and seals. On changeover days you set the line up for a new flavor.
BLS packaging and filling machine operators.
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 4% over 10 years). Packaging and filling machine operators.
High risk for 10 years. High-speed lines run with automatic fillers, vision inspection and robotic packing; operators cover more of them.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply at soda, water and juice bottlers or through a staffing agency; new hires are trained on the job
Classes: Shop class, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-9111.
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