Also called: Sanitation Technician
Deep-cleans food factory equipment every night so it's safe to make food again the next morning.
Your shift starts when production stops. You take apart conveyors and slicers, foam everything with cleaning chemicals, and pressure-wash it until it sparkles. Before you leave, inspectors swab surfaces for bacteria, so your work directly prevents people from getting sick.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No formal education; on-the-job training in chemical safety.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Clean-in-place systems and cleaning robots are coming, but taking apart and scrubbing complex equipment stays manual for now.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply at food plants or sanitation contractors or through a staffing agency; new hires are trained on the job
Classes: Chemistry, Health class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 37-2011.
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