Also called: Freezer Operator, Cooling & Freezing Equipment Operator
Runs the freezers that turn ice cream mix into ice cream, or flash-freeze vegetables, pizzas and other frozen foods.
You start the continuous freezer, adjust air and temperature so the ice cream is perfectly creamy, and add swirls and mix-ins. You check samples, then send pints into a blast freezer at minus 30°F. Yes, quality checks include tasting.
BLS cooling and freezing equipment 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. Steady.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Continuous freezers and automatic packing cut operator needs; staff shift to monitoring and fixing.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply at ice cream and frozen food plants or through a staffing agency; new hires are trained on the job
Classes: Chemistry, Culinary arts class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-9193.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.