Also called: Freezer Associate, Cold Chain Associate
Handles frozen and refrigerated foods and medicines in warehouses kept at 0°F or colder.
You suit up in insulated gear and drive a forklift in a freezer at -10°F, taking warm-up breaks. Everything from ice cream to vaccines passes through your hands.
Estimated; freezer premium pay is common.
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 or less; forklift certification.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Grows with grocery delivery and cold-chain pharma.
Medium risk for 10 years. Freezers suit robots, and automated cold storage is growing; human jobs shrink but remain.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to cold storage and grocery distribution centers
Classes: PE or fitness, Math.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-7062.
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