DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
51-3092 Food Batchmakers
Occupational Description:
Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| EDR 4 - West Central | 110 | 14 | $12.71/hr | $0.46/hr | $8.62/hr | $11.22/hr | $13.12/hr | $14.49/hr | $16.38/hr |
| Minnesota | 2,530 | 177 | $15.33/hr | $0.55/hr | $9.61/hr | $12.13/hr | $15.13/hr | $18.50/hr | $21.80/hr |
| U S | 100,210 | 2,706 | $13.55/hr | $0.12/hr | $8.60/hr | $9.75/hr | $12.49/hr | $16.46/hr | $20.82/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Bakers | 110 | $11.33/hr | N/A |
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 40 | $13.21/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Food Batchmakers
- Calculates ingredient amounts to formulate or modify recipes to produce food product of specific flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, and color.
- Homogenizes or pasteurizes material to prevent separation of substances or to obtain prescribed butterfat content.
- Separates, spreads, kneads, spins, casts, cuts, or rolls food product by hand or using machine.
- Gives directions to other workers who are assisting in batchmaking process.
- Records amounts of ingredients used, test results, and time cycles.
- Grades food product according to government regulations or according to type, color, bouquet, and moisture content.
- Cools food product batch on slabs or in water-cooled kettle.
- Tests food product sample for moisture content, acidity level, or butter-fat content.
- Examines, feels, and tastes product to evaluate color, texture, flavor, and bouquet.
- Mixes or blends ingredients, according to recipe, using paddle or agitator.
- Stirs and cooks ingredients at specified temperatures.
- Operates refining machine to reduce size of cooked batch.
- Measures and weighs ingredients, using English or metric measures and balance scales.
- Determines mixing sequence, based on knowledge of temperature effects and solubility and miscibility properties of specific ingredients.
- Fills processing or cooking container, such as water-cooled kettle, steam-jacketed rotating cooker, pressure cooker, or vat, with ingredients, following recipe.