DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
51-3091 Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Occupational Description:
Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| EDR 8 - Southwest | 60 | 7 | $13.80/hr | $0.56/hr | $12.22/hr | $12.76/hr | $13.66/hr | $14.55/hr | $16.01/hr |
| Minnesota | 750 | 175 | $17.38/hr | $0.78/hr | $12.32/hr | $13.64/hr | $17.49/hr | $21.17/hr | $22.86/hr |
| U S | 18,890 | 1,322 | $14.31/hr | $0.23/hr | $8.90/hr | $10.53/hr | $13.55/hr | $17.51/hr | $21.54/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 - | |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 140 | $12.30/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
- Observes temperature, humidity, and pressure gauges, or product, and adjusts controls and turns valves to maintain prescribed operating conditions.
- Cleans equipment, with steam, hot water, and hose.
- Takes sample of product during or after process for laboratory analysis.
- Installs equipment, such as spray unit, cutting blades, or screens, using hand tools.
- Pushes racks or carts to transfer product to storage or for further processing.
- Clears or dislodges blockages in bins, screens, or other equipment, using pole, brush, or mallet.
- Observes and listens for machine malfunctions, and notifies supervisor when corrective actions fail.
- Records production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing.
- Reads work order to determine quantity and type of product to be baked, dried, or roasted.
- Fills or removes product from trays, carts, hoppers, or equipment, using scoop, peel, or shovel, or by hand.
- Weighs product, using scale hopper or scale conveyor.
- Observes, feels, or tastes products after processing to ensure products conform to standards.
- Smoothes out product in bin, tray, or conveyor, using rake or shovel.
- Tests product for moisture content, using moisture meter.
- Opens valve, discharge gates, or hopper chutes, to load or remove product from oven or equipment.
- Sets temperature and time controls, lights ovens or gas burners, and starts equipment, such as conveyors, blowers, driers, or pumps.