Skilled Trades

Food Batchmakers

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

Median salary

$40,790

Typical range

$31k – $58k

Job outlook

+7% (faster than average)

AI exposure

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

•Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle.
•Clean and sterilize vats and factory processing areas.
•Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes.
•Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients.
•Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color.

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