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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Job Information

Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.

Information

  • Most workers in manual food processing jobs require little or no training prior to being hired.
  • As more jobs involving cutting and processing meat shift from retail stores to food processing plants, job growth will be concentrated among lesser skilled workers, who are employed primarily in manufacturing.
  • Highly skilled bakers should be in demand.

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Personality I'm hands on
Salary $24,520/yr ($12.26/hr)
Job Outlook Average
Education High School diploma