Occupational Employment Statistics
51-9012 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. Excludes “Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011).
Northwest Minnesota
| 90 | 14 | $23.25/hr | $14.86/hr | $19.12/hr | $24.51/hr | $26.49/hr | $28.77/hr |
Natural Resources and Mining | N/A | N/A |
Manufacturing | 1,360 | $25.97/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 70 | $30.01/hr |
Leisure and Hospitality | 70 | $22.53/hr |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 580 | $28.42/hr | -4.6% |
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 110 | $22.94/hr | -7.6% |
Plant and System Operators, All Other
| 220 | $40.59/hr | 1.7% |
Power Plant Operators
| 710 | $43.05/hr | -10.7% |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
| 1,540 | $35.95/hr | 3.3% |
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| 140 | $25.89/hr | -5.3% |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
| 40 | $21.28/hr | 5.9% |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
| 240 | $27.23/hr | -2.6% |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
| N/A | $27.11/hr | 2.6% |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 1,480 | $25.15/hr | 3.5% |
- Monitor material flow or instruments, such as temperature or pressure gauges, indicators, or meters, to ensure optimal processing conditions.
- Inspect machines or equipment for hazards, operating efficiency, malfunctions, wear, or leaks.
- Maintain logs of instrument readings, test results, or shift production for entry in computer databases.
- Operate machines to process materials in compliance with applicable safety, energy, or environmental regulations.
- Test samples to determine viscosity, acidity, specific gravity, or degree of concentration, using test equipment such as viscometers, pH meters, or hydrometers.
- Communicate processing instructions to other workers.
- Examine samples to verify qualities such as clarity, cleanliness, consistency, dryness, or texture.
- Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.
- Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis.
- Measure or weigh materials to be refined, mixed, transferred, stored, or otherwise processed.