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 |
| Minnesota | 3,700 | 533 | $17.50/hr | $0.51/hr | $11.95/hr | $13.81/hr | $17.04/hr | $21.17/hr | $24.00/hr |
| U S | 159,390 | 3,028 | $16.16/hr | $0.11/hr | $10.59/hr | $12.36/hr | $15.02/hr | $19.21/hr | $23.81/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 2023 - 2025 | |
| Bakers | 3,140 | $14.64/hr | 2.3% |
| Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic | 790 | $17.50/hr | 2.2% |
| Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products | 350 | $16.63/hr | 0.0% |
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.
