DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	580	259	$19.26/hr	$0.42/hr	$13.81/hr	$16.46/hr	$19.18/hr	$22.46/hr	$24.81/hr
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.

Leading Industries for Food Batchmakers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 580 $19.18/hr

Other Regional Data For Food Batchmakers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2022 - 2032 Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,380 $16.48/hr 6.1% Central Minnesota 760 $16.56/hr 9.1% Southeast Minnesota 580 $19.18/hr 8.1% Northwest Minnesota 310 $15.77/hr 7.7% Southwest Minnesota 110 $17.62/hr 7.6% Northeast Minnesota 60 $13.74/hr 12.0%

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• 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.