DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Operate or tend machines to wash or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber, to remove impurities.

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
Minnesota	290	52	$17.11/hr	$0.34/hr	$12.85/hr	$14.43/hr	$16.85/hr	$19.36/hr	$22.95/hr
U S	16,410	574	$16.70/hr	$0.18/hr	$11.09/hr	$12.92/hr	$15.54/hr	$19.20/hr	$24.13/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 140 $16.54/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 90 $15.62/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 20 $18.20/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 10 - Southeast N/A $17.39/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A EDR 5 - North Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A EDR 4 - West Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A

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	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	90	$19.41/hr	N/A
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	40	$26.21/hr	N/A
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	10	$19.48/hr	N/A
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	10	$27.51/hr	N/A

• Observes machine operation, gauges, or thermometer and adjusts controls to maintain operation, according to specifications.
• Loads and unloads objects to and from machine, conveyor or rack.
• Draws sample for laboratory analysis or tests solutions for conformance to specifications, such as acidity or specific gravity.
• Adjusts, cleans, and lubricates mechanical parts of machine, using hand tools and grease gun.
• Measures, weighs, or mixes specified quantity of cleaning solutions, using measuring tank, calibrated rod or suction tube.
• Records gauge readings, materials used, processing time, or test results in production log.
• Examines and inspects machine for malfunctions, and product for conformance to processing specifications.
• Drains, cleans, and refills machine or tank at designated intervals with cleaning solution or water.
• Sets controls to regulate temperature and length of cycle and starts conveyors, pumps, agitators, and machines.
• Adds specified amounts of chemicals into equipment at required time to maintain level and concentration of solution.