Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
Also called: Chemical Operator, Cellar Worker, Cheese Maker, Refinery Operator
What they do:
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.
On the job, you would:
- Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.
- Monitor material flow or instruments such as temperature or pressure gauges, indicators, or meters to ensure optimal processing conditions.
- Start agitators, shakers, conveyors, pumps, or centrifuge machines, then turn valves or move controls to admit, drain, separate, filter, clarify, mix, or transfer materials.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
Math and Science
Engineering and Technology
Safety and Government
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Basic Skills
Problem Solving
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Visual Understanding
Controlled Movement
Hand and Finger Use
Verbal
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People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They do well at jobs that need:
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You might use software like this on the job: Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Word processing software
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$37,720
per year, on average
This work is part of the green economy. |
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