NorthStar

Occupations/51-3091.00

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

74%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

23%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

73%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Observe flow of materials and listen for machine malfunctions, such as jamming or spillage, and notify supervisors if corrective actions fail.

  • Mostly routine

    Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.

  • Mostly routine

    Record production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing.

Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.
  2. 02Set temperature and time controls, light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters, and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps.
  3. 03Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.
  4. 04Observe flow of materials and listen for machine malfunctions, such as jamming or spillage, and notify supervisors if corrective actions fail.
  5. 05Record production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing.
  6. 06Weigh or measure products, using scale hoppers or scale conveyors.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.58
  • Degree of automation3.22
  • Time sitting1.45
  • Originality (ability)2.12
  • Conflict situations2.72
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.20
  • Outdoors / weather1.23
  • Disease exposure1.25
  • Decision freedom3.54

Top abilities

  • Near Vision3.75
  • Problem Sensitivity3.25
  • Speech Recognition3.12
  • Selective Attention3.12
  • Perceptual Speed3.12
  • Oral Comprehension3.12
  • Information Ordering3.12
  • Control Precision3.12

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.12
  • Active Listening3.12
  • Writing2.88
  • Speaking3.00
  • Mathematics1.50
  • Science1.75
  • Critical Thinking3.12
  • Active Learning2.50
  • Learning Strategies2.50
  • Monitoring3.50

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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