Occupations/51-3092.00
Food Batchmakers
Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
84%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
18%
Fewer uniquely human demands
Task orientation
79%
Higher automation risk
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle.
- Mostly routine
Clean and sterilize vats and factory processing areas.
- Mostly routine
Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle.
- 02Clean and sterilize vats and factory processing areas.
- 03Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes.
- 04Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients.
- 05Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color.
- 06Give directions to other workers who are assisting in the batchmaking process.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks4.09
- Degree of automation2.77
- Time sitting1.67
- Originality (ability)2.00
- Conflict situations1.73
- Hands-on objects/tools4.15
- Outdoors / weather1.01
- Disease exposure1.00
- Decision freedom3.70
Top abilities
- Near Vision3.62
- Information Ordering3.62
- Oral Comprehension3.25
- Written Comprehension3.12
- Problem Sensitivity3.12
- Control Precision3.12
- Speech Recognition3.00
- Selective Attention3.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.12
- Active Listening3.00
- Writing2.88
- Speaking3.00
- Mathematics2.75
- Science2.00
- Critical Thinking3.12
- Active Learning2.75
- Learning Strategies2.12
- Monitoring2.88
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public | Brewing Science 01.1003 | $10,000 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $67,164 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 01.10 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Brewing Science 01.1003 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $55,693 2 yr $58,673 Bachelor's · CIP 01.10 |
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public | Brewing Science 01.1003 | $7,100 | 40% | 74% | 1 yr $54,109 2 yr $48,667 Bachelor's · CIP 01.10 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Brewing Science 01.1003 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $53,775 2 yr $52,107 Bachelor's · CIP 01.10 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Brewing Science 01.1003 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $52,875 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 01.10 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Brewing Science 01.1003 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $52,733 2 yr $49,175 Bachelor's · CIP 01.10 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | Brewing Science 01.1003 | $19,600 | 55% | 86% | 1 yr $50,856 2 yr $51,690 Bachelor's · CIP 01.10 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | Brewing Science 01.1003 | $12,800 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $48,823 2 yr $51,106 Bachelor's · CIP 01.10 |
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public | Brewing Science 01.1003 | $16,100 | 88% | 82% | 1 yr $48,432 2 yr $45,221 Bachelor's · CIP 01.10 |
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public | Brewing Science 01.1003 | $10,700 | 86% | 79% | 1 yr $48,041 2 yr $42,682 Bachelor's · CIP 01.10 |
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public | Brewing Science 01.1003 | $13,200 | 63% | 83% | 1 yr $47,846 2 yr $47,260 Bachelor's · CIP 01.10 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Brewing Science 01.1003 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $45,435 2 yr $45,127 Bachelor's · CIP 01.10 |