NorthStar

Occupations/51-9192.00

Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

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.

High school

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

AI automation risk

65%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

20%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

50%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Drain, clean, and refill machines or tanks at designated intervals, using cleaning solutions or water.

  • Mostly routine

    Operate or tend machines to wash and remove impurities from items such as barrels or kegs, glass products, tin plate surfaces, dried fruit, pulp, animal stock, coal, manufactured articles, plastic, or rubber.

  • Mostly routine

    Observe machine operations, gauges, or thermometers, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions.

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

  1. 01Add specified amounts of chemicals to equipment at required times to maintain solution levels and concentrations.
  2. 02Observe machine operations, gauges, or thermometers, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions.
  3. 03Set controls to regulate temperature and length of cycles, and start conveyors, pumps, agitators, and machines.
  4. 04Drain, clean, and refill machines or tanks at designated intervals, using cleaning solutions or water.
  5. 05Operate or tend machines to wash and remove impurities from items such as barrels or kegs, glass products, tin plate surfaces, dried fruit, pulp, animal stock, coal, manufactured articles, plastic, or rubber.
  6. 06Record gauge readings, materials used, processing times, or test results in production logs.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.07
  • Degree of automation2.44
  • Time sitting1.97
  • Originality (ability)1.88
  • Conflict situations2.50
  • Hands-on objects/tools3.87
  • Outdoors / weather2.53
  • Disease exposure1.53
  • Decision freedom3.25

Top abilities

  • Near Vision3.25
  • Perceptual Speed3.12
  • Information Ordering3.12
  • Control Precision3.12
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.12
  • Trunk Strength3.00
  • Multilimb Coordination3.00
  • Manual Dexterity3.00

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.75
  • Active Listening2.88
  • Writing2.25
  • Speaking2.88
  • Mathematics2.00
  • Science1.50
  • Critical Thinking2.88
  • Active Learning2.12
  • Learning Strategies2.25
  • Monitoring2.88

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

No schools in this geography

This extract covers 99 campuses. Widen the location filter to State or National, or pick a nearby city in the dataset.