NorthStar

Occupations/51-9193.00

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Operate or tend equipment such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.

High school

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

AI automation risk

62%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

40%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

58%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.

  • Mostly routine

    Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.

  • Mostly routine

    Monitor pressure gauges, ammeters, flowmeters, thermometers, or products, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions, such as feed rate, product consistency, temperature, air pressure, and machine speed.

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. 01Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.
  2. 02Monitor pressure gauges, ammeters, flowmeters, thermometers, or products, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions, such as feed rate, product consistency, temperature, air pressure, and machine speed.
  3. 03Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.
  4. 04Start machinery, such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.
  5. 05Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.
  6. 06Assemble equipment, and attach pipes, fittings, or valves, using hand tools.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.74
  • Degree of automation2.98
  • Time sitting2.39
  • Originality (ability)2.38
  • Conflict situations2.27
  • Hands-on objects/tools3.82
  • Outdoors / weather3.21
  • Disease exposure1.01
  • Decision freedom3.89

Top abilities

  • Near Vision3.75
  • Problem Sensitivity3.62
  • Deductive Reasoning3.50
  • Perceptual Speed3.25
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.25
  • Trunk Strength3.12
  • Static Strength3.12
  • Reaction Time3.12

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.00
  • Active Listening3.00
  • Writing2.88
  • Speaking3.12
  • Mathematics2.38
  • Science1.75
  • Critical Thinking3.62
  • Active Learning3.00
  • Learning Strategies2.50
  • Monitoring3.50

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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