$25,980($12.49/hr)
No formal educational credential
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Dishwashers clean dishes, kitchens, food preparation equipment, or utensils.
$32,620 ($15.68/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Food Batchmakers set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products.
$33,300 ($16.01/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
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, tinplate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber - to remove impurities.
$33,060 ($15.89/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Hand Laborers and Material Movers manually move freight, stock, or other materials. Some of these workers feed or remove material to or from machines, clean vehicles, pick up unwanted household goods, and pack materials for moving.
$37,420 ($17.99/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers apply finishes, often using machines, to products such as cars, jewelry, and ceramics.
$35,480 ($17.06/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. This category includes cannery workers who pack food products.
$35,360 ($17.00/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Machine Feeders and Offbearers feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.
$41,700 ($20.05/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, and 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. This category includes dairy processing equipment operators.
$36,820 ($17.70/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. This category includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.
$38,070 ($18.30/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders set up, operate, or tend machines to crush, grind, or polish materials, such as coal, glass, grain, stone, food, or rubber.
$32,970 ($15.85/hr)
High school diploma or equivalent
None
Production Worker Helpers provide assistance to production workers by performing duties requiring less skill. These duties can include supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
$48,500 ($23.32/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
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.
$31,370 ($15.08/hr)
No formal educational credential
None
Hand Grinding and Polishing Workers grind, sand, or polish- using hand tools or hand-held power tools - a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects. This category includes chippers, buffers, and finishers.
