Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, & Still Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
Also called:
Chemical Operator, Cellar Worker, Cheese Maker, Refinery Operator
What they do:
Set up, operate, or 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. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.
On the job, you would:
- Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.
- Monitor material flow or instruments such as temperature or pressure gauges, indicators, or meters to ensure optimal processing conditions.
- Start agitators, shakers, conveyors, pumps, or centrifuge machines, then turn valves or move controls to admit, drain, separate, filter, clarify, mix, or transfer materials.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
Math and Science
- chemistry
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Engineering and Technology
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
- see hidden patterns
Controlled Movement
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
- change when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Independence
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Word processing software
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high school diploma or
associate's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$38,570
per year, on average
This work is part of the .
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