Food Cooking Machine Operators & Tenders
Cook, Fryer Operator, Kettle Fry Cook Operator, Processor
What they do:
Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.
On the job, you would:
- Tend or operate and control equipment, such as kettles, cookers, vats and tanks, and boilers, to cook ingredients or prepare products for further processing.
- Set temperature, pressure, and time controls, and start conveyers, machines, or pumps.
- Clean, wash, and sterilize equipment and cooking area, using water hoses, cleaning or sterilizing solutions, or rinses.
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- food production
- manufacture and distribution of products
Arts and Humanities
Business
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
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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
- Leadership
- Initiative
- Self Control
- Cooperation
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You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
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high school diploma/GED or
no high school diploma/GED
usually needed
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$28,350
per year, on average
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