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	Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	Food Science Technicians	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	Quality Control Analysts	Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	Bakers
SUMMARY	77% High Risk	52% Moderate Risk	69% High Risk	58% Moderate Risk	67% High Risk	65% High Risk
JOB SCORE	2.0/10	3.1/10	3.3/10	3.7/10	3.8/10	3.6/10
POLLING	56% (Moderate Risk, Based on 16 votes)	78% (High Risk, Based on 32 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	56% (Moderate Risk, Based on 54 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	53% (Moderate Risk, Based on 320 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	0.6%	4.8%	3.0%	3.5%	7.2%	5.6%
WAGES	$42,730 or $20.54 per hour	$49,430 or $23.76 per hour	$47,010 or $22.60 per hour	$60,130 or $28.91 per hour	$40,160 or $19.31 per hour	$36,650 or $17.62 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	19,500	14,200	16,160	71,400	6,590	231,890
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DESCRIPTION	Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.	Work with food scientists or technologists to perform standardized qualitative and quantitative tests to determine physical or chemical properties of food or beverage products. Includes technicians who assist in research and development of production technology, quality control, packaging, processing, and use of foods.	Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.	Conduct tests to determine quality of raw materials, bulk intermediate and finished products. May conduct stability sample tests.	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.	Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.

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