Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender Career

Job Description: 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.


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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender Career

Salary Info

Median Annual Wage

$41,450

Median Hourly Wage

$19.93*

Total Employed Nationally

47,160


Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2016 wage data and 2016-2026 employment projections. "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2016-2026). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.