Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Career, Salary and Skills

Occupation 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.

National salary and employment

Top skills

Typical tasks

• Inspect machines or equipment for hazards, operating efficiency, malfunctions, wear, or leaks.
• Set up or adjust machine controls to regulate conditions such as material flow, temperature, or pressure.
• Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis.
• Operate machines to process materials in compliance with applicable safety, energy, or environmental regulations.
• Test samples to determine viscosity, acidity, specific gravity, or degree of concentration, using test equipment such as viscometers, pH meters, or hydrometers.
• Maintain logs of instrument readings, test results, or shift production for entry in computer databases.
• Communicate processing instructions to other workers.
• Monitor material flow or instruments, such as temperature or pressure gauges, indicators, or meters, to ensure optimal processing conditions.

Technology

• Email software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• SAP software

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by location

Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.

• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in CA
  Median $52,910 · Employment 14,210
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in NY
  Median $55,990 · Employment 3,490
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in TN
  Median $50,470 · Employment 2,450
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in MI
  Median $49,480 · Employment 2,230
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in PA
  Median $48,390 · Employment 2,150
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in VA
  Median $59,480 · Employment 2,130
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in CO
  Median $49,590 · Employment 1,970
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in MN
  Median $57,190 · Employment 1,810
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in MO
  Median $49,290 · Employment 1,590
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in WA
  Median $56,160 · Employment 1,560
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in WI
  Median $60,100 · Employment 1,520
• Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in IN
  Median $53,990 · Employment 1,510

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