Program Codes: 
10268,20820
Employment Percentage: 
-14.134275618375
SOC ID: 
51-9192
SOC Title: 
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
ONET ID: 
51-9192.00
ONET Concat ID: 
51919200
Median Salary: 
33163.16
Interest Area Term: 
Ed Level High School: 
91.5
Ed Level Certificate: 
0.73
Ed Level Some College: 
3.89
Ed Level Associates: 
3.89
Ed Level Bachelors: 
0
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a high school diploma or less
Description: 

Operate or tend machines to wash or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber, to remove impurities.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Add specified amounts of chemicals to equipment at required times to maintain solution levels and concentrations.</li><li>Observe machine operations, gauges, or thermometers, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions.</li><li>Set controls to regulate temperature and length of cycles, and start conveyors, pumps, agitators, and machines.</li><li>Operate or tend machines to wash and remove impurities from items such as barrels or kegs, glass products, tin plate surfaces, dried fruit, pulp, animal stock, coal, manufactured articles, plastic, or rubber.</li><li>Drain, clean, and refill machines or tanks at designated intervals, using cleaning solutions or water.</li><li>Record gauge readings, materials used, processing times, or test results in production logs.</li><li>Examine and inspect machines to detect malfunctions.</li><li>Measure, weigh, or mix cleaning solutions, using measuring tanks, calibrated rods or suction tubes.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
24540.39
Top Annual Earnings: 
60614.05
Title Slug: 
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