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Food Batchmaker

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

Annual openings

617

Median wage

$44,900

Typical education

Education not reported

Growth 2026–2032

+8%

Median wage source: Colorado BLS OEWS (2025).

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Automation exposure

High exposure

Many tasks are repeatable, so technology could reshape the day-to-day over time.

A typical day

  1. Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color.
  2. Give directions to other workers who are assisting in the batchmaking process.
  3. Determine mixing sequences, based on knowledge of temperature effects and of the solubility of specific ingredients.
  4. Observe gauges and thermometers to determine if the mixing chamber temperature is within specified limits, and turn valves to control the temperature.
  5. Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients.
  6. Press switches and turn knobs to start, adjust, and regulate equipment, such as beaters, extruders, discharge pipes, and salt pumps.
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