Manufacturing

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

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.

Salary Breakdown

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Average

$40,870

ANNUAL

$19.65

HOURLY

Entry Level

$22,730

ANNUAL

$10.93

HOURLY

Mid Level

$47,130

ANNUAL

$22.66

HOURLY

Expert Level

$59,580

ANNUAL

$28.65

HOURLY


Projected Jobs

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

230

Projected job openings through 2030


Top Expected Tasks

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders


Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.

KNOWLEDGE

Production and Processing

KNOWLEDGE

Mechanical

KNOWLEDGE

English Language

KNOWLEDGE

Food Production

KNOWLEDGE

Administration and Management

SKILL

Operations Monitoring

SKILL

Operation and Control

SKILL

Critical Thinking

SKILL

Complex Problem Solving

SKILL

Monitoring

ABILITY

Near Vision

ABILITY

Problem Sensitivity

ABILITY

Deductive Reasoning

ABILITY

Arm-Hand Steadiness

ABILITY

Perceptual Speed


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