Food Batchmakers
Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.
Also called: Batching Operator · Blender · Brewing Technician · Compounder · Dosier Operator · Dough Scaler
Median pay (national)
$40,790
$30,850–$57,800 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
171,660
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+6.9%
~24,200 openings/yr
Typical entry
High school diploma or equivalent
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for food batchmakers shows a broad range: the top 10% earn $57,800 versus $30,850 at the bottom 10% — 1.9x. The median of $40,790 leaves roughly 42% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +6.9% from 2024 to 2034 — faster than the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 24,200 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 51 states with released data, Iowa pays the most for this role (median $48,790, +20% vs the national median), while Puerto Rico sits lowest at $20,810 — a 134% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Active Listening as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Writing
- Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Active Learning
- Learning Strategies
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color.
- Give directions to other workers who are assisting in the batchmaking process.
- Determine mixing sequences, based on knowledge of temperature effects and of the solubility of specific ingredients.
- Observe gauges and thermometers to determine if the mixing chamber temperature is within specified limits, and turn valves to control the temperature.
- Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients.
- Press switches and turn knobs to start, adjust, and regulate equipment, such as beaters, extruders, discharge pipes, and salt pumps.
- Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle.
- Clean and sterilize vats and factory processing areas.
- Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes.
- Select and measure or weigh ingredients, using English or metric measures and balance scales.
Tools & technology
- Edible Software
- Plex Systems Plex Manufacturing Cloud
- Microsoft Office software
Knowledge areas
- Public Safety and Security
- Food Production
- Production and Processing
- Education and Training
- English Language
- Administration and Management
- Mechanical
- Mathematics