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Food production line operator

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Key facts

+1.2%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

This job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +1.2% (BLS).

The job

Food and related products machine operators (ISCO 8160). Food and related products machine operators set, operate and attend machinery used to slaughter animals and trim meat from carcasses; bake, freeze, heat, crush, mix, blend and otherwise process foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco leaves.

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287 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • animal feed operator
  • animal feed worker
  • animal feeder
  • attendant in cigarette manufacturing
  • bakery worker
  • baking operator
  • bean cleaners
  • bean roaster
  • beverage carbonation worker
  • beverage filtration expert
  • beverage filtration technician
  • beverage filtration worker
  • beverage manufacturer
  • blancher
  • blanching operative
  • blanching operator
  • blanching process worker
  • blanching worker
  • blender operator
  • blending operator
  • blending plant operator
  • blending plant worker
  • bread making machine operator
  • brew house operator
  • brew house worker
  • brewer
  • brewery operator
  • brewery technician
  • brewery worker
  • brewing operator
  • brewing yeast distiller
  • brewing yeast handling operative
  • bulk filler
  • bulk filling operative
  • bulk filling worker
  • bulk operator
  • bulk worker
  • cacao bean roaster
  • cacao beans cleaner
  • candy machine operative
  • candy machine operator
  • candy production operative
  • candy production worker
  • carbonation operator
  • cellar operator
  • cellar worker
  • centrifugal process operator
  • centrifuge operative
  • centrifuge operator
  • chewing gum mixer operator
  • chewing gum production machinist
  • chewing gum production operative
  • chilling operator
  • chocolate mould operative
  • chocolate mould operator
  • chocolate mould worker
  • chocolate moulder
  • chocolate moulding operator
  • cider fermentation operator
  • cider fermentation process operator
  • cider fermenter
  • cider products fermenter
  • cigarette machine driver
  • cigarette machine maker attendant
  • cigarette machine minder
  • cigarette machine operative
  • cigarette machine operator
  • cigarette machine tender
  • cigarette maker
  • cigarette maker operator
  • cigarette making machine assistant
  • cigarette making machine operative
  • cigarette making machine operator
  • cigarette manufacturing attendant
  • cigarette manufacturing machinist
  • cigarette manufacturing operative
  • cigarette manufacturing worker
  • cigarette production operative
  • cigarette production worker
  • cigarette rolling machine operator
  • cigarette- making machine operator
  • clarifier
  • clarifier equipment operator
  • clarifier machine controller
  • coca bean cleaners
  • coca bean winnower controller
  • cocoa bean cleaning machine operator
  • cocoa bean processor
  • cocoa bean shelling machine operator
  • cocoa bean treatment system operator
  • cocoa compression operative
  • cocoa compression operator
  • cocoa mill operator
  • cocoa mill worker
  • cocoa miller
  • cocoa milling operator
  • cocoa press operator
  • cocoa pressing operative
  • cocoa pressing operator
  • cocoa processor
  • cocoa roaster
  • coffee bean roaster
  • coffee bean roasting expert
  • coffee bean roasting specialist
  • coffee grinder
  • coffee roaster
  • dairy operator
  • dairy plant employee
  • dairy plant worker
  • dairy processing operator
  • dairy processor
  • dairy production worker
  • dairy products manufacturing worker
  • dairy products worker
  • distiller
  • distillery grain mill worker
  • distillery grain miller
  • distillery mill worker
  • distillery miller
  • distillery production worker
  • distillery worker
  • distilling miller
  • drink filter operator
  • drinks filtration worker
  • drinks gasification processor
  • dryer
  • dryer attendant
  • drying attendant
  • drying worker
  • extract mixer
  • extract mixer tester
  • extractor
  • fat purifier
  • fat-purification operative
  • fat-purification operator
  • fat-purification worker
  • fats purifier
  • feed worker
  • feeder
  • fermentation cellar machine minder
  • fermentation cellar operative
  • fermentation cellar supervisor
  • fermentation equipment operator
  • fermentation inspector
  • fermentation operator
  • fermentation process operator
  • fermenter
  • filter cigarette making machine operator
  • filter cigarette-making machine operator
  • fish canner
  • fish canning operative
  • fish canning operator
  • fish production operator
  • fish production worker
  • fish products manufacture specialist
  • fish products operator
  • fish products production operative
  • flour mill worker
  • flour miller
  • flour purification operative
  • flour purification operator
  • flour purifier
  • flour purifier operator
  • food manufacturing worker
  • food production operative
  • food production operator
  • food production worker
  • food products dryer operator
  • food worker
  • fruit ad veg canning operative
  • fruit and veg canner
  • fruit and vegetable canner
  • fruit press operative
  • fruit press worker
  • fruit presser
  • fruit squeezer
  • fruit-press operator
  • gasifier operator
  • germination operator
  • grain mill worker
  • grain miller
  • grain purifier
  • grinder operator
  • grinding machine attendant
  • gum sheeting machine operator
  • high-speed machine operator (tobacco products)
  • honey extraction operative
  • honey extractor
  • honey process worker
  • honey production worker
  • hydrogenation machine operative
  • hydrogenation machine operator
  • hydrogenation operator
  • hydrogenation process operator
  • hydrogenator
  • kettle tender
  • liquor blender
  • liquor grinding mill operator
  • machine operative (tobacco processing)
  • machine operator tobacco processing
  • malster
  • malt kiln operative
  • malt kiln operator
  • malt kiln specialist
  • malt kiln worker
  • malt worker
  • maltster
  • manufacture of cigarette operative
  • manufacturers of soft-drinks
  • meat machine operator
  • meat manufacturer
  • meat process worker
  • meat processor
  • mechanical sifter operator
  • milk heat treatment process operator
  • milk processing operative
  • milk processing operator
  • milk treatment operative
  • milk treatment operator
  • miller
  • oil extractor operative
  • oil extractor operator
  • pasta manufacturer
  • pasta operator
  • pasta production operator
  • prepared meals operator
  • prepared meat operator
  • processed meat operators
  • refinery starch extractor
  • refinery starch operator
  • refining machine operative
  • refining machine operator
  • refining machine worker
  • refining operator
  • refining worker
  • sauce maker
  • sauce making machine operative
  • sauce making machine operator
  • sauce making machine worker
  • sauce production operative
  • sauce production operator
  • sauce production plant operative
  • sauce production plant operator
  • sauce production plant worker
  • sauce production worker
  • soft drinks manufacturer
  • soft drinks producer
  • soft drinks retailer
  • soft drinks supplier
  • sparkling machine operator
  • spice mixers
  • spice sifter
  • spinning operative
  • spinning operator
  • spirit beverage worker
  • spirits blender
  • spirits production worker
  • starch conversion worker
  • starch converter
  • starch converting operator
  • starch extraction operator
  • starch operator
  • starch worker
  • steep vessel operator
  • sugar plant operative
  • sugar production operative
  • sugar refinery operative
  • sugar refinery operator
  • sugar worker
  • sweets machine operator
  • tank tender
  • tea blender
  • tobacco processing machine minder
  • tobacco processing machine operators
  • tobacco processing machine tender
  • vermouth manufacturer
  • vermouth operative
  • vermouth processor
  • vermouth producer
  • vermouth production operative
  • vermouth production operator
  • vinegar production operator
  • wine fermenter
  • wine products fermenter
  • yeast distiller
  • yeast distilling operative
  • yeast handler

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Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders; Food batchmakers; Food processing workers, all other (+10))
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayLowBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $44,511
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.