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Occupational Description

Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products. Exclude "Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders" (51-3091).

Employment Outlook for Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be at about the statewide average. This occupation is expected to grow at a very slow rate in Oregon. Total job openings are projected to be at about the statewide average. Reasonable, but limited, employment opportunities exist.

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Current Job Openings for Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders There are 2 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 2 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Trimmer / Orientator	1/29/10	Boardman	$8.40/hr
Production Supervisor	1/26/10	Boardman	$11.00/hr to $13.00/hr DOE

State of Oregon License Information for Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders

License	License Authority Web Site
Dairy Operator, Htst Pasteurizer	www.oregon.gov/ODA
Dairy Operator, Vat Pasteurizer	www.oregon.gov/ODA

Wages for Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$8.86	$10.15	$11.61	$13.79	$16.55	$12.08	$25,122
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	10.03	10.73	11.91	14.06	15.60	12.37	25,746
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	8.68	9.04	9.65	11.56	13.74	10.37	21,567
Lane	9.58	10.79	12.67	14.27	15.24	12.51	26,019

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Regional Employment Projections for Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2006	2016			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	683	716	33	4.8%	3	16	19
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	203	212	9	4.4%	1	5	6
Grant / Harney / Malheur	142	148	6	4.2%	1	3	4
Multnomah / Washington	73	73	0	0.0%	0	2	2
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	53	58	5	9.4%	1	1	2
Lane	40	48	8	20.0%	1	1	2
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	29	32	3	10.3%	0	1	1
Clackamas	28	29	1	3.6%	0	1	1
Jackson / Josephine	25	32	7	28.0%	1	1	1
Douglas	23	26	3	13.0%	0	1	1
Morrow / Umatilla	17	20	3	17.6%	0	0	1
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	14	14	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Coos / Curry	12	13	1	8.3%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	6	7	1	16.7%	0	0	0
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	4	5	1	25.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	683
Total, All Industries	Private	683
Manufacturing	Private	515
Food Manufacturing	Private	515
Grain and Oilseed Milling	Private	25
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	Private	326
Dairy Product Manufacturing	Private	20
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	Private	57
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	Private	39
Other Food Manufacturing	Private	36
Retail Trade	Private	91
Food and Beverage Stores	Private	61
Grocery Stores	Private	53
General Merchandise Stores	Private	30
Department Stores	Private	30
Accommodation and Food Services	Private	70
Food Services and Drinking Places	Private	70
Limited-Service Eating Places	Private	70

Educational Requirements for Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders Workers must have short-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders

• Analyze Recipes
• Apply Food Handling Rules
• Apply Health And Sanitation Standards
• Follow Recipes
• Follow Safety Procedures
• Keep Production Records
• Maintain Consistent Quality
• Measure Or Weigh Ingredients
• Operate And Tend Food Processing Machine
• Operate Cooking Equipment
• Operate Food Preparation Equipment
• Operate Precision Measuring Devices, Tools And Equipment
• Use Basic Mathematics
• Use Specialized Bakery Equipment

Schools and Training Providers for Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders No programs of training are associated with this occupation.

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Food Cooking Machine Operators And Tenders matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Food Mixing And Blending Machine Operators And Tenders	76%
Food Roasting, Baking, And Drying Machine Operators And Tenders	69%
Bakers	57%
Cooks, Fast Food	38%
Cooling And Freezing Equipment Operators And Tenders	35%
Food Preparation Workers	35%
Cooks, Short Order	33%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, And Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, And Ten	31%
Cooks, Restaurant	28%
Cleaning, Washing, And Pickling Equipment Operators And Tenders	26%