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Also called separating and filtering machine operator, separating filtering clarifying precipitating and still machine setters operators and tenders, separating machine operator and absorber operator.

$51,610
Median pay a year
60,100
People do this work
6
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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender

Summary

Machine operator setting up and tending equipment to process materials, monitor flow, and separate liquids, gases, or solids while following safety rules. Responsible for cleaning equipment and maintaining logs of readings and test results

Experience

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender

Where you worked

Month Year to Month Year
  • Operated machines to process materials while following safety and environmental rules
  • Dumped, poured, or loaded materials into equipment for processing or storage
  • Monitored material flow and instruments like temperature and pressure gauges
  • Turned valves or moved controls to separate, filter, or transfer materials
  • Cleaned or sterilized tanks and equipment using hoses and brushes
  • Maintained logs of instrument readings and test results for computer entry

Skills

Core Skills
Testing chemical characteristics, Operating pumping systems or equipment, Operating mixing equipment, Monitoring instruments, Measuring substances, Assessing environmental compliance, Inspecting production equipment
Hands-On Work
Adjusting equipment controls, Cleaning production equipment, Cleaning work areas

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  • Loaded specified amounts of materials into machines, ensuring accurate processing.
  • Monitored material flow and gauges to maintain optimal operation and safety.

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Loaded specified amounts of materials into machines several times during each shift, ensuring accurate processing

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Several times during each shiftA few loads every hourMost of the shift's materials

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Monitored material flow and gauges to maintain optimal operation and safety.

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Reduced machine downtimeImproved processing efficiencyEnhanced safety for the team

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  • Testing chemical characteristics
  • Adjusting equipment controls
  • Operating pumping systems or equipment
  • Operating mixing equipment
  • Monitoring instruments
  • Inspecting production equipment
  • Measuring substances
  • Assessing environmental compliance
  • Cleaning production equipment
  • Cleaning work areas
  • Loading materials into production equipment
  • Maintaining safety

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What a Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender does

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Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.

What it pays

How much does a Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender make?

Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.

25th percentile$44,410
Median$51,610
75th percentile$63,930

About 60,100 people do this work in the United States.

What it pays in each state
State25th percentileMedian75th percentile
AK$46,670$48,000$62,470
AL$40,260$46,970$55,430
AR$36,330$41,720$48,330
AZ$46,900$57,820$61,870
CA$44,970$52,910$71,510
CO$43,020$49,590$64,090
CT$45,980$50,370$61,180
DE$42,350$47,520$57,750
FL$38,950$49,610$75,560
GA$43,960$55,500$80,140
HI$43,070$51,070$62,360
IA$46,330$52,220$60,880
ID$48,270$52,160$60,370
IL$35,930$48,440$60,200
IN$47,870$53,990$57,910
KS$43,650$48,790$65,550
KY$49,720$58,770$61,020
LA$45,580$58,640$72,170
MA$46,080$48,970$60,530
MD$47,440$55,580$69,880
ME$49,610$57,190$60,390
MI$39,840$49,480$56,860
MN$49,270$57,190$61,580
MO$38,660$49,290$59,730
MS$36,360$43,890$55,920
MT$41,660$47,920$57,820
NC$43,640$49,140$61,230
ND$53,550$59,390$63,380
NE$40,770$47,080$58,600
NH$51,300$60,340$64,080
NJ$47,240$58,140$78,840
NM$36,820$41,370$49,210
NV$47,590$62,960$82,210
NY$47,840$55,990$64,880
OH$40,440$47,640$56,790
OK$39,230$49,440$63,330
OR$44,050$50,160$60,380
PA$38,650$48,390$58,230
PR$28,330$32,000$37,720
RI$38,340$46,710$55,730
SC$38,900$49,320$58,770
SD$44,240$50,780$58,430
TN$37,890$50,470$56,870
TX$39,940$46,910$57,770
UT$40,080$46,600$57,670
VA$47,940$59,480$78,400
VT$47,520$53,570$61,130
WA$46,590$56,160$64,630
WI$46,600$60,100$76,750
WV$26,880$35,870$47,890
WY$61,760$108,900$114,510

Other names

Other names for this job

separating and filtering machine operator, separating filtering clarifying precipitating and still machine setters operators and tenders, separating machine operator, absorber operator, absorption operator, acetone recovery worker, acetylene plant operator, acid extractor, acid purifier, almond blancher operator, almond huller, amalgamator.

More names for this work

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