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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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 a separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setter, operator, and tender does
Become a separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setter, operator, and tender
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setter, operator, and tender
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $32 per hour with an average salary of $53,500 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $20 and $31 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $6,000 and $52,500 per year.
- 42% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $25 per hour with an average salary of $22,400 per year.
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, And Still Machine Setter, Operator, And Tender job outlook
- There are 1,487 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 238 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 28% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.