Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
SOC Code: 51-9193
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenderss record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 73.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operations Monitoring, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control.
AI-Proof Score: 73.7 — High
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Median Salary
$40,160
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Job Growth
7.2%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Operation and Control
- •Critical Thinking
- •Monitoring
- •Complex Problem Solving
- •Speaking
Common Tasks
- ✓Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.
- ✓Monitor pressure gauges, ammeters, flowmeters, thermometers, or products, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions, such as feed rate, product consistency, temperature, air pressure, and machine speed.
- ✓Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.
- ✓Start machinery, such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.
- ✓Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation