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Food batchmakers carry out work involving this occupation's objects, processes, quality, and delivery; check specific tasks, training, qualifications, protocols, and authority against original local and employer documentation.
This checklist supports self-questioning only, not hiring criteria, ability scores, or product and production safety conclusions. This page follows US O*NET-SOC 51-3092.00 Food Batchmakers (the fixed Chinese index name is Food Batchmakers; main work sets up and operates ingredient mixing or blending equipment for food manufacturing, including candy and cheese makers).
Practice | A fictional food factory must formulate and mix a batch to recipe. Draft ingredient and batch records covering (1) names, specifications, quantities, condition checks; (2) selection and calibration of weighing/measuring equipment, ordered weighing and retained samples; (3) mixer setup and temperature/time control; (4) samples and moisture, acidity, specific gravity, milkfat tests; (5) ingredient lots, parameters, results, stopping and reporting ratio deviations or faults. Use public and simulated data, no real business, product, customer information.
Safe sample (fictional): Given recipe ingredients/ratios, sequence, temperature/time, target moisture or specific gravity, draft within 60 minutes: ingredient checks (names/specifications/quantities/condition), measuring selection/calibration, mixer settings (temperature/time/order/speed), samples/tests (moisture/acidity/specific gravity/milkfat), abnormality and stop/report workflow. Specify required pauses/escalation for ratio deviations, jams, allergen contamination, and abnormal test results rather than independent handling.
Scope | O*NET-SOC 51-3092.00 Food Batchmakers organizes ingredients and sets mixing/blending equipment by recipe. Adjacent occupations differ by main tasks, not absolute exclusion: cooking-machine operators focus on cooking equipment; roasting, baking and drying operators focus on thermal-processing equipment; bakers focus on making baked foods. This work may also heat, shape, and perform final packaging. Repair, statutory inspection, and final release authority must be checked separately by role.
Median annual 42,290 dollars (2025 BLS OEWS)
US median midpoint, not starting pay or regional/employer level.
Original pending check | 10th percentile 31,990 dollars / year (2025 OEWS)
O*NET 51-3092.00 | https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/51-3092.00; BLS OEWS | https://www.bls.gov/oes/; BLS 2025—2035 projections | https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/occupational-projections-and-characteristics.htm
Median 42,290 dollars / year (May2025, national OEWS)
US median midpoint, not starting pay or regional/employer level.
| Occupational direction | Starting tasks | Evidence to prepare | Samples without experience | Distinction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food, Machine Operators and Tenders | Assist preparation/feed, temperature/time records, samples | Equipment-operation and food safety training records, evidence of shadowing experience | Fictional baking/drying equipment parameter and sampling records | Baking/drying temperatures/moisture, no recipe decisions |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators | Assist preparation/feed, heating records, discharge | Equipment-operation and food safety training records | Fictional cooking temperature/time record | Cooking/heating for cooked foods, doneness |
| Mixing and Blending Operators | Assist ratios/feed/blending, uniformity | Mixing training, shadowing |
O*NET-SOC 51-3092.00 sets/operates recipe mixing equipment for food, including candy/cheese. Checks ingredients/specifications/quantities, selects/calibrates scales, mixes in order and controls time/temperature, monitors viscosity/flow and adjusts, samples moisture/acidity/gravity/milkfat, records lots/parameters, cleans/disinfects. Excludes baking/drying, cooking, generic mixing, packaging/filling, bread/pastries.
Baking/drying controls heat/moisture; cooking produces cooked foods; generic mixers uniformity; bakers bread/pastries; packaging equipment/net content. Batchmaking recipe weights/mixing/ratios/parameters, allergens/retained samples, differing authority/quality objects.
2025 annual median 42,290 dollars, hourly 20.33; 2024 employment 173,500 BLS base; 2024—2034 above-average about 7% or more, annual 24,200 including replacements. US only, not elsewhere.
Fit | O*NET: protection daily 87%, face-to-face daily 77%, time pressure daily 67%, disturbing noise daily 64%, repeating tasks extremely important 60%, equipment pace extremely important 57%, very high health/safety responsibility 56%, accuracy extremely important 47%, leading/coordinating extremely important 48%. Willingness to patiently weigh, mix, sample, record to recipes and processes, with ratio precision and consistency sensitivity, brings daily demands closer to your style.
Caution | O*NET controlled indoor daily 70%, disturbing noise daily 64%, contaminants daily 40%, standing over half time 33%, continual/almost repetitive motions 35%, extremely serious error consequences 29%. Work involves elevated hoppers, mixing drives, heat/steam, allergen cross-contact, standing. If protection, detailed measuring/records are difficult or vigilance toward whole-batch scrap is insufficient, weigh these practical costs.
Responsibility | Real fit requires correct recipes/processes (checks, weighing, order, temperatures/times), stable quality (moisture/acidity/gravity/milkfat, appearance/taste), and reviewable records (lots, parameters/tests, stops/reports) within a batch. Test through verifiable ingredient-room observation/assistance, measurement/food safety training and assessment, or simulated mixing, not interests alone.
Context | O*NET 51-3092.00: recipes, measurement, equipment, controlled workshops, varying by product/site. Protection daily 87%, shoes/goggles/gloves/hearing. Face-to-face daily 77%, leading/coordinating extremely important 48%. Equipment pace extremely important 57%. Accuracy extremely important 47%, repeated tasks 60%. Daily time pressure 67%. Controlled indoor daily 70%, contaminants 40%. Disturbing noise daily 64%. Standing over half time 33%, continual/almost repetition 35%; very high others' health/safety responsibility 56%, extremely serious errors 29%.
Environment/pace | Ingredient/mixing workshops mostly controlled indoor (70% daily), but hot equipment/steam, noise, dust/cleaners possible. Recipe batches and machine cycles drive pace (57% extremely important), peak consecutive shifts/overtime; continuous monitoring of temperature, viscosity, flow. Loads: standing, ingredient sacks/bins, elevated feeding, cleaning. Follow mixing/drives, heat/steam, allergen, chemical safety.
Tools/materials | Mixers, blenders, beaters, homogenizers/pasteurizers, heated/cooled jacketed tanks, conveyors/pumps, balances/measures, temperature/viscosity/gravity instruments, moisture/acidity testers, cleaners. Ingredients include fats, sugar, dairy, cocoa, spices; cleaners/disinfectants; shoes/goggles/gloves/hearing protection. Recipes/cards, safety instructions, ingredient/batch forms, sampling/testing, allergen/cleaning validation. Ratios, order, temperatures/times, targets follow shift-valid recipes/cards.
Check recipes/ingredients → Weigh/measure → Set/start mixing → Monitor/adjust → Sample/test → Record/clean/hand over
Quality | Ratios, moisture, acidity, gravity/milkfat, color/taste meet recipe/cards; actual usage/parameters traceable, sampling/tests procedural and authentic. Safe hygienic equipment, cleaning/disinfection, controlled allergens. Discuss and record mismatches with leads/inspection first; no lowered standards or unapproved ingredients.
Adjacent boundaries | Covers 51-3092.00; distinct Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders, Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders, Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders, Bakers, Food Processing Workers, All Other. Processes/equipment/authority differ; repairs, electrical/vessels, food incidents handled by responsible roles/authorities, not replaced by this occupation's judgment/sign-off.
Escalate | Ratios/measurement beyond tolerance; jams/blockages/noise not resolved independently; vessel/jacketed-tank anomalies or safety-valve alarms; allergens or failed cleaning validation; steam leaks/burns; moisture/acidity/gravity off-standard and unadjustable; potential batch scrap/line stops. Leads, equipment/safety owners handle under procedures/laws.
Check recipe → Weigh/measure → Mix/blend → Monitor/adjust → Sample/test → Record/clean/hand over
Difference from roasting/baking/drying operators | They focus thermal-equipment setup/monitoring, this work ingredients/mixing. Lines may share heating/drying; judge main duties and process sheets, not oven contact alone.
Difference from food-cooking-machine-operators-and-tenders | They produce cooked food with doneness/sterilization responsibility; batchmaking focuses formulation, mixing, ratios, uniformity, physical/chemical indicators, different parameters/equipment.
Difference from mixing-and-blending-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders | Check full code and materials. This page focuses food recipes, batches, quality records. Shared feed/mixing skills do not mean generic mixing excludes food/allergens; check employer processes.
Difference from bakers | Bread/pastries combine recipes, manual/machine baking and shaping; industrial batchmaking controls ratios/parameters, usually without baking/decoration.
Compare tasks (weighing, mixing, tests, cleaning), training (on-the-job, measurement and equipment operation, food safety and hygiene), shifts/loads (noise, standing, rotations, peak shifts, elevated feeding), progression (baking/drying, cooking machines, inspection, maintenance, leads). Products/equipment differ; check hiring/workshops.
Titles do not determine boundaries: Ingredients, cooking, baking/drying, mixing, packaging, finished foods differ in objects/equipment/authority. Relearn processes/equipment/safety; judgment/sign-off do not transfer. Relevant owners handle repairs/incidents.
AI | Tools may assist recipes/usage records, traceability, temperature/viscosity trends, alarms/maintenance, test summaries, scheduling. People retain ingredient/equipment judgments, ratios/process, abnormalities/stops, sampling/testing, records/reports. Exposure not replacement.
Definition | Set/operate food mixing/blending equipment for recipe batches with specified flavor, texture, color, including candy/cheese. Weigh, charge, monitor, sample, clean, record; may heat, shape, homogenize/pasteurize, not excluded by heating functions alone.
Data/systems | Check recipes/usage trace to batches, alarms/maintenance definitions, recipe/specification versions, tests/samples access/retention, degraded failures, dashboard/inspection consistency.
Human controls | Staff/leads/inspectors judge recipes/ingredients, weigh, set order/parameters, handle abnormalities/stops, sample/test, release/record/report. Generated recipes, trends, alarms, conclusions require review and evidence.
Responsibility | No automatic ingredient-use, ratios/order, temperature/time, indicators/appearance, equipment/cleaning validation, scrap/stop decisions. Outputs not acceptability or authorization.
Risks | Unreviewed wrong ratios/usage/order, allergens, uncontrolled indicators, false records, unconfirmed adjustments/releases cause batch scrap, recall, food risks. Identify reviewers/originals first.
Employment scope | US estimates specific, not extrapolated to China/elsewhere; Chinese industry means background, not occupational wages. Generated text traces to originals, fluency not evidence.
Practice | Reversible auditable low-risk recipes/records, traceability, trends, maintenance first, with lead/quality and real-production confirmation; expand by errors/incidents, human ratio/release judgment.
Markets | China industry urban-unit averages, US SOC/industry estimates differ; no combining/converting or industry substitution.
Insufficient evidence: No precise Chinese public batchmaker wages obtained. Annual NBS industry/broad-job groups do not prove no occupational data elsewhere officially.
Chinese wages | Definitions, proxies, gaps only, no estimated pay. Check industry / occupation, period, unit, population comparability.
US review | OEWS May 2025, 2025—2035 projections via O*NET; SOC 51-3092, overtime/benefits excluded, national not employer/region.
Chinese market | Nationwide urban-unit industry averages, not occupations; manufacturing background only. Ingredient/mixing businesses vary by scale/shifts/employment, difficult public coverage.
Insufficient evidence: No occupationally verifiable Chinese batchmaker median; no industry substitution.
Chinese period | Annual 2025, published 2026 below, unlike US May 2025; no period mixing.
Markets | Different subjects/periods/scopes; separate with limits, no currency conversion or industry substitution.
Units/components | Chinese annual yuan / year includes withheld tax, individual social insurance/housing fund. OEWS dollars / hour or dollars / year includes incentives such as production bonuses, excludes overtime, nonproduction bonuses, benefits; no direct comparison.
Insufficient evidence: No regional/employment-verifiable Chinese batchmaker wages; offers/hearsay not substituted.
Chinese population | Urban non-private legal entities and private units respectively, excluding individual businesses, freelancers, casual labor. Agency/seasonal/shift differences hard to cover.
US market | OEWS employer sample estimates, no self-employment; median midpoint, not starting pay or specific regional/employer level.
US period | Wages May 2025 OEWS; employment/growth/openings 2025—2035. Reference points differ, no single-time conclusion.
US units | Dollars / hour and dollars / year; annual full-year full-time conversion not actual income, affected by hours/overtime/seasons.
US coverage | OEWS excludes self-employment; BLS matrix projections have 2025 self-employment 1.7%, so OEWS exclusion cannot apply to projections.
US scope | SOC 51-3092 Food Batchmakers; excludes baking/drying (51-3091), cooking (51-3093), mixing (51-9023), packaging/filling (51-9111), bakers (51-3011). No wage mixing.
US sampling | OEWS errors and missing/unreliable breakdowns; large occupation (2025 176,800 BLS base via O*NET) still may lack industries/regions. No readable industry wages obtained, visible gap, no means/third-party substitution.
Conclusion | Distinguish recipes/ingredients, heat, mixing, packaging. Batchmakers weigh/mix to recipe and execute ratios/parameters; baking/drying controls heat/time/moisture; cooking makes cooked foods; generic mixers focus uniformity; bakers bread/pastries; unlisted processors general processing/packaging assistance. Equipment, parameters, authority differ; no transferred judgment/sign-off.
Evidence | O*NET classification and publicly available sales information compare work and choices, not qualifications/hiring/pay. Check each SOC's wages/employment separately; no numeric comparisons or proxies across occupations.
Introduction | Direction—work/outputs—differences—suitable choices. Linked workshop processes are not interchangeable; relearn process/equipment/safety across directions.
Weigh/mix by recipe, execute ratios/order, temperature/time, allergens and retained samples; usually no baking/drying equipment.
Better for recipe/measuring learners taking precision/consistency responsibility, accepting controlled workshops and loads.
Recipe-compliant mixtures/intermediates: checks, weighing/measuring, mixing, samples/physical-chemical tests, records/retained samples.
This occupation: Food Batchmakers
Heat/time/moisture in baking/roasting/drying: settings, gauges, valves/feed, moisture/appearance samples, usually no recipe decisions.
Better for gauge monitoring, precise heat/moisture adjustment, tolerating heat/noise; recipe/ratio preferences suit batchmaking.
Acceptable baked/dried products: parameters, moisture tests, output/temperature-time, cleaning/handover.
Food, Machine Operators and Tenders (Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders)
Cooking/heating equipment for cooked foods, temperature/time, doneness/sterilization responsibility.
Better for cooking processes and doneness; ingredient/formulation preferences suit this occupation.
Cooked products: operation/temperature, records, discharge/handover.
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Mixing/stirring/blending, uniformity and stable ratios, usually mixing equipment without food-recipe-decision compliance responsibility.
Better for uniformity and mixing with less recipe/allergen responsibility.
Uniform materials: ratios/feed, blending, uniformity checks/records.
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Bread/pastries, recipes and manual/machine baking, higher shape/taste demands.
Better for baking/recipes/shaping; industrial batch/parameter preferences suit this occupation.
Baked foods: recipes/dough, shaping/fermentation, baking/output, decoration/packaging.
Unlisted processing/packaging assistance: incoming, sorting/preprocessing, weighing/packaging, hygiene/batches.
Better for general assistance rather than long-term recipe execution/testing responsibility.
Compliant processing/packaging: batches, sorting/preprocessing, weights/seals, hygiene/abnormalities.
Food Processing Workers, All Other
Transition | Compare recipe, heat, mixing, packaging for long-term choice. Readiness depends on recipes/process/safety, stable parameters, employer/lead-recognized practical assessment; interests only raise questions.
New ingredient assistants
Reversible recipes/usage, lots, samples/documents records; weighing/feed judged on site and lead-reviewed.
Frontline ingredient/mixing operators
Tools for usage/parameters, traceability, alarms, tests; personally execute ratios/order/abnormalities.
Team and shift leads
Tools for schedules/staffing, checks/corrections, tracing; recipe release/stops/abnormalities reviewed on site with records.
Inspection and maintenance support
Tools for summaries/specifications/training drafts; manually confirm recipes/parameters/safety/testing by shift recipe/procedures.
Editorial analysis | Ingredients, mixing, sampling, cleaning require physical work. Evaluate records, procedure searches, test summaries first, separating automation, sensors, generative AI. No measured adoption/replacement/exposure score; descriptions suggest trials, not guaranteed unchanged jobs short term.
O*NET 51-3092.00 details (tasks/activities)
US task/context scope, not Chinese classification.
BLS 2025—2035 projections
BLS 2025—2035 overall employment projections include growth and replacement openings, not actual recruitment counts or AI attribution. The employment matrix includes self-employment, while wage data exclude it.
BLS OEWS wages (May 2025)
US OEWS includes incentives/production bonuses, excludes overtime/nonproduction bonuses/benefits; no occupational AI-effect evidence.
ILO: Generative AI and Jobs, updated global occupational exposure index (2025)
Polish tasks, worker surveys, experts, models mapped to ISCO-08; methodological background, not US SOC adoption/replacement/personal outcomes.
NIST Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
General governance/risk principles, not equipment/food/allergen standards.
O*NET 51-3092.00 scope
Recipe-based setup/operation of mixing/blending ingredient equipment; classification checks.
O*NET Interests
Interest codes/preferences, not hiring or fit conclusions.
Comparison | AI changes versus human responsibilities in adjacent roles: records/dashboards/trends/reminders enhanced, but ingredients/equipment/ratios/process/abnormalities/sampling/release retained by staff. Separate feasibility/adoption/outcomes.
Recipe/usage records, temperature/viscosity trends, alarms/maintenance are candidates; efficiency unchecked
Ingredients/equipment judgment, ratios/order, abnormalities/stops
Test summaries/traceability candidates
Samples/tests, moisture/acidity/gravity, release/scrap
Data/specification drafts and training candidates
Equipment/parameters, allergens, cleaning validation, sign-off
Citations | Supporting sources only, jurisdiction/period/scope; broad groups not individual changes, tools not adoption, sources not on-site judgments.
Occupational description, not automation risk
O*NET 51-3092.00 details
Physical ingredients/mixing/monitoring/records; importance/context percentages not hours.
Editorial: Records assistance feasible to evaluate, ratios/equipment/samples physical; tasks do not prove remote replacement rates.
Wages exclude overtime/nonproduction bonuses/benefits, include production incentives
BLS OEWS（May 2025）
US wage/employment point-in-time samples
US classification scope, industry/region breakdowns may lack
No business/personal job outcome extrapolation
ILO 2025 global occupational exposure index
Polish tasks, workers, experts, models mapped to ISCO-08
Exposure means technological reach, not job reduction
Not equipment/food/allergen standards
General AI governance
Responsibility, data, fallback clarity for adoption
Forecasts not hiring counts
BLS projection methodology
Growth and replacements
Openings include replacements, not new jobs
Feasibility: Possible tool reach, neither permission nor adoption.
Adoption: Company/equipment/safety/food/allergen requirements; no responsibility transfer.
Outcomes: Products/orders/automation/employment determine gains/losses, not feasibility alone.
Insufficient evidence: No data establish replacement proportion by deadline. Analyze assistance/physical boundaries, no short-term nonreplacement promise.
O*NET 51-3092.00 tasks/context
Candidates | Equipment data, recipe/batch management, trends, testing systems often traditional. Check actual business systems/records for generative AI, frequency/effects; no survey obtained.
FermatMind editorial checks, not adoption survey
Ratio/measurement sensitivity, recipe/card experience, allergen/cleaning validation, jams/faults, rigorous records/tracing.
O*NET 51-3092.00 tasks; ability suggestions editorial
No precise Chinese statistics here, no employment/adoption assertions; NBS manufacturing means background, not occupation.
FermatMind scope checks, not adoption evidence
Identify reviewer/originals/fallback, equipment/food/allergen rules; no automatic ratios/release/stops.
NIST AI RMF principles
Limit recipes/processes/batches/customers/materials/monitoring purposes/retention; no unauthorized external recipes/customer data.
Business-data purpose checks (editorial)
Feasibility/adoption/outcomes with local food structure/automation, not demos.
ILO 2025 exposure methods, not occupational outcomes
Responsibility | Tools can handle efficiency, not judgments/consequences. Preserve five human points before/after adoption.
People judge temperature/pressure/allergens/heat/steam/mixing/drives; tools not safety.
Human recipe/usage/order review against originals before production.
People weigh/feed/mix/heat/sample/test/clean/disinfect by shift rules.
Authentic traceable recipes/usage/parameters/tests/abnormalities; no unverified generated/backfilled records.
Faults/uncontrolled ratios/batch scrap/stops require lead/quality/safety confirmation and records.
Wrong ratios cause scrap/recall/food risks
Check recipe/measured weights before feed, reviewer and records
Skipped measurements risk uncontrolled processes/nonconformity
Temperature/moisture/acidity measured/recorded on site, tools only remind
Recipes/commercial leaks or misuse
Limit purposes/retention, no sensitive external upload
False usage/parameters harm tracing/responsibility
True records, no unverified generation
Unclear responsibility after incidents
Review/release owners with records before adoption
People judge/register, tools record
Recipe/ingredient check records
Recipe/tracing systems organize, people judge
Check names/specifications/quantities/condition by recipe
People own precision/deviation judgments
Weighing/measuring
Tools assist usage/reminders
Select/calibrate, weigh in order, record actual usage
People own parameters/recipe execution
Mixing setup/start
Tools assist parameter records/reminders
Set order/temperature/time/speed, feed/start
People judge/adjust
Process monitoring/adjustment
Tools assist trends/alarms
Observe temperature/viscosity/flow/sound, adjust valves/speed
People test/judge
Sampling/physical-chemical tests
Tools record, people test
Sample moisture/acidity/gravity/milkfat, color/taste
People execute/validate cleaning
Cleaning/disinfection/maintenance assistance
Editorial | People operate/clean; tools may record, AI adoption unchecked.
Clean/disinfect equipment/sites, assist repairs/maintenance
People own authenticity/communication
Records/handover/reporting
Tracing/templates assist
Record usage/parameters/tests, shift handover
Takeaway | Lighter administration, same responsibility. Tools organize records, clarify dashboards, speed alarms; staff/leads still own ratios, indicators, equipment/hygiene safety, deviations.
10th percentile: about 10% below, 90% above, not minimum/entry/short-hours pay. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
Original pending | 25th percentile 36,350 dollars / year (2025 OEWS)
25th percentile position does not identify experience/location. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
Original pending | 75th percentile 49,670 dollars / year (2025 OEWS)
75th percentile position not senior pay. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
Original pending | 90th percentile 58,940 dollars / year (2025 OEWS)
90th percentile not maximum/senior/personal probability. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
Employment 176,800 (2025 BLS base via O*NET)
2025—2035 matrix: base self-employment 1.7%, no OEWS exclusion applied. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
Growth 6.5% (overall, not AI attribution, 2025—2035 BLS via O*NET)
Ten-year net 11,400 differs from annual openings, no hiring guarantee. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
Annual openings about 23,100 (2025—2035 including replacements)
Annual 23,100 includes growth/replacements, not ten-year net or actual annual hiring. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
AI | No exposure score/adoption here. Evaluate low-risk records, separate AI/automation/sensors; physical tasks do not predict replacement dates.
Definition | Set/operate food mixing/blending equipment for recipe batches with specified flavor, texture, color, including candy/cheese. Weigh, charge, monitor, sample, clean, record; may heat, shape, homogenize/pasteurize, not excluded by heating functions alone.
Junior secondary or below
Ingredient assistants/cleaners (moving/organizing/cleaning/feed)
Learn measuring/hygiene under leads, no independent ratios/release.
Senior secondary/vocational
Ingredient/mixing operators
On-the-job measuring/mixing/samples, assessment/lead approval for independent work.
Associate (food/machinery/automation)
Inspection/maintenance/leads
Quality/equipment/management, separate recipe-release/repair authority.
Bachelor's or above
Production management, process, equipment, quality and food safety management
Management/technical, extra experience and credentials/appointment.
Food manufacturing (ingredients/mixing)
Demand follows consumption/orders; continuous machines, peak shifts/changeovers.
Candy/chocolate/baking ingredients
Sugar/cocoa/fats measuring/mixing, sensitive ratios, small/medium batches.
Dairy/cheese processing
Dairy measuring/mixing/curdling, strict hygiene/cold chain.
National Bureau of Statistics: 2025 annual urban-unit employee wages | https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/202605/t20260515_1963707.html
Name comparison | Food Batchmakers (ingredient workers, mixers, ingredient operators, blenders, candy makers, cheese makers)
Mainland China | Insufficient evidence: No exact national wages. Manufacturing 2025 non-private 113,594 yuan / year, private 76,055 yuan / year are industry means; task matches manufacturing, not occupational median.
Note | NBS publishes nationwide urban-unit industry average wages without occupations. Batchmakers mainly work in food manufacturing, often shifts, agency or seasonal employment, differing from industry-average scope and not directly comparable. China uses 2025 manufacturing background (non-private 113,594 yuan / year, private 76,055 yuan / year); US uses OEWS May 2025 and 2025—2035 projections. Jurisdictions, periods, scope differ; no combination/conversion.
NBS urban-unit wage definitions | https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/
Pay structure | Chinese income usually relates to region, business, shifts including nights/peak consecutive shifts, proficiency, equipment levels, pay method (hourly, monthly plus allowances, piece-rate). No amounts to avoid samples representing all.
First-tier cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen)
Insufficient evidence: No Chinese city/regional monthly wages obtained; no ads, means, hearsay substitution.
Other provincial capitals and regional centers
Insufficient evidence: No Chinese city/regional monthly wages obtained; no ads, means, hearsay substitution.
Counties and lower-tier markets
Insufficient evidence: No Chinese city/regional monthly wages obtained; no ads, means, hearsay substitution.
Classification | SOC 51-3092 / O*NET-SOC 51-3092.00 recipe-based mixing equipment in food manufacturing; China food manufacturing/agricultural processing classifications differ, no conversion.
BLS OEWS scope FAQs | https://www.bls.gov/oes/oes_ques.htm
Growth 6.5% (overall, not AI attribution, 2025—2035 BLS via O*NET)
Median annual 42,290 dollars (2025 OEWS via O*NET; hourly 20.33 dollars)
10th percentile 31,990 dollars / year (May2025, national OEWS)
10th percentile: about 10% below, 90% above, not minimum/entry/short-hours pay. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
25th percentile 36,350 dollars / year (May2025, national OEWS)
25th percentile position does not identify experience/location. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
75th percentile 49,670 dollars / year (May2025, national OEWS)
75th percentile position not senior pay. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
90th percentile 58,940 dollars / year (May2025, national OEWS)
90th percentile not maximum/senior/personal probability. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
Employment 176,800 (2025 BLS matrix base, including self-employment)
2025—2035 matrix: base self-employment 1.7%, no OEWS exclusion applied. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
Projected growth 6.5% (2025—2035 BLS, overall not AI attribution)
Ten-year net 11,400 differs from annual openings, no hiring guarantee. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
Annual openings about 23,100 (2025—2035 including replacements)
Annual 23,100 includes growth/replacements, not ten-year net or actual annual hiring. Indicator only, no personal income/experience/hiring conclusion.
2026-10-11 obtained normal May2025 Profiles national percentiles and industries: employees 174520 / RSE1.5%; annual mean 43750 / hourly 21.04; annual P10/P25/P50/P75/P90=31990 / 36350 / 42290 / 49670 / 58940, hourly=15.38 / 17.47 / 20.33 / 23.88 / 28.34. Selected industries are highest annual medians, not largest employers or all occupations. EP is separate, not replaced by OEWS count. Protected Hero / FAQ historical conflicts listed separately.
2025 US median 42,290 dollars / year, 20.33 dollars / hour checked through current O*NET, not starting pay. Insufficient evidence: National percentile table unread this round, originals pending, not causal region/experience/shifts.
Compare occupational regional tables and employer contracts, then living costs; national percentiles do not quantify regional causality.
Region and living costs
Ask how recipes, equipment, independent work, leadership are paid; no measured experience-pay relationship.
Experience and proficiency
Check base pay, shift allowances, overtime, hours, seasonal contracts separately; OEWS exclusions mean not total personal annual income.
Shifts and employment
Growth 6.5% (overall, not AI attribution, 2025—2035 BLS via O*NET)
Grain and Oilseed Milling
54,550 dollars / year (May2025, occupation's industry median)
Selected highest annual medians, not main employer size, individual wages, or demand.
Beverage Manufacturing
52,000 dollars / year (May2025, occupation's industry median)
Selected highest annual medians, not main employer size, individual wages, or demand.
Elementary and Secondary Schools
49,250 dollars / year (May2025, occupation's industry median)
Selected highest annual medians, not main employer size, individual wages, or demand.
Dairy Product Manufacturing
48,700 dollars / year (May2025, occupation's industry median)
Selected highest annual medians, not main employer size, individual wages, or demand.
Median midpoint, not starting pay; percentiles do not identify experience or shifts.
OEWS includes production incentives, excludes overtime/shift differentials/nonproduction bonuses/benefits/self-employment.
OEWS and projections differ: wage excludes self-employment, matrix includes. Explain base, growth, openings separately.
Use medians, percentiles, employment together, check local markets/employers, no single-number personal pay inference.
Median annual 42,290 dollars (2025 OEWS via O*NET; hourly 20.33 dollars)
10th percentile not proof of novice, assistant, seasonal worker.
50th percentile median not entry pay or raise trajectory.
90th percentile not proof of complex equipment, living costs, personal probability.
Holland | Relative Realistic/Conventional preferences, RC for equipment/machinery and procedures; questions only, not suitability/readiness.
Evidence boundary | Tasks/interests support exploration; individual/relative validity unverified, no moderate/low validity ratings.
High interests do not change costs of rejected controlled/noisy workshops, protection, repetition.
Observe weighing/records/reporting for sustained checks and review acceptance; no occupational Big Five validity study, no score-based adaptability.
Evidence boundary | Tasks/interests support exploration; individual/relative validity unverified, no moderate/low validity ratings.
No giving up from personality labels; workshop/practical assessment governs.
RC combines Realistic equipment, hands-on/physical and Conventional procedures/standards; preferences not performance.
MBTI reflection on communication; procedural coordination required, preferences not competence.
Enjoy recipe-based ratios/order/parameters, passing tests and consistency.
Evidence boundary | Tasks/interests support exploration; individual/relative validity unverified, no moderate/low validity ratings.
Realistic—Conventional
Types as communication reference, not ingredient/mixing competence.
Enneagram pressure reflection; stop/report faults or ratios matters over labels.
Evidence boundary | Tasks/interests support exploration; individual/relative validity unverified, no moderate/low validity ratings.
No labels explaining safety/quality; examine recipes/equipment/authority.
Observe process order, gauges, attention; no IQ versus hand-eye relative validity comparison.
Evidence boundary | Tasks/interests support exploration; individual/relative validity unverified, no moderate/low validity ratings.
Scores not learnability; practice/assessment.
Simulated changeover/reporting communication: facts and review. No EI score prediction of response efficiency proven.
Evidence boundary | Tasks/interests support exploration; individual/relative validity unverified, no moderate/low validity ratings.
Observe communication changes through handover/feedback, no score-based training/performance promises.
Questions/exploration only, not hiring/ability/licensing/product/safety conclusions; employer/training/assessment/local rules govern.
Safe simulations/compliant workshop observation for measuring/parameters/reporting, compare hiring. Neither questionnaires nor one sample guarantees hiring/safety/fit.
Batchmakers | Recipes: checks, weighing/measuring, mixing, samples/tests, records/retention
Precision/consistency awareness and ratio/process responsibility
Not if unwilling recipes/measuring, only monitoring.
Cooking operators | Cooked foods, equipment/temperature, records, discharge
Cooked-process responsibility and equipment focus
Not if little interest in cooked processes/heat.
Mixers | Ratios/feed, blending, uniformity/records
Uniformity and sustained adjustment
Not if unwilling long-term mixing/checks.
Packaging/Filling | Equipment, filling/seals, net-content/labels
Equipment/net content and stable pace
Not if unwilling packaging/measuring.
Food, Machine Operators and Tenders | Baking/roasting/drying heat/time/moisture: orders, setup/start, monitor/adjust, abnormalities, samples/moisture, records/cleaning
Equipment/parameters, accepting heat/noise/protection
Not if little interest in dehydration/drying/heat/noise.
Bakers | Recipes/dough, shaping/fermentation, baking, decoration/packaging
Recipes/baking, manual and equipment willingness
Not if little interest baking/shaping.
Personality? Responsibility/patience/safety over type; RC exploration start.
Introversion not direct fit. Observe proactive process confirmations/reports/handovers; face-to-face context does not prove low social intensity.
Prepare real workshop pace, controlled/noisy conditions, standing/shifts/dust/protection, measuring/food safety; assistance/cleaning possible start.
Pressure: Ratio errors batch scrap, faults/stops; daily pressure 67%, task repetition extremely important 60%.
Standing/lifting/protection in noise/controlled conditions; employer/local health requirements, no exam conclusions.
Education? High school/equivalent 38%, some college no degree 27%, postsecondary certificate 22%; employer requirements govern.
Long-term: Noise/dust/contaminants, standing/repetition costs; protection/breaks/procedures.
Assistant to skilled/team/inspection or baking/drying/cooking/packaging/baking foods; relearn processes/equipment.
US on-the-job, Job Zone 1-2; China enterprise/workshop, food licensing/hygiene/allergens separately regulated locally.
Test fit with real/simulated ingredients/mixing: accurate recipe weights, order/time/temperature, ratio/fault detection/response.
Fit: Recipe ratios/order/parameters by process, procedural teamwork.
Caution: Controlled/noisy conditions, standing/protection difficult or lack ratio-error vigilance.
Trial measuring habits, parameters, abnormalities before long-term choice.
US scope/context checks.
Task/activity detail checks.
O*NET interest codes/subfields.
Training directory finds regional programs; Job Zone preparation and BLS typical training separately, not directory duration proof.
Certificates not licenses/appointments.
US point-in-time wages/employment scope.
US 2025—2035 growth/openings.
US overview, not other jurisdictions.
Boundary | Common failures/controls for risk awareness, not legal/safety/equipment/food/allergen/medical/contract advice. Employers/safety/equipment owners/authorities handle accidents/injury/incidents/disputes under law/contracts.
Direct answer | Serious failures: ratios/process (weights/order/time/temperature batch scrap), equipment/work safety (jams/drives/heat/steam/pressure/elevated feed/noise/dust), allergens/hygiene/tracing (cross-contact/failed cleaning/false records/samples widen losses).
Evidence | O*NET 51-3092.00: protection 87% daily, face-to-face 77%, pressure 67%, noise 64%, repetition extremely important 60%, equipment pace 57%, high health/safety responsibility 56%, accuracy 47%, serious errors 29%; practical ingredient/mixing summary. Wages/employment background, not risk assessment.
Recipe/ingredient teams; businesses/customers
Weights/order/parameter errors cause ratios/indicators off-standard, scrap/recalls
Check recipe/calibrate, recheck weights/retain samples; stop/report ratios/order abnormalities
Scenario | Estimated ingredients without calibration to boost output deviate from recipe indicators.
Ingredient/mixing/maintenance teams; business
Jams/blockages/noise/poor drive guards risk damage/stops/crush/entanglement
Trained authorized staff stop/isolate hazardous energy/verify safe before clearing or maintenance; stop button alone not enough. US OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 reference, China local/equipment rules.
Scenario | Hand-clearing mixer without stop risks crushing.
Operators/assistants; business
Heat/steam/oil/pressure/chemicals misuse causes thermal/chemical burns and pressure injuries
Trained authorized isolation/depressurization/cooling by equipment; reading page grants no repair rights. US OSHA, other jurisdictions checked separately.
Scenario | Opening jacketed tank without cooling/depressurizing causes steam/material burns.
Operators/inspection; business/consumers
Allergen cross-contact/failed cleaning/incomplete changeover risk incidents/health/recall
Allergen/cleaning validation changeovers, designated colored tools; isolate/report residues/mixing
Scenario | Failed allergen cleaning introduces dairy batch into milk-free product.
Ingredients/inspection; business/customers
Missing/inconsistent recipes/usage/lots/samples break tracing, widen scope
Record recipes/usage/parameters/tests, match samples/lots; isolate/report errors
Scenario | Shared line inconsistent recipe/lots prevents complaint tracing.
Operators/assistants; business
Standing/lifting/noise/dust/controlled environment/consecutive shifts risk strain/hearing/respiration
Rotate/breaks/hearing/respiratory protection, shift plans, report discomfort
Scenario | Many peak shifts by noisy dusty mixer cause clear discomfort.
US scope/context, not Chinese classification.
Tasks/activities identify ingredient/mixing failures.
US point-in-time wages/employment; wages not risk assessment.
Check US 2025—2035 growth/openings; projections not hiring.
Understand responsibility/fallback for tools, not equipment/food/allergen standards.
| Fictional uniformity/mixing record |
| Generic uniformity, usually without food-recipe/allergen responsibility |
| Packaging and Filling Operators | Assist preparation/feed/net-content, labels | Equipment/measuring training | Fictional net-content/seal checks | Packaging/filling, net-content and labels |
| Bakers | Assist recipes/dough/shaping/fermentation/baking | Baking training/photos | Fictional bread recipe/baking form | Bread/pastries, recipes/shaping |
O*NET high school/equivalent 38%, some college no degree 27%, postsecondary certificate 22%.
Check each inspection/maintenance announcement for food/machinery/automation education, no universal advantage inferred.
Check education/training/assessment separately, no substitutions.
Common requirements: equipment-operation and safety training records, food safety and hygiene training records, allergen-management training, and rules for using personal protective equipment.
Some employers require forklift, pressure-vessel or electrical training records, depending on equipment and processes.
Vessel/electrical/confined space work by qualified parties, employer/local rules.
RC Realistic—Conventional, equipment/procedures.
Protection 87% daily, face-to-face 77%, pressure 67%, noise 64%, repetition extremely important 60%.
Interests/personality questions only, not hiring/performance.
Mixers/blenders/beaters, homogenizers/pasteurizers, heated or cooled jacketed tanks, conveyors/pumps, balances and measuring instruments, temperature/viscosity/specific-gravity instruments, moisture/acidity testers, cleaning and disinfection tools.
Ingredients fats/sugar/dairy/cocoa/spices, cleaners/disinfectants, shoes/goggles/gloves/hearing protection.
Ratios/order/temperature/time/moisture/gravity per shift-valid recipes/cards.
Fictional recipe: ingredients/ratios/order/temperature/time/moisture/gravity.
Blank ingredient/batch record.
Blank weighing record: tools/calibration/usage.
Blank mixing parameters: order/temperature/time/speed.
Blank samples/tests: moisture/acidity/gravity/milkfat.
Flow: recipe—weigh—mix—monitor—test—record/clean.
Pen/calculator for trial ratios/usage.
Timer, 60-minute limit.
60 minutes: checks, measuring plan, mixer setup, sampling/testing plan.
Trial ratios/usage and at least two scrap/safety scenarios and measures.
Mandatory pause/report for ratios/jams/allergens/tests, not independent handling.
Check order/indispensable items, confirmation methods/results.
Tools/calibration/tolerances for weighing.
Abnormality signals/steps/escalation.
Reflect on compressed steps' consequences.
Exclude repair/electrical/vessels/allergen-system design; ratios/jams first stop and refer to lead/maintenance.
Sample proves task organization/records only, not qualifications/competence.
Task—ability—evidence for every simulated step.
Mark independent/guided.
Mark mandatory reporting.
Experienced lead/inspector review weighing/ratios/abnormalities in writing.
Record comments/time/basis.
Show recipe-to-handover process/records, not results only.
Handover: recipe/lot, usage/parameters, tests, abnormalities/actions, equipment/cleaning, items.
No names/recipe details/contacts/identifying/sensitive information.
Sources/assumptions, measurements vs estimates.
Mark generated versus personally checked/revised calculations/system parts.
Who reviewed outputs before use.
Assumed loss/tolerance parameters labeled assumptions.
| Stage | Potential checks | Observable evidence | Boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resume/screening | Measuring/hygiene, physical/shifts, gauges | Training/workshop/verifiable work | Self-assessment not safety training proof |
| Interview | Recipes/weighing/mixing/abnormalities/safety | Ratio/allergen/jam judgments in questions | Scenarios not practical assessment |
| Practical assessment/trial | Recipe weighing, ordered mixing, monitoring and abnormalities | Trial weights/parameters/abnormalities records | Trial not statutory qualification |
| Onboarding/probation | Recipe/process/hygiene, reports | Recipe/safety/reports/corrections | Suitability/confirmation by employer |
Understand recipe—weigh—mix—monitor—test—record/clean objects/process.
Record workshop/noise/equipment observations.
Check controlled/noisy/dusty/contaminants, standing/shifts, protection.
Hardest practical cost and acceptance.
Ingredient/batch record sample.
List key parameters from the shift's recipe: ratios, mixing order, temperature and time, target moisture or specific gravity.
Fictional trial ratios/usage, assumptions.
Two failures ratios/jams, measures/escalation.
Simulated ingredient/mixing/monitoring.
At least two deviations/corrections.
Experienced challenge to ratios/abnormalities.
Objections/responses, no avoiding counterexamples.
Continue/stop/change judgment/evidence.
Missing abilities/training/next actions.
| Qualification/preparation | Population | Role | Generally needed? | Conditions | Investment | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High school/equivalent (US BLS typical entry) | All entrants | Screening start; some no hard requirement | Typical, actual employer/jurisdiction | Complete high school/equivalence | Education stage | Education not practical ability |
| Equipment/safety training | Equipment workers | Starts/stops/protection/emergency basics | Generally needed | Company/third-party assessment/training | No uniform duration/cost obtained; check provider | Records not on-site safety responsibility |
| Food/hygiene/allergen training | All workshop staff | Hygiene/cleaning/allergens/protection basics | Generally needed | Company/third-party assessment/training | No uniform duration/cost obtained; check provider | Records not on-site food safety responsibility |
| On-the-job/workshop practice | Inexperienced entrants | Weighing/mixing/testing/cleaning | Generally needed | Employer/lead learning while working | US BLS moderate-term; products/employers differ | Proficiency by recipes/equipment/complexity |
| Specialist forklift / vessel / electrical training | Relevant workers | Specific entry/safety | By process | Specialist training/records | No uniform duration/cost obtained; check provider | Certificates not independent work, role authority |
| Lead/inspection training | Promotion seekers | Recipe release/tracing/management preparation | Not universal | Company promotion practice/training | No uniform duration/cost obtained; check provider | Formal appointment for management |
Hiring, statutory entry, authority differ; training not recipes/repair/release rights.
US on-the-job/Job Zone 1-2; China enterprise/workshop and vessel/electrical/food/allergen rules, not interchangeable.
Preparation directions not formal lists; employer/authority prevail.
No personal medical/hiring/pay promises.
No representative recruitment samples, no channel/peak-scale inference.
Each ad dates/place/product/equipment/employment/shifts/pay/qualifications; US typical not Chinese requirement.
Paths for learning/evidence, not hiring/promotion/qualifications. Employer/training/assessment and equipment/vessel/food/allergen laws govern.
Learn measuring/hygiene/protection/process under lead, assist moving/feed/cleaning, no independent ratios/release.
Guided learning
Independently check/weigh/set mixing/sample/test routinely, stop/report abnormalities.
Independent ingredient/mixing operator
Multiple recipes/products, lead changeovers/batches, ratio-release review/abnormalities.
Skilled operator/lead
Recipes/parameters/quality/maintenance/testing, scrap/rework/training with authority.
Standards/coordination equipment/quality/production
Editorial path | BLS high school/equivalent, no related experience, moderate-term training, not all employers. Hiring→safety/hygiene training→mentoring→assessment/authority. Inspection/maintenance/management separate abilities/authority, not automatic promotion.
Training/certificate/appointment/recipe-release-repair rights differ; preparation not statutory or automatic adjustment/repair/incident authority.
US on-the-job Job Zone 1-2 (SVP below 6.0); China company/workshop, vessel/electrical/food/allergen separate local rules, not interchangeable.
Summary | Understand the path as a cycle of training—practice—assessment—authorization: first meet the basic requirements and receive training in equipment, food safety, and allergen management, then gain experience in ingredient proportions and processes through recipes and equipment, and operate independently after passing the assessment. Appropriate authorization is required for recipe release, equipment maintenance and repair, pressure vessels, and handling food safety incidents.
US tasks/context for learning priorities.
US point estimates, not personal predictions.
Check US 2025—2035 growth/openings; projections not hiring.
localtraining regional programs, not uniform duration; Job Zone groups not typical batchmaker training period.
Equipment safety, food safety and hygiene training records.
Learn ingredients/tools/protection/process under lead, daily notes.
Shadowing records and team-lead evaluations; explain key measurement and hygiene points and recording requirements.
Assist moving/feed/discharge/cleaning/tending, no independent ratios/release.
Ingredient assistant
On-the-job training records; training in recipes, equipment and process standards.
Multiple recipes/products, changeovers/adjustments.
Weighing, parameter and test records across multiple consecutive shifts, with supervisors' review comments.
Independently checks/weighing/settings/tests, procedural records/reports.
Ingredient/mixing operators
Team-lead training records; employer appointment or authorization to lead a shift.
Scheduling/loss/allergen changeovers, communication/handover.
Changeover and abnormality-response records; team output and quality.
Multiple recipes/products, team changeovers/batches, ratio release review/issues.
Skilled operator/lead
Employer appointment; production management and safety training records.
Recipes/process/cost, maintenance/capacity.
Output, quality and safety records for the production line under the person's responsibility.
Ingredient/mixing capacity/maintenance, recipes/quality/safety, issues with inspection/maintenance.
Production supervisor
Testing training, no independent release.
Physical/chemical and appearance standards/deviation causes.
Test records/reviews.
Sample moisture/acidity/gravity/milkfat, authentic/timely/traceable records.
Sampling/inspection worker
Quality training/appointment.
Recipes/tests, failures/responses.
Quality inspection records and the status of corrective-action closure.
Indicators/color/appearance, recipes/parameters/corrections.
Quality inspector
Authority/technical training/credentials.
Recipe/product assessments/monthly reviews.
Standards documents and training records; scrap rates and rework.
Develop recipes/parameters/standards/tests, issues/corrections/training.
Quality lead
Technical credentials/appointment.
Recipe/process trends/compliance, library.
Plans/records/cross-party coordination.
Technical recipes/parameters/equipment suitability, coordinate equipment/quality/production.
Technical lead
Maintenance training, no repair-stop decision.
Structure/faults/shutdown/lockout-tagout.
Inspection and maintenance records and fault statistics.
Daily checks/lubrication/cleaning/spares, procedural assistance/records.
Maintenance assistant
Technical maintenance training/appointment.
Fault experience/library.
Fault records/availability.
Alarms/common faults, worn parts, maintenance records/handover.
Maintenance technician
Production/equipment management training/appointment.
Capacity/loss costs, scheduling/windows.
Production scheduling and equipment-operation records; loss improvements.
Coordinate production/equipment, changeovers/allergens, hours/losses, adjustments.
Production/equipment coordination
Management credentials/appointment.
Equipment/allergens/food systems/training.
Production/compliance, training/policies.
Output/quality/safety/compliance responsibility, coordination, lawful contractual disputes.
Production/equipment lead
US: 2025 176,800 (BLS base via O*NET), 2025—2035 growth 6.5% overall not AI, annual openings 23,100 including replacements, not net; 2025 median 42,290 dollars. China no precise public wages/employment established; scope/proxies only, no estimates.
United States
2025—2035
Exact growth 6.5%; growth/replacement (leaving/retiring/transferring) openings exceed net change.
Projections include self-employment, not OEWS; 2025 self-employed 1.7%. Not actual hiring or AI causality.
Employment/growth/openings
SOC 51-3092（Food Batchmakers）
176,800 (2025); 188,200 by 2035, ten-year 6.5%, net 11,400; annual 23,100 including replacements
United States
Median not starting pay; percentiles access-limited, no causal region/shifts/experience.
OEWS excludes overtime/nonproduction bonuses/benefits/self-employment, includes production incentives; industries not obtained, visible gap.
Wages (median/percentiles)
SOC 51-3092（OEWS May 2025）
Annual median 42,290 dollars, hourly 20.33; percentiles 31,990 / 36,350 / 49,670 / 58,940 dollars
Mainland China
Industry means no occupations; shifts/agency/seasons differ, cannot substitute.
Annual industries differ from US occupations, no combination/conversion.
Industry mean proxy
NBS urban-unit employee means (industry)
Insufficient evidence: No exact Chinese wages/employment; matching manufacturing background not proof of occupational pay/demand.
US point estimates, not business/regional pay promises.
Check US 2025—2035 growth/openings; projections not hiring.
NBS scope/year checks, proxy not occupation.
US scope/context checks.
Needs heat/dehydration/drying. Moderate editorial proximity, food processing with different goals; check process/requirements/authority anew.
Equipment/temperature/moisture/records
Moderate (editorial)
Needs cooking/heating and cooked-process skills. Relatively close editorially, heating with cooking rather than formulation goals; recheck process, role, authority.
Equipment, temperature, parameter records
Relatively close (editorial)
Needs generic mixing/uniformity. Relatively close editorially, usually without food recipes/allergens; recheck process, role, authority.
Ratios/feed, mixing, uniformity
Relatively close (editorial)
Needs packaging/filling/net content. Moderate editorially, ingredients to end packaging; recheck process, role, authority.
Equipment, measurement, labels
Moderate (editorial)
Needs baking recipes/shaping. Moderate editorially, food recipes/manual skills; recheck process, role, authority.
Recipes/dough, shaping/fermentation, decoration
Moderate (editorial)
Needs sampling/measuring/standards. Close editorially, quality with tests/judgments; recheck process, role, authority.
Samples/measures, standards, records
Relatively close (editorial)
Needs feed/discharge/pace. Close editorially, equipment-side lower authority; recheck process, role, authority.
Feed/discharge/safety/pace
Relatively close (editorial)
Food/tobacco group: select actual role first, check processes/equipment/hygiene/authority; not single All Other role.
Batches/sorting/preprocessing/hygiene/records
Choose role first (editorial)
China no precise occupational statistics established. NBS manufacturing means non-private 113,594 yuan / year, private 76,055 yuan / year, no occupational split, background only. Visible Insufficient evidence:, no means/ads/third-party substitutions.
O*NET protection daily 87%, face-to-face 77%, pressure 67%, disturbing noise 64%, standing over half time 33%, continual/almost repetition 35%. Rotation/protection/breaks help; noise/dust/contaminants/standing/repetition remain costs.
Records/dashboards/reminders: recipes/usage, tracing, temperature/viscosity, alarms/maintenance, tests, scheduling assisted; people/leads judge ingredients/equipment, execute ratios/process, handle faults/stops, sample/release. Exposure not replacement.
O*NET high school/equivalent 38%, some college no degree 27%, postsecondary 22%, on-the-job (Job Zone 1-2, SVP below 6.0). Employer/equipment requirements govern.
Training/certificate/appointment/recipe-release-repair rights differ. Equipment/safety/food/hygiene/allergen training common; vessels/electrical/forklift may add requirements. Not formal institutional list.
Weights/ratios fail, jams/drives/elevated feed, heat/steam/pressure, allergens/cleaning, recipes/usage/tracing, standing/lifting/noise/dust. Recipe/safety/hygiene procedures, records, stop/isolate/escalate.
US 2024—2034 above-average 7% or more, replacements included; not personal opportunities, local manufacturing/automation matters. Baking/drying, cooking, mixing, packaging, bakers, inspection/sampling require relearning; maintenance/management alternatives.
Research | Exact O*NET tasks/context/education; current BLS 2025—2035 matrix/training, OEWS scope/percentiles; Chinese manufacturing proxy only. Normal Profiles checked numbers, not link presence. 2026-10-11 normal May2025 five percentiles and exact industries added; access restriction resolved.
Register: O*NET, OEWS, projections, Chinese industry wages, FermatMind; source_refs to registered ids.
Author checked 2026-10-11 O*NET 51-3092.00 tasks/context/education/interests, BLS 2025—2035 exact row/OEWS methods, NBS 2025 table. Original old dates retained, protected FAQ/Hero older conflicts separate. 2026-10-11 normal May2025 five percentiles/industries added, restriction resolved.
Gaps: Chinese precise/regional wages/employment, recruitment, AI causality absent. US five percentiles/industries checked; broad old scenarios not combined wages, replaced by exact categories. Protected metadata/Hero/FAQ conflicts reported; not full-page uniformity or independent acceptance.
Official: Recipe setup/operation of ingredient mixing equipment for food, including candy/cheese.
Identity/scope/adjacent boundaries.
O*NET Resource Center
US
2026 occupational profile
official occupation profile
exact occupation
US information not Chinese licenses/authority/employers.
2026-09-13
Tasks/activities/tools/qualifications checks.
O*NET Resource Center
US
2026 occupational profile
official occupation profile
exact occupation
Certifications not local licenses/hiring/independent authority.
2026-09-13
51-3092: 2024 173.5 thousand, above-average 7% or more, annual 24.2 thousand.
Projections not personal hiring odds.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
US
2024—2034
official projection table
51-3092 Food Batchmakers
Changes/openings not personal income/hiring guarantees.
2026-09-13
51-3092: 2025 median 42,290 dollars / year, 20.33 dollars / hour; 10% 31,990 dollars / year, 90% 58,940 dollars / year.
Separate medians/percentiles/projections, not contract offers.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
US
May 2025 OEWS
official wage table
51-3092 Food Batchmakers
Different programs not combined starting/income promises.
2026-09-13
Manufacturing non-private 113,594 yuan / year, private 76,055 yuan / year.
Industry proxy, not batchmaker median/starting/personal pay.
National Bureau of Statistics
CN
2025 annual wage
official industry proxy
manufacturing industry proxy
Chinese wage gap visible, not industry impersonation.
2026-09-13
Facts/scope/proxies/qualifications/AI/human control.
FermatMind
CN/US
current authoring rules
editorial method
field review and source disclosure
Not external facts or official statistics/law replacement.
2026-09-13
Definitions: percentile is a distribution boundary; wages include production bonuses but exclude overtime and nonproduction bonuses.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
US
current methods
official methods or guidance
US OEWS methodology
Methods not specific percentiles/personal starting/projection coverage proof.
2026-10-11
Working Paper 140; Polish task data, worker survey, expert input and AI model predictions mapped to ISCO-08.
International Labour Organization
Global
2025
official methods or guidance
cross-occupation task exposure
Not occupational adoption/replacement/employment causality.
2026-10-11
Servicing and maintenance require hazardous-energy control and trained authorized employees.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
US
current general-industry guidance
official methods or guidance
US hazardous energy control
US general industry energy control, not Chinese law or repair rights.
2026-10-11
Voluntary, non-sector-specific risk framework; GOVERN, MAP, MEASURE, MANAGE.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
US/Global
2023
official risk-management framework
general AI governance
Not adoption/equipment/food law; organization implements controls.
2026-10-11
Employees 174520 / RSE1.5%, mean annual 43750 / hourly 21.04; annual P10/P25/P50/P75/P90=31990 / 36350 / 42290 / 49670 / 58940, hourly=15.38 / 17.47 / 20.33 / 23.88 / 28.34
Occupation's industry annual median, not all occupations
BLS
United States
May2025
official primary source
SOC513092 employee national/industry wages
Highest industries not largest employers, EP, or personal income
2026-10-11