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Operate or tend steam vats, fryers, pressure cookers, and kettles. Check ingredients against orders and recipes, observe gauges and products, and record steps, times, batches, and tests. Actual operation, maintenance, and release follow training, procedures, and job authorization.
This checklist is for self-questioning only, not hiring criteria, ability scores, or product and production safety conclusions. The page follows US O*NET-SOC 51-3093.00 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders (the fixed Chinese index name is Food Machine Operators and Tenders; main work operates or tends steam vats, fryers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers to make food).
Paper exercise | Use the fictional F01 ingredient plan, batch log, and test records below to calculate ingredient differences, output allocation, and recorded times, then draft unresolved issues and handover. Use given data only, without starting equipment, adjusting temperature or pressure, producing or tasting products. Check reference deliverables and record omissions.
Safe sample (fictional): Given cooked-product order (recipe and feed specifications, temperature/pressure/time targets, consistency or acidity), draft within 60 minutes: order/recipe checks, setup/start plan (temperature/pressure/time/stirring), monitoring (gauges/steam/flow/product), samples/tests (color/consistency/viscosity/acidity/gravity), abnormality and stop/report workflow. Specify mandatory escalation for uncontrolled parameters, alarms, ingredient/recipe deviations, abnormal tests.
Scope | O*NET-SOC 51-3093.00 food cooking equipment. Jobs may also mix, grind, feed, and sample; adjacent steps are not absolutely excluded. Recipe development, repair, final release require role/authority checks.
Annual median 41,590 dollars (2025 OEWS)
US median midpoint, not starting or region/employer.
10th 31,680 dollars / year (2025 OEWS)
O*NET occupation, wages, and 2025—2035 projections | https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/51-3093.00; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) | https://www.bls.gov/oes/; BLS employment matrix data methods | https://www.bls.gov/emp/documentation/data-overview.htm
Median 41,590 dollars / year (May2025, national OEWS)
| Direction | Starting tasks | Evidence | Samples without experience | Distinction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Batchmakers | Assist weighing/mixing/retained samples | Recipe/measuring training/shadowing | Fictional ingredient/weight form | Recipes/ratios/consistency responsibility |
| Food, Machine Operators and Tenders | Assist setup/feed/temperature/time/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 recipes |
| Mixing/Blending Operators | Assist ratios/feed/blend/uniformity | Mixing training/shadowing | Fictional mixing and uniformity-inspection records |
51-3093.00 vats/fryers/pressure cookers/kettles/boilers for food. Orders/recipe/ingredient/feed checks, settings/conveyors/pumps/stirring, prescribed feed/valves, gauges/products/temperature/pressure/flow, samples color/consistency/viscosity/acidity/gravity, discharge/clean/disinfect, steps/parameters/batch records. Excludes recipes decisions/baking-drying/generic mixing/packaging/bread/pastries.
Batchmakers weigh/mix recipes and determine ratios; roasting/baking/drying operators control heat/moisture; mixers uniformity; bakers bread/pastries; packaging operators equipment/net content. Cooking uses steam/fry/pressure/kettles with temperature/pressure/time, doneness/sterilization/consistency responsibility, different authority and quality objects.
2025 median annual 41,590 dollars, hourly 20.00 dollars; 2024 base 29,700, 2024—2034 category 1% to 2%, annual openings 4,400 via O*NET. Matrix includes self-employment unlike OEWS; not applicable elsewhere or a personal guarantee.
Fit signals | O*NET highlights considerable task/priority freedom (75%), controlled indoor work daily (75%), considerable decision freedom (75%), teamwork extremely important (71%), constant contact (71%), continual or almost continual walking/running (63%) and standing (60%), daily face-to-face discussions (74%), daily decisions (50%). If you willingly work beside cooking equipment adjusting by recipes and processes, notice readings and product conditions, and accept heat and steam, daily demands are closer to your style.
Caution signals | Work near heat and steam, continual or almost continual standing (60%) and walking (63%). Accuracy is very important (47%); some do not report daily protection (15% never), reflecting varied workshop protection and exposure. Error consequences serious (29%); typical weeks over 40 hours (37%). If standing and heat are difficult or vigilance toward temperature/pressure errors and batch scrap is insufficient, weigh these costs.
Preparation | Complete F01 records first, then check target equipment, shifts, training, and authority. Paper work observes recording habits only, not cooking/sterilization, heat adaptation, independent operation, or release competence.
Context | O*NET 51-3093.00 on-site cooking, gauges, temperature/pressure/time, varies by product/workshop. Controlled indoors daily 75%, near heat/steam. Considerable task/priority freedom 75%, decision freedom 75%, daily decisions 50%. Teamwork extremely important 71%, constant contact 71%, face-to-face daily 74%. Continual/almost walking/running 63%, standing 60%. Accuracy very important 47%, equipment pace very important 40%. Leading/coordinating important 53%, external customers/public important 50%. Weeks over 40 hours 37%, time pressure once a week or more but not daily 22%. High others' health/safety responsibility 22%, serious error consequences 29%.
O*NET: 60% continual/almost standing, 63% walking, 37% typical weeks over 40 hours. Respondent answers, not proof every business has peak overtime or shares of everyone's hours.
Tools/materials | Vats/kettles, fryers, pressure cookers/boilers, stirrers/paddles, conveyors/pumps/valves, temperature/pressure/flow gauges, scales, sampling/testing (viscosity/acidity/gravity), cleaners. Food/semi-finished ingredients, oil, steam/air, cleaners/disinfectants, heat gloves/aprons/goggles/nonslip shoes. Orders/recipes/cards, safety instructions, time/temperature/steam forms, tests, alarms/maintenance. Settings, feed, consistency/acidity follow shift-valid recipes/cards/instructions.
Check orders/recipes → Set temperature/pressure/time and start → Feed/stir → Monitor gauges/products and adjust → Sample/test → Discharge/record/clean/hand over
Quality | Doneness, color, consistency, viscosity, acidity/gravity, appearance meet recipes/cards. Steps, temperature/time/batches traceable, tests procedural and authentic. Safe hygienic equipment, cleaning, controlled oil/steam/pressure. Discuss and record mismatches first; no lowered standards or independent time changes.
Adjacent boundaries | Covers 51-3093.00, distinct batchmakers, roasting/baking/drying operators, mixers/blenders, packaging/filling, bakers, all-other processors. Processes/equipment/authority differ; repairs, electrical/vessels, incidents belong to responsible roles/authorities, no replacement judgment/sign-off.
Pause/escalate uncontrolled temperature/pressure/time or safety alarms; alarms/jams/noise unresolved; oil splashes/steam leaks/pressure anomalies; ingredient/recipe deviations; off-standard consistency/viscosity/acidity/gravity unadjustable; possible batch scrap/stops. Leads/equipment/safety handle under procedures/laws.
Recipe → Setup/start → Feed/stir → Monitor/adjust → Sample/test → Discharge/record/clean
Batchmakers mainly mix recipe batches, this work operates cooking equipment. Both read recipes/feed/stir/sample/clean; main tasks matter, not heating alone.
Difference from food-and-tobacco-roasting-baking-and-drying-machine-operators-and-tenders: Baking/roasting/drying mainly dehydration/flavor/color; cooking uses steam/frying/pressure/kettles for cooking/sterilization/consistency, different systems.
Difference from mixing-and-blending-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders: Uniformity, usually without cooking; this work heats/pressurizes/cooks/controls indicators with different authority/compliance.
Bakers make bread/pastries with recipes, manual/machine baking/shaping; industrial cooking controls temperature/pressure/time, usually not recipes/shapes.
Before choosing, compare task proportions (equipment setup, feeding, monitoring and adjustment, sampling and testing, cleaning), training (on-the-job, equipment operation and safety, food safety and hygiene), shifts and physical demands (heat, standing, rotations, peak overtime, wet and oily conditions), and progression (batchmaking, baking/drying equipment, inspection, maintenance or team leadership). Products and equipment vary greatly; check actual hiring and workshop observations.
Similar titles do not imply responsibilities: mixing, cooking, drying, blending, packaging, finished foods differ. Relearn process/equipment/safety; judgment/sign-off not transferred. Repairs/incidents need owners.
AI | Assist steps/output, temperature/pressure/steam trends, alarms/maintenance, tests, schedules. Staff judge products/equipment, adjust parameters, handle abnormalities/stops, sample/test, record/report. Exposure not replacement.
Definition | Operate/tend vats/fryers/pressure cookers/kettles/boilers to make food: recipes, settings, feed/stir, gauges, samples, discharge, cleaning, records. Main duties distinguish adjacent roles without exclusive steps.
Systems | Trace steps/records to lots, alarm/maintenance definitions, recipe/card versions, tests/samples access/retention, degraded failures, dashboard/test consistency.
Human controls | Staff/leads/inspectors judge orders/recipes, set parameters, feed/stir, handle abnormalities/stops, test/release/record/report. Generated parameters/trends/alarms/conclusions reviewed with evidence.
No automatic ingredient/semi-product usability, parameter range, doneness/consistency/acidity, equipment/pressure safety, scrap/stops. Outputs not acceptability/authority.
Unreviewed wrong settings, under/over cooking/sterilization, feed/recipe errors, false records, unconfirmed adjustments/releases cause scrap/energy waste/food risks. Identify reviewers/originals.
US scoped estimates not China/elsewhere, Chinese industry background not occupational wage. Text traceable to originals, fluency not correctness evidence.
Trial reversible auditable low-risk records/trends/reminders/tests, with lead/quality and real production. Expand by errors/incidents, human parameter/release confirmation.
Chinese industry urban means versus US SOC/industry differ, no combination/conversion/substitution.
Insufficient evidence: Checked Chinese industry sources yield no exact national occupational wage; no means/ads/third-party substitution.
Chinese review | Scope/proxies/gaps only, no estimates. Check industry / occupation, period, units, population.
US review | OEWS May 2025, 2025—2035 projections via O*NET; SOC 51-3093, overtime/benefits excluded, national not employer/region.
NBS background only; no precise wage obtained, employment form alone does not prove coverage exclusion.
Insufficient evidence: No Chinese cooking-operator median, no industry substitution.
Chinese annual 2025 published 2026 differs US May 2025, no mixed periods.
Different subjects/periods/scopes, separate limits, no currency conversion or proxies as wages.
Chinese yuan / year pre-tax totals include withheld tax/social insurance/housing fund. OEWS dollars / hour or dollars / year includes production bonuses, excludes overtime/shift/nonproduction/benefits. Different units/components, no direct comparison.
Insufficient evidence: No regional/employment-verifiable Chinese cooking-operator wages; no individual offers/hearsay.
NBS urban legal entities, no individual businesses/freelancers. Agency/seasonal coverage depends on unit/employment, not contracts alone.
OEWS employer sample wages excluding self-employment; median midpoint not starting or specific employer/region.
Wages May 2025 OEWS, projections 2025—2035; different reference points not one-time conclusion.
Dollars / hour or year, annual full-time/full-year conversion not actual income, affected hours/overtime/seasons.
OEWS full/part employees, not self-employed/unincorporated owners/partners/household/unpaid family; seasonal/shift alone not excluded.
SOC 51-3093 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders; excludes batchmakers 51-3092, baking/drying 51-3091, mixing 51-9023, packaging 51-9111, bakers 51-3011. No cross-wage mixing.
OEWS samples/unreliable breakdowns; no industry wage obtained, not proof unpublished from size/access, no means substitution.
Conclusion | Cooking uses steam/frying/pressure/kettles; batchmakers recipes/ratios; baking/drying heat/time/moisture; mixers uniformity; bakers bread/pastries; unlisted processors assistance. Different equipment/parameters/authority, no transferred judgment/sign-off.
O*NET classifications/public sales information compare roles/fit, not qualifications/hiring/pay. Each SOC separately, no numeric comparison or cross-occupation proxy.
Compare direction—work/output—difference—choice. Linked workshop processes not interchangeable; relearn processes/equipment/safety.
Centers on steam, frying, pressure, and kettle cooking: temperature/pressure/time, feed/stir, gauges/products, samples for doneness/consistency/acidity.
Better for equipment-side monitoring and adjustment, tolerating heat/steam; accepting standing loads supports fit.
Acceptable cooked products: setup/start, feed/stir, adjustments/tests, discharge/batch/time-temperature records, cleaning/handover.
This occupation: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Recipe weighing/mixing, ratios/process, consistency, usually no cooking/pressure equipment.
Recipes/measuring/precision suit batchmaking; cooking-equipment preferences suit this occupation.
Ingredients/intermediates: checks, weighing, mixing, retained samples/records.
Food Batchmakers
Baking/roasting/drying heat/time/moisture, gauges/valves/feed/tests, usually no recipes.
Drying/heat/noise preferences suit that direction; cooking/sterilization/consistency suit this.
Baked/dried products: parameters/tests/output/time-temperature/cleaning/handover.
Food, Machine Operators and Tenders (Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders)
Mixing/uniformity/stable ratios with mixers, usually no cooking/pressure.
Mixing/uniformity preferences with less heat/pressure.
Uniform materials: ratios/feed/blending/checks/records.
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Bread/pastries, recipes/manual or machine baking, higher shape/taste demands.
Baked foods/recipes/shaping versus industrial cooking parameters.
Baked foods: recipes/dough/shaping/fermentation/baking/decoration/packaging.
Unlisted general processing/packaging assistance, incoming/sorting/weighing/hygiene/batches.
General assistance rather than cooking parameters/safety responsibility.
Compliant processing/packaging: batches/sorting/weights/seals/hygiene/issues.
Food Processing Workers, All Other
Compare ingredients/heat/mixing/packaging for long-term choice. Readiness requires process/equipment/safety, stable parameters, recognized practical assessment; interests only questions.
New equipment assistants
Reversible steps/output/feed/discharge/photos records, settings/stops by on-site/lead review.
Frontline cooking operators
Tools record temperature/pressure/steam/trends/alarms/tests; personally judge cooking/consistency/sterilization, adjust/handle issues.
Team/shift leads
Tools scheduling/staffing/checks/corrections/tracing; settings release/stops/issues reviewed on site with records.
Inspection/maintenance support
Tools summaries/specifications/training; manually confirm cooking/safety/pressure/testing by shift recipes/procedures.
O*NET suggests records/deviation assistance; separate automation/dashboards/AI. No measured exposure/adoption/replacement/year; tasks not outcomes.
O*NET 51-3093.00 tasks/activities
US scope/context, not China classification.
O*NET presents BLS2025—2035 employment projections
Exact 51-3093 older employment/growth/openings; replacements and self-employment, not hiring.
BLS OEWS May 2025 wages
US employees, not AI survey
ILO Working Paper 96 (2023)
Global potential exposure not actual adoption/personal outcomes.
NIST AI RMF 1.0
Voluntary framework not safety standards/adoption survey
O*NET 51-3093.00 scope
Cooking equipment, not AI framework
O*NET Interests
Codes/preferences not hiring/fit.
Editorial assistance candidates in operation/testing records/maintenance, no measured effects/adoption. Check training/authority for product/pressure/quality.
Steps/output, temperature/pressure/steam trends, alarms/maintenance candidates; efficiency unchecked
Products/equipment, settings, issues/stops
Tests/tracing candidates
Samples/tests, doneness/consistency/acidity, release/scrap
Summaries/specification drafts/training candidates
Equipment/pressure/parameters, cleaning, sign-off
Supporting citations with jurisdiction/period/scope; broad groups not individuals, list not adoption, sources not real judgments.
Description not automation assessment
O*NET 51-3093.00 details
Monitoring/records/standing supported; responses not hours/AI exposure.
Separate records assistance/judgment; tasks not replacement measurements.
Regular pre-tax production bonuses included, overtime/shift/nonproduction/benefits/self-employment excluded.
BLS OEWS（May 2025）
US point-in-time sample wages/employment
OEWS/matrix coverage differs, missing breakdown not proof unpublished by size.
No individual/business outcome extrapolation
ILO Future of Work/AI
Global potential exposure, not adoption survey
Potential task/job-quality effects not actual adoption/unemployment.
Not equipment/food/vessel standards
NIST AI RMF 1.0
General AI governance
Responsibility/data/fallback for adoption
Projections not hiring
BLS matrix data methods
Matrix self-employment, annual growth/replacements
Openings not net/hiring/personal guarantees
Technical reach only, not permission/adoption.
Company/equipment/safety/food/sterilization determine adoption, responsibility retained.
Products/orders/automation/employment determine outcomes, not feasibility.
No certain short-term nonreplacement. Trial records/alerts, verify training/authority, effects/adoption/outcomes separately.
O*NET 51-3093.00 tasks/context
Check gauges/tracing/alarms, practice fictional records. O*NET software/tasks not universal specific systems/AI.
O*NET equipment/records/software; editorial checks
Prepare recipe reading/measuring/records/gauges/reports. Harder-to-replace analysis not ranking; checks grant no operation/repair/release.
O*NET 51-3093.00 tasks/activities
Insufficient evidence: No exact Chinese 51-3093 wages/employment/AI, manufacturing background only, no proof other statistics absent.
O*NET US only; China sources/gaps in cards
Reviewers/originals/fallback, safety/food/sterilization; no automated settings/release/stops.
NIST AI RMF principles
Limit recipes/process/batch/customer/equipment data purposes/retention; no unauthorized uploads.
NIST governance, actual rules/law separately
Feasibility/adoption/outcomes plus local processing/automation, not demos.
Three-layer method not interests/measured conclusion
Efficiency delegated, judgments/consequences retained in five human points.
People judge temperature/pressure/oil/steam/pressure and moving parts, not tools.
Human parameters/feed review against recipes/cards/originals before production.
People feed/stir/adjust/test/clean by shift rules.
True steps/temperature/steam/time/batches/issues, no unverified generated/backfill.
Faults/parameters/doneness/sterilization/scrap/stops confirmed by lead/quality/safety with records.
Temperature/pressure errors cause failed cooking/sterilization/scrap
Manual recipe/card/measurement check before release, reviewer/records
Unauthorized recipes/customers/batches leak and lose purpose control.
Purpose/access/retention; authorized/fictional external data, upload not authorization.
Untraceable versions/inputs/edits prevent summary/report review.
Retain originals/versions/outputs/human edits, not generated measurements.
Mixed lots, grams / kilograms, times distort feed/output/handover.
Check lots/mass units/times/sources, calculate then authorized review.
Unclear responsibility after incidents
Review/release owners and records before adoption
People judge/register, tools record
Orders/recipe checks
Orders/tracing organize, people judge
Check ingredients/feed/time/temperature and register
Human parameters/pressure safety
Setup/start
Tools record/remind
Set temperature/pressure/time, start conveyance/pumps/stirring
People feed/stir judgments
Feed/stir
Tools register, people operate
Prescribed feed, valves/pumps/stirrers/paddles
People judge/adjust
Monitoring/adjustment
Trends/alarms assist
Observe temperature/pressure/flow/product, adjust
People test/judge
Samples/quality
Tools record, people test
Sample color/consistency/viscosity/acidity/gravity, judge doneness
People execute/confirm safety
Discharge/clean/maintenance assist
People operate/clean; records assisted, AI adoption unchecked.
Remove/transfer/cool, clean/disinfect
People authenticity/communication
Records/handover/report
Tracing/templates assist
Steps/temperature/time/lots, handover
Lighter administration, same responsibility. Tools organize/dashboards/alarms; people/leads own parameter range, doneness/consistency/acidity, safety, deviations.
10th distribution position, no experience/hours/region/entry/personal probability inference.
25th 36,190 dollars / year (2025 OEWS)
25th distribution position, no experience/hours/region/entry/personal probability inference.
75th 47,380 dollars / year (2025 OEWS)
75th distribution position, no experience/hours/region/entry/personal probability inference.
90th 54,410 dollars / year (2025 OEWS)
90th distribution position, no experience/hours/region/entry/personal probability inference.
31,200 employed (2025 BLS base via O*NET)
BLS2025 matrix base 31,200 including self-employment, unlike OEWS; no program/year mixing.
Essentially unchanged -0.3% (2025—2035 BLS via O*NET)
Overall growth -0.3%, not absolute jobs or other jurisdictions.
Annual 3,700 openings (2025—2035 replacements included)
2025—2035 annual growth/replacements, no personal guarantees.
AI analysis: Records/real judgments separate; no exact measured exposure/adoption, not medium-low or automation implies AI replacement.
Definition | Operate/tend vats/fryers/pressure cookers/kettles/boilers to make food: recipes, settings, feed/stir, gauges, samples, discharge, cleaning, records. Main duties distinguish adjacent roles without exclusive steps.
Junior secondary or below
Equipment assistants/cleaners, moving/organizing/clean/feed
Guided safety/hygiene, no independent settings/release.
Senior secondary/vocational
Cooking operators/tenders
On-job settings/feed/monitoring/samples, assessment/lead approval.
Associate food/machinery/automation
Inspection/maintenance/leads
Quality/equipment/management, separate release/repair authority.
Bachelor's or above
Production/process/equipment/quality/food safety
Technical/management needs experience/credentials/appointment.
Food manufacturing (cooking)
Editorial: Check line equipment/products/batches; shifts/changeovers/overtime by ads/contracts.
Sauces/condiments/soups
Steam/pressure/blending, sensitive parameters/strict sterilization.
Fried/frozen food
Fryers/oil, prominent splash/heat risks.
NBS urban wages release index | https://www.stats.gov.cn/xxgk/sjfb/zxfb2020/
Names | Cooking operators/tenders, steaming/frying/sterilizer/kettle/cooking tenders
Insufficient evidence: No exact Chinese national wage obtained, manufacturing proxy not median/entry, acquisition gap not national nonexistence.
NBS2025 manufacturing non-private 113,594 yuan / year, private 76,055 yuan / year industry means. Shift/agency/seasonal not automatically excluded, check unit/relationship. US 2025 wages and 2025—2035 projections separate, no Chinese conversion.
NBS urban wage definitions | https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/
Check target base/shifts/overtime/hours/pay method; no Chinese composition sample, no common/national pattern asserted.
First-tier Beijing/Shanghai/Guangzhou/Shenzhen
Insufficient evidence: No city/regional monthly wage; no ads/means/hearsay substituted.
Other capitals/regional centers
Insufficient evidence: No city/regional monthly wage; no ads/means/hearsay substituted.
Counties/lower-tier markets
Insufficient evidence: No city/regional monthly wage; no ads/means/hearsay substituted.
US SOC 51-3093 / O*NET-SOC 51-3093.00 steam/fry/pressure/kettle workers; China food/agricultural processing classifications differ, no conversion.
US BLS/O*NET definitions | https://www.bls.gov/oes/
Essentially unchanged -0.3% (2025—2035 BLS via O*NET)
Annual median 41,590 dollars (2025 OEWS/O*NET; hourly 20.00 dollars)
US median midpoint, not starting or region/employer.
10th 31,680 dollars / year (May2025, national OEWS)
10th distribution position, no experience/hours/region/entry/personal probability inference.
25th 36,190 dollars / year (May2025, national OEWS)
25th distribution position, no experience/hours/region/entry/personal probability inference.
75th 47,380 dollars / year (May2025, national OEWS)
75th distribution position, no experience/hours/region/entry/personal probability inference.
90th 54,410 dollars / year (May2025, national OEWS)
90th distribution position, not maximum or personal probability.
Employment 31,200 (2025 BLS matrix base)
2025 about 31,200 from O*NET BLS base; matrix includes self-employment unlike OEWS, no year/program mixing.
Growth -0.3% (2025—2035 overall projections)
Exact BLS -0.3%, not AI/actual hiring, not China.
Annual 3,700 openings (2025—2035 replacements included)
2025—2035 annual growth/replacements, no personal guarantees.
2026-10-11 normal May2025 Profiles national/industry obtained; employees 31250 / RSE3.2%, annual mean 42570 / hourly 20.47; annual P10/P25/P50/P75/P90=31680 / 36190 / 41590 / 47380 / 54410, hourly=15.23 / 17.40 / 20.00 / 22.78 / 26.16. Highest-industry medians, not employer-size ranking/all-occupation wages; EP separate, OEWS count not substituted; protected Hero / FAQ conflicts separate.
2025 median 41,590 dollars yearly, 20.00 hourly checked, not starting. Official national percentiles not obtained this round, originals pending, not causal experience/region/shifts.
Compare occupational regional tables/contracts then costs; national percentiles not regional causality.
Region/living costs
Ask equipment/independence/leadership pay; no occupational experience-pay study.
Experience/proficiency
Check base/overtime/shift differentials/hours separately; OEWS not total yearly income.
Shifts/employment
Essentially unchanged -0.3% (2025—2035 BLS via O*NET)
Grain and Oilseed Milling
55,270 dollars / year (May2025, occupational industry median)
Highest annual median selections, not employer size/personal pay/demand.
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging
48,880 dollars / year (May2025, occupational industry median)
Highest annual median selections, not employer size/personal pay/demand.
Dairy Product Manufacturing
48,780 dollars / year (May2025, occupational industry median)
Highest annual median selections, not employer size/personal pay/demand.
Other Food Manufacturing
45,560 dollars / year (May2025, occupational industry median)
Highest annual median selections, not employer size/personal pay/demand.
Median midpoint, lower-to-upper decile about 1.7 times; no causal experience/shift/region.
OEWS regular pre-tax production bonuses included, overtime/shift/nonproduction/benefits/self-employment excluded, not total rewards.
Percentiles not experience; matrix/OEWS differ, base/net/annual openings separate.
Medians/percentiles/employment with local/employer checks, no single-number income.
Annual median 41,590 dollars (2025 OEWS/O*NET; hourly 20.00 dollars)
Lower decile not novices/seasons/short hours.
Median not starting, employer composition checked.
Upper decile not senior/complex equipment/attainability.
Holland | Relative Realistic/Conventional, RC for equipment/procedures, questions not suitability/readiness.
Moderate evidence from worker/occupation analysis, not one-to-one scores/code.
High interests cannot change rejected heat/steam/standing/walking/repetition costs.
Big Five questions on records/attention/stress; no occupational scores/adaptation validity, no fit/hiring prediction.
Editorial exploration, not measured validity.
No giving up from labels; workshop/practical checks.
RC equipment/hands-on/physical plus procedures/standards; preferences not performance.
MBTI communication reflection, procedural coordination, not competence.
Enjoy cooking parameters within range and passing doneness/indicators.
Low: MBTI not qualification/ability/employment tool.
Realistic—Conventional
Types reference communication, not cooking/control competence.
Enneagram pressure response, procedural stop/report over labels.
Low: Exploration not ability/fit.
No labels explaining failures, examine process/equipment/authority.
Intelligence/reasoning general learning/problem solving; work relies more on gauges/products/attention/hand-eye.
No score-learning/performance research obtained; tasks/compliant training assess.
Scores not learnability, practice/assessment.
EI: Coordination with adjacent processes/leads, regulation/communication affect changeovers/issues.
Low: Self-reports not hiring/performance.
Improve emotions by experience/practice without score limits.
Exploration only, not hiring/ability/licensing/product/safety conclusions; employers/training/assessment/local rules.
Assessments not employer practical checks. Observe paper records/handover; real equipment needs training/supervision/authority, one experience not long-term fit.
Batchmakers | Ingredients/weights/mixing/samples/tests/records/retention
Precision/consistency and ratios/process responsibility
Not if unwilling recipes/measuring, only monitoring.
Cooking Operators/Tenders | Steam/fry/pressure/kettles: orders/recipes, setup/start, feed/stir, gauges/adjust, samples/doneness, discharge/records/cleaning
Equipment/parameters with heat/steam/standing
Not if heat/steam/standing/walking difficult or insufficient deviation vigilance.
Mixers | Ratios/feed/blend/uniformity/records
Uniformity, sustained adjustment
Not if unwilling long-term mixing/checks.
Packaging/filling | Equipment/fill/seals/net-content/labels
Equipment/net-content, stable pace
Not if unwilling equipment/measures.
Food, Machine Operators and Tenders | Baking/roasting/drying heat/time/moisture: orders/settings/monitoring/issues/samples/records/cleaning
Equipment/parameters, heat/noise/protection
Not if little interest in drying/heat/noise.
Bakers | Recipes/dough/shaping/fermentation/baking/decoration/packaging
Recipes/baking, manual/equipment
Not if little interest baking/shaping.
Responsibility/patience/safety over type, RC exploration.
Introversion not exclusion or proof; 74% daily face-to-face, 71% constant contact. F01 handover observes records/communication, no hiring scores.
Prepare heat/steam/standing/walking/overtime/shifts/wet-oily pace and safety/food knowledge; assistance/cleaning possible.
Pressure: parameters/doneness/sterilization/scrap/alarms/stops; decisions daily 50%, serious errors 29%.
Standing/walking/lifting/heat/steam; employer/local exams, no conclusions here.
US new-hire education high school/equivalent 86%, postsecondary 14%; not global entry, check employers/training/authority.
Heat/steam/oil/splashes/wet floors/standing/repetition costs, protection/breaks/procedures.
Assistant to skilled/team/inspection, or batchmaking/baking-drying/mixing/packaging; relearn.
US Job Zone 1–2/education not Chinese thresholds. Law article 44 staff knowledge training, 45 annual exams/certificates for relevant ready-to-eat-food contact. Not all equipment; specialist/training/authority separately.
F01 check against reference for missing feed/differences/pending quality. Not real cooking/physical adaptation/operation/release; actual training/exams/authority separate.
Fit: Equipment-side parameters in range, procedures/teamwork.
Caution: Heat/steam/standing/walking difficulty, insufficient deviation vigilance.
Observe paper checks/handover then real conditions/training; real experience supervised/trained/authorized, one practice not full competence.
US task/context scope.
Task/activity details.
Interest codes/subfields.
localtraining courses not typical duration/national qualifications.
Certificates not licenses/appointments.
US point-estimate scope.
US 2025—2035 growth/openings.
US overview not elsewhere.
Risks/controls not legal/safety/equipment/food/sterilization/medical/contract advice. Employers/equipment/safety/authorities handle accidents/pressure/injury/incidents/disputes.
Serious failures: Cooking parameters causing doneness/sterilization/scrap; equipment/safety oil/steam/pressure/alarms/jams/wet/rotating; records/batches/samples break tracing and widen losses.
O*NET supports monitoring/samples/records/standing/teamwork. Editorial scenarios not accident frequency; actual procedures govern, wages/projections not law.
Operators/teams; businesses/customers
Parameter/time errors risk cooking/sterilization/scrap/food safety
Recipe/cards settings/checks, regular records, stop/report parameters/valves
Scenario | Shortened time/raised pressure by intuition to boost output fails indicators.
Operators/assistants; business
Oil/steam/heat/pressure mishandling burns/injuries
Procedural protection; trained authorized isolation/stored-energy handling/safety verification before repairs, not stop-button alone. OSHA US only, not Chinese/equipment rules.
Scenario | Opening cooker/tank without cooling/depressurization burns.
Operators/maintenance; business
Untreated alarms/jams/noise damage/stops/crush/entangle
Stop/report first, clearing/repair after training/authority/isolation/stored-energy handling; no failed self-attempt prerequisite.
Scenario | Hand-clearing fryer before stop risks crush/oil burns.
Operators/inspection; business/consumers
Undercooking/insufficient sterilization/overheat causes safety/quality, recalls
Parameters/cards, samples/indicators, isolate/report deviations
Scenario | Insufficient sterilization time/temperature without sample review risks safety.
Operators/inspection; business/customers
Missing/inconsistent steps/readings/lots/samples break tracing
Shift steps/readings/times/lots, match samples, isolate/report errors
Scenario | Shared line steps/lots inconsistent, complaints untraceable.
Operators/assistants; business
Standing/walking/heat/steam/wet/repetition/overtime strain/heat stress/falls
Rotation/breaks/nonslip/heat protection/shifts/report discomfort
Scenario | Many peak overtime shifts hot/wet cause discomfort/fall risks.
US tasks/context, not Chinese classification.
Task details identify cooking/pressure failures.
US wages/employment not risk assessment.
US 2025—2035 projections not actual hiring.
Tool responsibility/fallback, not safety/food/vessel standards.
| Generic uniformity, usually no cooking/pressure |
| Packaging/Filling Operators | Assist setup/feed/net-content/labels | Equipment/measuring training | Fictional net-content/seal checks | Equipment/net-content/labels |
| Bakers | Assist recipes/dough/shaping/fermentation/baking | Baking training/photos | Fictional bread recipe and baking record form | Bread/pastries, recipes/shaping |
US education survey/role checks
New-hire high school/equivalent 86%, certificate 14%, not China threshold.
Check hiring originals, no universal major advantages/guarantees.
Training/authority separate, education not independence.
Equipment/food safety conditions
Actual equipment/task training, specialist qualifications, authority.
Chinese food staff training article 44; relevant ready-to-eat-food contact annual exams/health certificates article 45. Not all equipment roles; duties/rules for specialist/training/authority.
Training records not certificates or parameter/repair/release rights.
O*NET RC Realistic—Conventional, equipment/machinery and procedures.
Task/priority freedom 75%, controlled indoor daily 75%, standing 60%, walking 63%, accuracy very important 47%, serious errors 29%.
Interests/personality self-questions, not hiring/performance.
Vats/kettles, fryers, pressure cookers/boilers, stirrers/paddles, conveyors/pumps/valves, temperature/pressure/flow gauges, sampling and testing tools for viscosity/acidity/specific gravity, cleaning and disinfection tools.
Food/semi-products/oil/steam/air/cleaners/disinfectants/heat gloves/aprons/goggles/nonslip shoes.
Temperature/pressure/time/feed/consistency/acidity by shift-valid recipes/cards/instructions.
Fictional F01 originals
Paper batch F01: planned material A 400g and B 600g, total 1000g; logged A 380g and B 600g. Record calculations only, not an executable recipe.
Output 920g, 18 bags of 50g, retained sample 20g. Log interval 08:00 to 08:20, alarm at 08:10; no real cooking start/end definitions, temperature, pressure, valid process, or authorization.
Fictional C1 reading 10 and C2 reading 12; indicator, unit, method, calibration, and acceptance range absent. Record only, without doneness, sterilization, or food safety judgments.
Use paper or a spreadsheet, a calculator, and 60 minutes; columns: batch, original record, calculation, missing conditions, proposed escalation contact, pending status.
60-minute paper task
15 minutes plans/logs, 15 feed/output, 15 time/alarm/gaps, 15 handover.
Calculate plan/actual/A difference/feed-output/packages+samples/time interval; unresolved authorized review.
No added materials/settings/real starts-stops/sampling/tasting.
Reference/unresolved conditions
Plan 400+600=1000g, actual 380+600=980g, material A is 20g short; do not independently add ingredients or change the recipe.
980−920=60g unexplained accounting difference, not evaporation/loss/waste; 18×50+20=920g allocation balance.
08:00 to 08:20 is a 20-minute record interval only, not proof of acceptable sterilization or cooking duration. Retain the 08:10 alarm and propose reporting to the authorized team lead.
C1=10, C2=12 only readings; units/calibration/method/standards absent, samples/batch pending; no corrected/released.
Paper scope/authority
Fictional accounting not operation/parameters/tests/repair/release training.
Correct balance/time proves paper only, not food safety/cooking/sterilization/competence.
F01 task/evidence
Match plan 400 / 600, actual 380 / 600, output 920, 18 bags of 50 and retained sample 20, time and test records; mark how the paper work was completed.
State missing real process/standards/calibration/authority, not operation.
F01 checks/revisions
Check 1000 / 980 / 20 / 60 / 920g and the 20-minute relationship against the reference, retaining omissions and revisions.
Optional third-party comments, otherwise unreviewed, no invented sign-off.
F01 one-page handover
Retain material A being 20g short, the unexplained 60g difference, the 08:10 alarm, C1/C2 readings and missing basis, proposed escalation contact, and pending status.
Fictional, not measured/corrected/releasable.
F01 tools/calculations
Formulas/input versions/human revisions, tool vs judgment.
Generated results not real records/conformity/authority.
| Stage | Potential checks | Evidence | Boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resume/screening | Equipment/safety/physical/shifts/gauges | Training/workshop/verifiable work | Self-assessment not training proof |
| Interview | Cooking/parameters/issues/safety | Parameter/oil/pressure judgments | Scenarios not assessment |
| Practice/trial | Settings/feed/monitoring/jams/issues | Parameters/tests/issues records | Trial not qualification |
| Onboarding/probation | Process/safety/hygiene/reports | Parameters/safety/reports/corrections | Employer suitability/confirmation |
Day 1: Read F01 and the tasks
O*NET orders/recipes/gauges/records paper flow, no workshop/operation.
Day 2: Check working conditions
Standing/walking/team data for employer shifts/protection questions, not adaptation proof.
Day 3: Calculate ingredients and allocation
Check 1000 / 980, material A being 20 short, feed-output difference 60, and 18×50+20=920; quality remains pending.
Day 4: Record alarms and tests
Retain the 08:10 alarm and C1/C2; list missing process, units, calibration, standards, and authority, without inferring conformity.
Day 5: Check new records
A fictional correction records 17 bags of 50g, with sample 20g and output 920g unchanged; 17×50+20=870, differing from 920 by 50g. Request original-record checks without assuming extra bags or changing quality status.
Day 6: Comparison and counterexamples
Record omissions, optional willing experienced comments, else unreviewed.
Day 7: Form a preparation decision
Evidence/action to continue/defer/change; real training/exams/authority separate.
| Qualification/preparation | Population | Role | Generally needed? | Conditions | Investment | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employer education | Applicants | Check original education | Target role, not universal high school | Target education/hiring | Actual arrangements | US not all China |
| Equipment/safety training | Equipment workers | Starts/stops/protection/emergency | Role/equipment/rules | Company/third-party training/assessment | Actual assessments | Records not on-site safety responsibility |
| Chinese food training/health certificate | Food staff, health for ready-to-eat contact | Knowledge/health requirements | Food Safety Law articles 44 / 45 scope | Company training, relevant health proof | Annual applicable exams, training separate | Not all equipment, no release rights |
| On-job/workshop | New entrants | Settings/feed/stir/monitor/tests/clean | Generally needed | Employer/lead learning by work | Actual role/equipment assessment | Proficiency by equipment/complexity |
| Forklift / vessel / electrical training | Relevant workers | Equipment/process entry/safety | Applicable specialist rules | Training/assessment/qualification/authority, not records alone | Actual specialist arrangements | Certificate not independence, authority required |
| Lead/inspection training | Promotion seekers | Parameter release/tracing/management | Not universal | Company promotion training/practice | Company role training | Formal appointment |
US Job Zone and education surveys do not establish Chinese thresholds. Food Safety Law article 44 requires staff knowledge training; article 45 requires annual examinations and health certificates for relevant ready-to-eat-food contact workers. This does not extend to all equipment roles; specialist work, training, and authority follow actual duties and rules.
US on-the-job training and Job Zone 1-2 differ from Chinese enterprise and workshop training, with separate pressure-vessel, electrical, food-production licensing, and sterilization requirements; they are not interchangeable.
Directions not formal lists, employer/authority prevail.
No medical/hiring/pay promises.
No specific ad counts/pay. Cooking hiring often business/peak batches, factory/labor channels, public samples not whole market.
Record dates/place/business/employment full-time/shift/seasonal, allowances/health/training/equipment/protection, often more real than page.
Learning/evidence path, not hiring/promotion/qualification. Employer/training/assessment/local equipment/vessel/food/sterilization rules.
Guided equipment/pressure safety/protection/process, moving/feed/clean, no settings/release independence.
Guided assistance
Independent settings/start/feed/stir/gauges/adjust/samples/doneness, procedural stops/reports.
Independent cooking operator
Varied equipment/products, lead changeovers/batches, release reviews/issues.
Skilled operator/lead
Parameters/quality/maintenance/tests/scrap/rework/training, authority.
Standards/coordination equipment/quality/production
Check target objects, education, shifts, applicable training, health or specialist qualifications; after mentoring and assessment under valid procedures, the employer assigns permitted tasks. US Job Zone 1–2 does not guarantee uniform education, duration, promotion, or independent operation.
Training/certificate/appointment/release/repair differ, no automatic adjustment/repair/incident authority.
US Job Zone and education surveys do not establish Chinese thresholds. Food Safety Law article 44 requires staff knowledge training; article 45 requires annual examinations and health certificates for relevant ready-to-eat-food contact workers. This does not extend to all equipment roles; specialist work, training, and authority follow actual duties and rules.
Training—practice—assessment—authority, basics/safety/sterilization, experience, assessment then independence; release/repair/vessels/incidents require authority.
US tasks/context for priorities.
US estimates not personal predictions.
US 2025—2035 projections not actual hiring.
localtraining courses; BLS high school/equivalent, no related experience, moderate-term, Job Zone grouped preparation.
Equipment safety, food safety and hygiene training records.
Guided equipment/pressure/protection/process, daily learning.
Shadowing records and team-lead evaluations; explain key safety points and parameter-recording requirements.
Guided moving/feed/discharge/clean/tend, no settings/release independence.
Equipment assistant
On-the-job training records; training in equipment, process and sterilization standards.
Varied equipment/products, changeovers/adjustments.
Parameter and test records across multiple consecutive shifts, with supervisors' review comments.
Independent settings/feed/monitor/samples/doneness/indicators, procedural records/reports.
Cooking operator
Team-lead training records; employer appointment or authorization to lead a shift.
Scheduling/energy/loss, communication/handover.
Changeover and abnormality-response records; team output and quality.
Multiple equipment/products, team batches, release review/issues.
Skilled/lead
Employer appointment; production management and safety training records.
Equipment/process/costs/maintenance/capacity.
Operation, quality and safety records for the equipment under the person's responsibility.
Operation/maintenance/cooking parameters/quality/safety, coordinate inspection/maintenance.
Production supervisor
Tests training, no independent release.
Doneness/indicators/standards/deviations.
Inspection records and their review status.
Sample and test color, consistency, viscosity, acidity and specific gravity under procedures, recording data that are authentic, timely and traceable.
Sampling/inspection
Quality training/appointment.
Recipes/cards/tests/failure judgments.
Quality inspection records and the status of corrective-action closure.
Doneness/color/consistency/indicators/parameters/corrections.
Quality inspector
Role authorization; relevant professional technical training or credentials.
Equipment/products/monthly reviews.
Standards documents and training records; scrap rates and rework.
Cooking parameters/quality/tests/issues/corrections/training.
Quality lead
Technical credentials/appointment.
Equipment/process/compliance library.
Technical plans/records/coordination.
Technical cooking/equipment/pressure suitability, coordinate departments.
Technical lead
Maintenance training, no repair-stop decision.
Equipment/pressure structure/faults/shutdown/lockout.
Inspection and maintenance records and fault statistics.
Daily checks/lubrication/clean/spares/procedural assistance/records.
Maintenance assistant
Maintenance training/appointment.
Equipment fault experience/library.
Fault-response records and equipment-availability data.
Alarms/faults/parts/maintenance records/handover.
Maintenance technician
Production/equipment management/appointment.
Capacity/energy/schedules/windows.
Production scheduling and equipment-operation records; energy-use and loss improvements.
Coordinate production scheduling and equipment operation, arrange changeovers, keep working-hours and energy-use records, and handle temporary adjustments.
Production/equipment coordination
Management credentials/appointment.
Equipment/pressure safety/sterilization/food systems/training.
Production/compliance/training/policies.
Output/quality/safety/compliance, coordination, lawful contractual disputes.
Production/equipment lead
BLS51-3093 current 2025 base employment 31,200; 2025—2035 growth -0.3%, annual openings 3,700; 2025 median wage 41,590 dollars. Projections are neither actual hiring nor AI attribution; Chinese industry values do not replace exact occupational statistics.
United States
2025—2035
Growth -0.3%; openings growth/replacements leaving/retiring/transferring, exceed net.
2025—2035 overall matrix includes self-employment/replacements, not net/hiring/personal guarantee.
Employment/growth/openings
SOC 51-3093（Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders）
Employment about 31,200 (2025 base); essentially unchanged growth -0.3%; annual openings about 3,700
United States
Median not entry, original percentiles pending official table, no causal experience/region/shifts.
Production bonuses included, overtime/shift/nonproduction/benefits/self-employment excluded; industries gap in wage section.
Wages/percentiles
SOC 51-3093（OEWS May 2025）
Median annual wage 41,590 dollars, median hourly wage 20.00 dollars; percentiles 31,680 / 36,190 / 47,380 / 54,410 dollars
Mainland China
NBS no exact occupation, coverage by unit/employment, shifts/seasons not automatic exclusion.
Industry/annual versus US occupation, no conversion.
Industry proxy
NBS urban-unit means (industry)
Insufficient evidence: No exact Chinese wages/employment, sources/background only, no estimates.
US estimates, no employer/region promises.
US 2025—2035 projections not actual hiring.
NBS scope/year, industry not occupation.
US task/context scope.
Needs recipes/measuring/ratios
Accuracy/consistency/records
Moderate editorially
Needs heat/dehydration/drying
Equipment/temperature/moisture/records
Moderate editorially
Needs generic mixing/uniformity
Ratios/feed/blend/checks
Relatively close editorially
Needs packaging/filling/net content
Equipment/measures/labels
Moderate editorially
Needs baking recipes/shaping
Recipes/dough/shaping/fermentation/decoration
Moderate editorially
Needs samples/measuring/standards
Samples/measures/judgments/records
Relatively close editorially
Needs feed/discharge/pace
Feed/discharge/safety/pace
Close editorially; actual authority
Specific suboccupation's processing/recipes/equipment/hygiene; link is food/tobacco group.
Batches/sorting/preprocessing/hygiene/records
Editorial: Check suboccupation separately
No exact Chinese national occupational wage obtained. Manufacturing non-private 113,594 yuan / year and private 76,055 yuan / year are industry means, not occupations. Visible Insufficient evidence: remains, without means, advertised pay, or third-party substitutes.
O*NET controlled indoor daily 75%, continual or almost continual walking/running 63%, standing 60%, face-to-face daily 74%, accuracy very important 47%, weeks over 40 hours 37%. Heat and steam nearby; rotation, protection, breaks reduce strain, but heat, standing, walking, wet floors remain costs.
Explore batches/alerts; trained authorized judgment retained. O*NET/ILO not proof medium-low exposure/adoption/certain short-term nonreplacement.
US high school/equivalent 86%, postsecondary certificate 14%; Job Zone 1–2 and SVP below 6.0 are US preparation classifications, not Chinese education or training durations. Check actual roles.
Chinese food staff training article 44; relevant ready-to-eat-food contact annual exams/health certificates article 45. Not all equipment roles; duties/rules for specialist/training/authority.
Parameters fail; oil/steam/pressure; alarms/jams/drives; insufficient/excess cooking/sterilization; steps/batches/samples errors; standing/walking/heat/wet strain. Parameter/safety/hygiene procedures/records, stop/isolate/escalate.
US 2024—2034 below-average growth 1%–2%, openings include replacements, not personal opportunities; local structure and automation matter. Batchmaking, baking/drying, mixing, packaging, baking foods, and testing require relearning; maintenance and management are alternatives.
Research | O*NET-SOC 51-3093.00 scope, tasks, context; OEWS May 2025 and 2025—2035 projections; Chinese 2025 manufacturing proxy. Presented separately without conversion. On 2026-10-11, normal May2025 Profiles percentiles and exact industries were added, resolving access restrictions.
Register O*NET/OEWS/projections/NBS/FermatMind, source_refs to ids.
2026-10-11 author checked O*NET51-3093 tasks, context, education, median, BLS2025—2035 exact row, and SAMR law articles 44 / 45. Methods, ILO, NIST used within scope; protected older projections and percentiles judged by rechecks, conflicts in report. On 2026-10-11 normal May2025 Profiles percentiles and industries were added, resolving restrictions.
Gaps: Chinese precise/regional wages/employment/recruitment/AI causality. US five percentiles/exact industries checked, broad scenarios not combined wages, precise categories selected. Protected metadata/Hero/FAQ conflicts reported, not whole-page unity/independent acceptance.
Official: Operate/tend vats/fryers/pressure cookers/kettles/boilers for food.
Identity/scope/boundaries.
O*NET Resource Center
US
2026 occupational profile
official occupation profile
exact occupation
US not Chinese licensing/authority/employers.
2026-09-13
Tasks/activities/tools/qualifications.
O*NET Resource Center
US
2026 occupational profile
official occupation profile
exact occupation
Certificates not licenses/hiring/independent authority.
2026-09-13
51-3093: 2024 employment 29.7 thousand, below-average growth 1%–2%, annual openings 4.4 thousand.
Projections not hiring odds.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
US
2024—2034
official projection table
51-3093 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Not actual outcomes, matrix self-employment/replacements not personal opportunities, not current new period.
2026-09-13
51-3093: 2025 median 41,590 dollars / year, 20.00 dollars / hour; 10% percentile 31,680 dollars / year, 90% percentile 54,410 dollars / year.
Separate medians/percentiles/projections, not offers.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
US
May 2025 OEWS
official wage table
51-3093 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Different programs not combined personal promises.
2026-09-13
Manufacturing non-private 113,594 yuan / year, private 76,055 yuan / year.
Industry proxy not cooking median/entry/offer.
National Bureau of Statistics
CN
2025 annual wage
official industry proxy
manufacturing industry proxy
Chinese gap visible, no proxy 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/law replacement.
2026-09-13
Matrix OEWS/CES/CPS, self-employment CPS mapping.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
US/global
Checked 2026-10-02
primary official source
Matrix self-employment versus OEWS
Matrix self-employment versus OEWS
2026-10-02
D2/3 and C8: production bonuses included, overtime/shift/nonproduction/benefits/self-employment excluded.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
US/global
Checked 2026-10-02
primary official source
Regular pre-tax/full-part/exclusions
Regular pre-tax/full-part/exclusions
2026-10-02
Potential task/quality not actual adoption/unemployment.
International Labour Organization
US/global
Checked 2026-10-02
primary official source
Global potential AI, not adoption
Global potential AI, not adoption
2026-10-02
Risk methods not operating/release authority.
NIST
US/global
Checked 2026-10-02
primary official source
Voluntary governance not food/equipment
Voluntary governance not food/equipment
2026-10-02
Article 44 staff knowledge training; article 45 relevant annual health examinations and certificates.
SAMR legal text
Mainland China
Checked 2026-10-02
primary official source
Chinese food training, health only ready-to-eat contact
Chinese food training, health only ready-to-eat contact
2026-10-02
Servicing requires energy control, training and authorization.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
US
current guidance
official safety guidance
US general industry hazardous-energy control
Not Chinese law, equipment/authority separately.
2026-10-11
Employees 31250 / RSE3.2%, annual mean 42570 / hourly 20.47; annual P10/P25/P50/P75/P90=31680 / 36190 / 41590 / 47380 / 54410, hourly=15.23 / 17.40 / 20.00 / 22.78 / 26.16
Occupation's industry median, not whole industry
BLS
United States
May2025
official primary source
SOC513093 employee national/industry wages
Highest industries not employer ranking/EP/personal income
2026-10-11