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What Food and Tobacco Processing Workers Do
Food and tobacco processing workers operate equipment that mixes, cooks, or processes ingredients used in the manufacture of food and tobacco products.
Work Environment
Most food and tobacco processing workers are employed in manufacturing facilities. Because of production schedules, working early morning, evening, or night shifts is common. Most food and tobacco processing workers work full time.
How to Become a Food and Tobacco Processing Worker
There are no formal education requirements for some processing workers. However, food batchmakers and food cooking machine operators typically need a high school diploma.
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Job Outlook
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About $tools.number.format('#,###',$op) openings for food and tobacco processing workers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
State & Area Data
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More Information, Including Links to O*NET
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