Food Batchmakers

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

$40,050

Median Annual Pay

Jobs growth:

+5% projected 2024–2034

What They Do

Food batchmakers operate specialized machinery that combines and processes ingredients to create everything from breakfast cereals and candy to cheese and prepared meals. They spend their days in manufacturing facilities and food production plants, monitoring equipment that measures, mixes, blends, and cooks ingredients according to precise recipes and formulas. Their work involves carefully loading raw materials into industrial mixers, blenders, and cooking vessels, then adjusting controls for temperature, speed, and processing time to ensure each batch meets quality standards.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Food Science and Technology(masters)Michigan State University, MI

Food Science and Technology(masters)Kansas State University, KS

Food Science and Technology(masters)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL

Food Science and Technology(masters)Oklahoma State University-Main Campus, OK

Food Science and Technology(masters)New York University, NY

Food Science and Technology(masters)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC

Food Science and Technology(masters)Purdue University-Main Campus, IN

Food Science and Technology(masters)Oregon State University, OR

Food Science and Technology(masters)California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, CA

Food Science and Technology(masters)North Dakota State University-Main Campus, ND

Food Science and Technology(masters)Mount Mary University, WI

Food Science and Technology(masters)California State University-Fresno, CA

Food Science and Technology(masters)Brigham Young University, UT

Food Science and Technology(masters)Chapman University, CA

Food Science and Technology(masters)Illinois Institute of Technology, IL

Food Science and Technology(masters)Alabama A & M University, AL

Food Science and Technology(masters)Clemson University, SC

Food Science and Technology(masters)Ohio State University-Main Campus, OH

Food Science and Technology(masters)Oregon State University-Cascades Campus, OR

Food Science and Technology(masters)Colorado State University-Fort Collins, CO

Food Science and Technology(masters)Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, LA

Food Science and Technology(masters)Cornell University, NY

Food Science and Technology(masters)Mississippi State University, MS

Food Science and Technology(masters)Drexel University, PA

Food Science and Technology(masters)Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ

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