Vocational Programs for Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders Career

The role of Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders is to operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $42,410 and $20 per hour. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders career. Based on BLS data, a total of 19,570 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Brewing Science	14	$45,191	-	-	-
Zymology/Fermentation Science	1	$17,048	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders.

Related Occupations toFood and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Cooks, Restaurant	1,412K	$36,060	$17
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	23,430	$34,880	$17
Bakers	220K	$35,550	$17
Food Batchmakers	169K	$40,890	$20
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	29,730	$39,770	$19
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	20,870	$54,340	$26
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	14,950	$46,540	$22
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders	6,650	$37,570	$18
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	53,170	$51,960	$25
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	26,210	$46,390	$22
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	106K	$47,950	$23
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	52,720	$44,700	$21
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	57,080	$44,610	$21
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	14,820	$47,540	$23
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	372K	$41,200	$20
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	15,210	$41,500	$20
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders	6,500	$44,840	$22
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	24,660	$42,900	$21
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20
Packers and Packagers, Hand	645K	$35,450	$17

Schools offering vocational programs for Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

The following 18 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.