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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. Excludes “Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders” (51-9011).

$46,380median, a year
$45,970mean (average), a year
100people employed in this job here

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