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

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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.

Workers involved in production and in installation, maintenance, and repair hold more than half of all jobs.
Earnings are higher than average compared with other manufacturing industries.
Employment is projected to decline, and applicants for jobs are expected to face keen competition.