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Detailed occupation · 51-9012

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

Official English titleSeparating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

01 / Official English duty definition

Official English duty definition

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).

02 / Classification parents

Classification parents

Minor group
Other Production Occupations51-9000
Broad occupation
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders51-9010
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