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Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Production · SOC 51-9193
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$41,330
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
1,100
Proj. Annual Openings
6,900
Employment (OEWS 2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure0.8%
Top Skills
1.Operations Monitoring
2.Operation and Control
3.Critical Thinking
4.Monitoring
5.Complex Problem Solving
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Operate or tend equipment such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.
Common titles: Certified Refrigeration Operator, Compressor Operator, Engine Room Operator, Freezer Operator, Freezer Person, Ice Cream Maker
Representative Tasks
- •Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.
- •Monitor pressure gauges, ammeters, flowmeters, thermometers, or products, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions, such as feed rate, product consistency, temperature, air pressure, and machine speed.
- •Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.
- •Start machinery, such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.
- •Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Record operational or production data.
- •Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.
- •Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
- •Load materials into production equipment.
- •Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotMicrosoft PowerPoint · hotMicrosoft Word · hotGoogle Gmail
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Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.5%
Avg AI Exposure
1
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Outlook | Average | 4% Bright |
| Median Salary | $41,330 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |