816 Food and Related Products Machine Operators
Food and related products machine operators set, operate and attend machinery used to slaughter animals and trim meat from carcasses, and to bake, freeze, heat, crush, mix, blend and otherwise process foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco leaves. Task performed usually include: operating and monitoring machinery used to restrain, stun and slaughter animals, and to trim carcasses into standard meat and fish cuts; setting, operating and attending machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products; operating machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products; attending equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, icecream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin; operating equipment to cool, heat, dry, roast, blanch, pasteurize, smoke, sterilize, freeze, evaporate and concentrate foodstuffs and liquids used in food processing; mixing, pulping, grinding, blending and separating foodstuffs and liquids with churning, pressing, sieving, grinding and filtering equipment; processing tobacco leaves by machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit group: 8160 Food and Related Products Machine Operators.
Where 816 sits in the ISCO-08 hierarchy
- >8 Plant and Machine Operators and Assemblers
- >>81 Stationary Plant and Machine Operators
- >>>816 Food and Related Products Machine Operators
- >>>816 Food and Related Products Machine Operators
Subcategories of 816 Food and Related Products Machine Operators
Other ISCO-08 codes under 816 Food and Related Products Machine Operators
- 811Mining and Mineral Processing Plant Operators
- 812Metal Processing and Finishing Plant Operators
- 813Chemical and Photographic Products Plant and Machine Operators
- 814Rubber, Plastic and Paper Products Machine Operators
- 815Textile, Fur and Leather Products Machine Operators
- 817Wood Processing and Papermaking Plant Operators
- 818Other Stationary Plant and Machine Operators
Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 816?
- ISCO-08 816 is "Food and Related Products Machine Operators". Food and related products machine operators set, operate and attend machinery used to slaughter animals and trim meat from carcasses, and to bake, freeze, heat, crush, mix, blend and otherwise process foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco leaves. Task performed usually include: operating and monitoring machinery used to restrain, stun and slaughter animals, and to trim carcasses into standard meat and fish cuts; setting, operating and attending machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products; operating machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products; attending equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, icecream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin; operating equipment to cool, heat, dry, roast, blanch, pasteurize, smoke, sterilize, freeze, evaporate and concentrate foodstuffs and liquids used in food processing; mixing, pulping, grinding, blending and separating foodstuffs and liquids with churning, pressing, sieving, grinding and filtering equipment; processing tobacco leaves by machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products. Occupations in this minor group are classified into the following unit group: 8160 Food and Related Products Machine Operators.
- What does ISCO-08 816 include?
- 816 Food and Related Products Machine Operators contains 1 direct subcategory: 8160 Food and Related Products Machine Operators.
- What is the parent category of 816?
- 816 Food and Related Products Machine Operators sits under 816 Food and Related Products Machine Operators in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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