8160 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; bake, freeze, heat, crush, mix, blend and otherwise process foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco leaves. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring machinery used to restrain, stun and slaughter animals and to trim carcasses into standard meat and fish cuts; (b) setting, operating and attending machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products; (c) operating machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products; (d) attending equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, ice-cream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin; (e) operating equipment to cool, heat, dry, roast, blanch, pasteurize, smoke, sterilize, freeze, evaporate and concentrate foodstuffs and liquids used in food processing; (f) mixing, pulping, grinding, blending and separating foodstuffs and liquids with churning, pressing, sieving, grinding and filtering equipment; (g) processing tobacco leaves by machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Bakery products machine operator - Bread production machine operator - Chocolate production machine operator - Cigarette production machine operator - Cigar production machine operator - Dairy products machine operator - Fish processing machine operator - Meat processing machine operator - Milk processing machine operator Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Bottling machine operator - 8183.
Where 8160 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
- >>>>8160 Food and Related Products Machine Operators
- >>>>8160 Food and Related Products Machine Operators
8160 in other classification systems
Equivalent and related codes across 2 other systems. Click any code to see its full definition, hierarchy, and crosswalks.
- 0085f271-5999-4d42-b879-75c3b4269883broadhydrogenation machine operator
- 0090dd54-057a-4f65-bbe8-f74c4999e8e8broadpasta operator
- 0458929a-f6c9-40ed-8ce3-caa9f03a6b5bbroadcoffee grinder
- 0fdc5efb-d38e-4019-bede-0ce55404549dbroadcandy machine operator
- 1214a616-aaa5-4140-b82e-2cc5028b0fa4broadblending plant operator
- 16ec2281-b0b3-4cde-9888-2cb6cc492c25broadsauce production operator
- 1e3c569b-e7ef-46b4-943a-2768a9969961broadbrew house operator
- 28d82e8d-7379-4245-a5a0-c5a68864a528broadcentrifuge operator
- 2a2da883-8af5-4b98-832e-00e6681b22c3broadchilling operator
- 3256e283-0892-4330-b9f2-6dc4aa4bd86bbroadsugar refinery operator
- 51-3091broadFood and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
- 51-3092broadFood Batchmakers
- 51-3093broadFood Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
- 51-3099broadFood Processing Workers, All Other
- 51-9041broadExtruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- 51-9193broadCooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
Frequently asked questions
- What is ISCO-08 8160?
- ISCO-08 8160 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; bake, freeze, heat, crush, mix, blend and otherwise process foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco leaves. Tasks include - (a) operating and monitoring machinery used to restrain, stun and slaughter animals and to trim carcasses into standard meat and fish cuts; (b) setting, operating and attending machinery and ovens to mix, bake and otherwise prepare bread and flour confectionery products; (c) operating machinery to crush, mix, malt, cook and ferment grains and fruits to produce beer, wines, malt liquors, vinegar, yeast and related products; (d) attending equipment to make jam, toffee, cheese, processed cheese, margarine, syrup, ice, pasta, ice-cream, sausages, chocolate, maize starch, edible fats and dextrin; (e) operating equipment to cool, heat, dry, roast, blanch, pasteurize, smoke, sterilize, freeze, evaporate and concentrate foodstuffs and liquids used in food processing; (f) mixing, pulping, grinding, blending and separating foodstuffs and liquids with churning, pressing, sieving, grinding and filtering equipment; (g) processing tobacco leaves by machine to make cigarettes, cigars, pipe and other tobacco products. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Bakery products machine operator - Bread production machine operator - Chocolate production machine operator - Cigarette production machine operator - Cigar production machine operator - Dairy products machine operator - Fish processing machine operator - Meat processing machine operator - Milk processing machine operator Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Bottling machine operator - 8183.
- How does ISCO-08 8160 map to other classification systems?
- 8160 Food and Related Products Machine Operators has equivalents in ESCO Occupations (0085f271-5999-4d42-b879-75c3b4269883, 0090dd54-057a-4f65-bbe8-f74c4999e8e8, 0458929a-f6c9-40ed-8ce3-caa9f03a6b5b, +52 more); SOC 2018 (51-3091, 51-3092, 51-3093, +3 more). These crosswalks let you translate this code between ISCO-08 and 2 other classification systems.
- What is the parent category of 8160?
- 8160 Food and Related Products Machine Operators sits under 8160 Food and Related Products Machine Operators in the ISCO-08 hierarchy.
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