Operate or tend machines to wash or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber, to remove impurities.
US jobs
15K
Avg. wage
$21/h
GDP output/y
$2.3B
Tasks
11
AI Parity
9%
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O*NET-SOC 51-9192.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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