Food production workers work with ingredients to produce baked goods, with the preparation of meat, poultry, and seafood products, work in slaughtering & meatpacking, tend food & tobacco drying equipment, this group also includes workers such as confectionery and dairy product workers.

United States SOC Codes included for reference:

• 51-3011 Bakers

• 51-3021 Butchers and Meat Cutters

• 51-3022 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

• 51-3023 Slaughterers and Meat Packers

• 51-3091 Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

• 51-3092 Food Batchmakers

• 51-3093 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

• 51-3099 Food Processing Workers, All Other

Top Job Titles: Meat Cutters, Bakers, Prep Cooks, Meat Clerks, Butchers, Seafood Clerk, Cooks, Bakery Manager, Fresh Foods Clerk, Food Service Manager

Top Skills: Bakeries, Merchandising, Food Safety, Packaging & labeling, Sanitation, Meat Products, Grinding, Rotation, Poultry, Cooking

Top Educational Programs: Culinary Science, Food Safety & Preparation, Restaurant Operation, Merchandising, Food Services, Food Processing