Will “Sausage Mixer” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

83% Chance of Automation

“Sausage Mixer” will probably be replaced by robots.

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Job Description

Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9023.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 37,630.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 18.00
Currently, there are 130,480 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders”.

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Tasks for “Sausage Mixer”

Open valves to drain slurry from mixers into storage tanks.
Transfer materials, supplies, or products between work areas, using moving equipment or hand tools.
Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures.
Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials, such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.
Collect samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.
Record operational or production data on specified forms.
Add or mix chemicals or ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices.
Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.
Unload mixtures into containers or onto conveyors for further processing.
Dislodge and clear jammed materials or other items from machinery or equipment, using hand tools.
Mix or blend ingredients by starting machines and mixing for specified times.
Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.
Tend accessory equipment, such as pumps or conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production processes.
Examine materials, ingredients, or products visually or with hands to ensure conformance to established standards.
Test samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment.
Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery or equipment.
Clean and maintain equipment, using hand tools.
Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.

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