AI Career Radar

Food Batchmakers

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

AI exposure58 / 100High exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation44
Freedom to set tasks44
Repeating the same tasks77
$42,290Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+6.5%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
46Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
53
Active Listening
63
50
Speaking
63
50
Monitoring
63
47
Judgment and Decision Making
63
47
Coordination
62
50
Complex Problem Solving
62
47
Active Learning
62
44
Reading Comprehension
61
53
Time Management
61
44
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
47
Social Perceptiveness
60
44
Learning Strategies
58
28
Instructing
58
28
Systems Analysis
57
25
Service Orientation
56
28
Systems Evaluation
56
25
Persuasion
54
25
Mathematics
53
44
Science
52
25
Negotiation
52
25
Management of Personnel Resources
50
28
Operations Analysis
49
22
Installation
48
0
Quality Control Analysis
47
44
Troubleshooting
47
28
Equipment Selection
47
16
Equipment Maintenance
47
16
Technology Design
47
13
Management of Material Resources
47
13
Management of Financial Resources
47
6
Operations Monitoring
46
56
Repairing
46
13
Programming
45
3
Operation and Control
43
50

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$120,230
10-yr growth
+34.6%
Skill gap
30%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Active Learning, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Reading Comprehension

#2Massage TherapistsHealthcare Support
82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$58,450
10-yr growth
+15.3%
Skill gap
9%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
25%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Troubleshooting, Quality Control Analysis, Active Learning

#5TapersSkilled Trades
80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,270
10-yr growth
-1.6%
Skill gap
3%
Retraining
Low
#6Wind Turbine Service TechniciansInstallation & Repair
80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$64,120
10-yr growth
+29.5%
Skill gap
30%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Equipment Selection

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Food Batchmakers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.