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Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators.

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 automation66
Freedom to set tasks64
Repeating the same tasks68
$51,610Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-5.7%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
57Skill durability (moderate)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
Monitoring
63
53
Active Listening
63
50
Judgment and Decision Making
63
50
Speaking
63
47
Active Learning
62
47
Coordination
62
47
Complex Problem Solving
62
47
Reading Comprehension
61
50
Time Management
61
50
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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
44
Instructing
58
41
Systems Analysis
57
41
Service Orientation
56
35
Systems Evaluation
56
25
Persuasion
54
38
Mathematics
53
41
Science
52
38
Negotiation
52
28
Management of Personnel Resources
50
44
Operations Analysis
49
19
Installation
48
25
Quality Control Analysis
47
53
Equipment Maintenance
47
47
Troubleshooting
47
47
Equipment Selection
47
35
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Technology Design
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Operations Monitoring
46
69
Repairing
46
47
Programming
45
19
Operation and Control
43
53

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.

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$120,230
10-yr growth
+34.6%
Skill gap
22%
Retraining
Moderate

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

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Active Learning

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Monitoring, Speaking

#4Wind Turbine Service TechniciansInstallation & Repair
83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$64,120
10-yr growth
+29.5%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Equipment Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Repairing, Systems Evaluation

82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
19%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Systems Evaluation, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening

#6Physical Therapist AssistantsHealthcare Support
82/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$68,380
10-yr growth
+23%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

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

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 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.