Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders salary by state
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders is a professional role in the Production job family, focused on Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenderss do
Typical education: Less than a High School Diploma
Record temperatures, amounts of materials processed, or test results on report forms.
Monitor pressure gauges, ammeters, flowmeters, thermometers, or products, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions, such as feed rate, product consistency, temperature, air pressure, and machine speed.
Read dials and gauges on panel control boards to ascertain temperatures, alkalinities, and densities of mixtures, and turn valves to obtain specified mixtures.
Start machinery, such as pumps, feeders, or conveyors, and turn valves to heat, admit, or transfer products, refrigerants, or mixes.
Correct machinery malfunctions by performing actions such as removing jams, and inform supervisors of malfunctions as necessary.
Top skills:Operations MonitoringOperation and ControlCritical ThinkingMonitoringComplex Problem SolvingTroubleshooting
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Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders salary by industry
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing
6,100 workers
$46,500
Sectors 48 and 49 – Transportation and Warehousing
270 workers
$49,000
Wholesale Trade
220 workers
$44,500
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
100 workers
$50,000
Accommodation and Food Services
90 workers
$46,500
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
40 workers
$46,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders pays 15% below the average across 105 roles in the Production job family (family average $55,000).
