How To Become A Feeder: What It Is and Career Path

What is a feeder and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

If you're applying for a job as a feeder, you should probably make sure that you read the job description carefully. That's because a feeder can be someone who works at a farm and feeds animals. However, there are also machine feeders that work in factories! If you like animals, you can work as a feeder on a farm. If you prefer a less fragrant work environment, the job of a machine feeder might be for you.

If you were a machine feeder, you would work in a factory and help ensure that the production process keeps going by putting all necessary equipment or materials into the machines. Your exact duties would differ depending on the type of machine you're working with or the materials you are helping manufacture.

Whether you're an animal feeder or a machine feeder, physical stamina is important since you'll be spending a lot of time on your feet. A college degree is not nearly as significant--in fact, only about 12% of your colleagues would have one.

ScoreFeederUS Average

Salary

2.5

Avg. Salary $31,642

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

4.7

Growth rate 6%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

9.7

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 2.33%

Asian 8.04%

Black or African American 6.63%

Hispanic or Latino 14.50%

Unknown 5.38%

White 63.12%

Gender

female 45.50%

male 54.50%

Age - 41

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 41

Stress level

4.7

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level

5.8

Complexity level is intermediate

7 - challenging

Work life balance

6.2

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a feeder

Explore feeder education requirements

Most common feeder degrees

High School Diploma

49.1 %

Diploma

14.8 %

Associate

14.1 %

Start to develop specific feeder skills

Skills	Percentages
Pallet Jack	26.62%
Customer Specifications	19.13%
Safety Standards	18.04%
Assembly Line	11.42%
RAN	4.57%

Complete relevant feeder training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New feeders learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a feeder based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real feeder resumes.

Research feeder duties and responsibilities

Fed spoons and forks into machine to be send out to different companies
Place finish product onto conveyors or into carts, dump slings of product onto work tables.
Rotate product first in first out (FIFO).
Operate 5-color 40"Komori!

Prepare your feeder resume

When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your feeder resume.

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