Pasteurizer vs blender

The differences between pasteurizers and blenders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a pasteurizer has an average salary of $35,129, which is higher than the $33,703 average annual salary of a blender.

The top three skills for a pasteurizer include food safety, troubleshoot and PPE. The most important skills for a blender are math, basic math, and hand tools.

Pasteurizer vs blender overview

	Pasteurizer	Blender
Yearly salary	$35,129	$33,703
Hourly rate	$16.89	$16.20
Growth rate	-	4%
Number of jobs	1,270	993
Job satisfaction	5	3
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	42	44
Years of experience	-	-

Pasteurizer vs blender salary

Pasteurizers and blenders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pasteurizer	Blender
Average salary	$35,129	$33,703
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $46,000	Between $27,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Andover, MN
Highest paying state	-	Minnesota
Best paying company	-	Reckitt Benckiser
Best paying industry	-	Agriculture

Differences between pasteurizer and blender education

There are a few differences between a pasteurizer and a blender in terms of educational background:

	Pasteurizer	Blender
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Pasteurizer vs blender demographics

Here are the differences between pasteurizers' and blenders' demographics:

	Pasteurizer	Blender
Average age	42	44
Gender ratio	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%	Male, 89.8% Female, 10.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 17.0% Asian, 1.5% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.6% Asian, 4.4% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	8%	7%

Differences between pasteurizer and blender duties and responsibilities

Pasteurizer example responsibilities.

Follow all: OSHA, GMP, HACCP, and plant policies and procedures while achieving production goals.
Measure sanitizing chemicals, heating up temperature to operate CIP mode silos, production lines cylinders, and flavor tanks.
Maintain a clean work area following housekeeping and GMP guidelines.
Sample batches being work on and submit them to QC for approval or adjusting.
Lock out tag out equipment and ability to troubleshoot and resolve problems with limit help from maintenance.
Maintain time/temp logs for HTST press systems, conduct fat and solids tests on all finish product.

Blender example responsibilities.

Maintain batch records for QC & FDA.
Require to use proper PPE when need.
do sensory checks on finish product to meet FDA approval.
Execute daily operations of CIP's to production tanks and lines.
Blend tea and botanical infusions, practicing GMP and food safety standards.
Perform all require quality control batch test as outlined in QA specifications.

Pasteurizer vs blender skills

Common pasteurizer skills

Food Safety, 31%
Troubleshoot, 22%
PPE, 15%
Htst, 8%
Silos, 8%
GMP, 7%

Common blender skills

Math, 11%
Basic Math, 10%
Hand Tools, 7%
Safety Procedures, 6%
GMP, 5%
Production Lines, 4%