Pasteurizer vs milk pasteurizer

The differences between pasteurizers and milk pasteurizers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a milk pasteurizer has an average salary of $39,020, which is higher than the $35,129 average annual salary of a pasteurizer.

The top three skills for a pasteurizer include food safety, troubleshoot and PPE. The most important skills for a milk pasteurizer are production equipment, food safety, and PPE.

Pasteurizer vs milk pasteurizer overview

	Pasteurizer	Milk Pasteurizer
Yearly salary	$35,129	$39,020
Hourly rate	$16.89	$18.76
Growth rate	-	-3%
Number of jobs	1,270	612
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Pasteurizer vs milk pasteurizer salary

Pasteurizers and milk pasteurizers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pasteurizer	Milk Pasteurizer
Average salary	$35,129	$39,020
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $46,000	Between $21,000 And $70,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between pasteurizer and milk pasteurizer education

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

	Pasteurizer	Milk Pasteurizer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 67%
Most common major	Business	Animal Science
Most common college	-	-

Pasteurizer vs milk pasteurizer demographics

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

	Pasteurizer	Milk Pasteurizer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%	Male, 88.9% Female, 11.1%
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, 9.3% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% Asian, 1.1% White, 74.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between pasteurizer and milk pasteurizer 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.

Milk pasteurizer example responsibilities.

Monitor products for proper temperatures through the production process and sanitize equipment per USDA requirements.
Coordinate the year end audit with Deloitte and Touche.

Pasteurizer vs milk pasteurizer skills

Common pasteurizer skills

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

Common milk pasteurizer skills

Production Equipment, 41%
Food Safety, 35%
PPE, 24%

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