Pasteurizer vs separator operator

The differences between pasteurizers and separator operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a separator operator has an average salary of $36,544, 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 separator operator are GMP, HACCP, and htst.

Pasteurizer vs separator operator overview

	Pasteurizer	Separator Operator
Yearly salary	$35,129	$36,544
Hourly rate	$16.89	$17.57
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	1,270	25,696
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 31%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	-	-

Pasteurizer vs separator operator salary

Pasteurizers and separator operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Pasteurizer	Separator Operator
Average salary	$35,129	$36,544
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $46,000	Between $25,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between pasteurizer and separator operator education

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

	Pasteurizer	Separator Operator
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	High School Diploma, 31%
Most common major	Business	Education
Most common college	-	-

Pasteurizer vs separator operator demographics

Here are the differences between pasteurizers' and separator operators' demographics:

	Pasteurizer	Separator Operator
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%	Male, 89.5% Female, 10.5%
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, 11.3% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 1.5% White, 67.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between pasteurizer and separator operator 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.

Separator operator example responsibilities.

Follow all: OSHA, GMP, HACCP, and plant policies and procedures while achieving production goals.
Monitor and operate a multiple-effect evaporators to concentrate broth to specify density by evaporation.
Monitor and operate a multiple-effect evaporators to concentrate broth to specify density by evaporation.

Pasteurizer vs separator operator skills

Common pasteurizer skills

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

Common separator operator skills

GMP, 21%
HACCP, 16%
Htst, 16%
HMI, 15%
Test Results, 12%
Clarifiers, 12%