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Where a blanching operator can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a blanching operator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Blanching operators remove outer coverings or skins from almonds and nuts in general. They cut leaves and impurities of raw material and control the flow of nuts, seeds, and/or leaves in the process. They use pressure and temperature to blanch the raw material if necessary.

Also known as blanching process worker, blanching operative, blanching worker, blancher.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 38 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: flour purifier operator, 58%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
flour purifier operator 58% covered cacao beans cleaner 54% covered centrifuge operator 53% covered fruit and vegetable canner 50% covered sauce production operator 50% covered blanching operator You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from blanching operator, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a blanching operator already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A blanching operator needs 23 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • mechanical almond processing engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • monitor almond blanching process working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • tend blanching machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • blanching machine process engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • pump products working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • disassemble equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • administer ingredients in food production working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • food safety principles services
  • mark differences in colours handling and moving
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a blanching operator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Blanching operator is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a blanching operator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.