ESCO 7514.2ISCO-08 7514
Oil mill operator
Also known as: oil field mill worker, oil milling operative, oil mill operative
About this occupation
Oil mill operators tend mills to extract oil from oilseed following an artisanal techniques.
Essential skills and knowledge
- tend mixing oil machine
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- apply HACCP
- clean waste materials from machines
- components of oil seeds
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- crush seeds
- disassemble equipment
- filter edible oils
- monitor oil blending process
- apply GMP
- pump products
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Food Processing Workers, All Other (O*NET 51-3099.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
US median pay: US$39,680 a year (2025), 65,000 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.