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Fermentation Operator Salary
in Alabama, United States
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$43,881 (USD)
Average Salary
$21/hr
Average Hourly
$671
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Fermentation Operator is $43,881 a year and $21 an hour in Alabama, United States. The average salary range for a Fermentation Operator is between $32,208 and $52,218. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Alabama, United States.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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About Alabama, United States
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Description:
Alabama ( AL-ə-BAM-ə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states.
Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state has diverse geography, with the north dominated by the mountainous Tennessee Valley and the south by Mobile Bay, a historically significant port. Alabama's capital is Montgomery...
Job Summary
Description:
- Operates equipment to control fermentation process of sweet or sour mash inoculated with yeast to produce fermented mash for use in distillation of distilled liquors.
- Pumps specified number of gallons of cooked mash and yeast into fermentation tank, simultaneously, to ensure that mash and yeast are thoroughly mixed together.
- Opens valves to admit specified number of gallons of water into mixture, according to formula.
- Opens valves to circulate steam through coil pipes in tank to heat mixture to prescribed temperature.
- Turns valves to admit and control air pressure that agitates mixture as it ferments or to accelerate chemical reaction of yeast.
- Observes gauges or dials to ascertain that prescribed temperature and gas pressure are remaining constant in tank.
- Tests mash at prescribed intervals to determine temperature and specific gravity (proof), using thermometer and alcohol-proof hydrometer.
- Compares test results with standard charts to determine when mixture is fully cooked.
- Regulates steam, air, and gas pressure in tank to ensure that chemical reaction of yeast and fermentation process is taking place, according to formula.
- Pumps sour mash into cistern tank, preparatory to distilling.
- Cleans tanks by rinsing them with water.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Fermentation Operator is $43,881 a year and $21 an hour in Alabama, United States. The average salary range for a Fermentation Operator is between $32,208 and $52,218. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Alabama, United States.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Fermentation Operator Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job family population: 52,470
Estimated population of Fermentation Operator jobs: 73
Rate of error: 2.8%
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About Alabama, United States
Alabama Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Alabama ( AL-ə-BAM-ə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states.
Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state has diverse geography, with the north dominated by the mountainous Tennessee Valley and the south by Mobile Bay, a historically significant port. Alabama's capital is Montgomery...
Job Summary
Description:
- Operates equipment to control fermentation process of sweet or sour mash inoculated with yeast to produce fermented mash for use in distillation of distilled liquors.
- Pumps specified number of gallons of cooked mash and yeast into fermentation tank, simultaneously, to ensure that mash and yeast are thoroughly mixed together.
- Opens valves to admit specified number of gallons of water into mixture, according to formula.
- Opens valves to circulate steam through coil pipes in tank to heat mixture to prescribed temperature.
- Turns valves to admit and control air pressure that agitates mixture as it ferments or to accelerate chemical reaction of yeast.
- Observes gauges or dials to ascertain that prescribed temperature and gas pressure are remaining constant in tank.
- Tests mash at prescribed intervals to determine temperature and specific gravity (proof), using thermometer and alcohol-proof hydrometer.
- Compares test results with standard charts to determine when mixture is fully cooked.
- Regulates steam, air, and gas pressure in tank to ensure that chemical reaction of yeast and fermentation process is taking place, according to formula.
- Pumps sour mash into cistern tank, preparatory to distilling.
- Cleans tanks by rinsing them with water.
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ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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