Mid-Level

Juice Weigher

Suppliers, processors, and inventory records depend on the juice weigher's scale tickets — at beverage plants, juice processors, or co-pack operations, weighing tracks the bulk juice moving through tank operations.

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Conventionalorganizing, detail-oriented
Realistichands-on, practical
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Employment concentration · ~177 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Juice Weigher

The supplier-driver-and-tank-operator interactions become the rhythm of the working day — tank trucks arriving, scale tickets generated, transfers logged, the documentation feeding both supplier settlement and plant inventory. You're often the documentation point between supplier delivery and production receipt. Tickets generated accurately and transfer documentation matching anchor the visible measures.

The harder part is often the food-safety discipline around bulk-juice transfers — sanitation protocols, sampling requirements, traceability documentation, all surrounding the weighing work. Variance across employers is real: at major beverage and juice producers juice weighers work within structured food-safety programs; at smaller processors the role combines weighing with broader receiving and basic lab work.

It fits people who are detail-precise, food-safety-disciplined, and tolerant of food-plant environments. The trade-off is shift schedules and the seasonal-juice-volume cycles typical of the industry. Food-industry credentials anchor advancement.

RelationshipsAbove avg
SupportModerate
IndependenceLower
Working ConditionsLower
AchievementLower
RecognitionLower
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Juice Weighers (SOC 43-5111.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$35K–$60K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
50K
U.S. Employment
-4.8%
10yr Growth
5K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$59K$56K$53K201920202021202220232024$53K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Critical ThinkingReading ComprehensionSpeakingMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessCoordinationActive ListeningQuality Control AnalysisService OrientationTime Management
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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