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Cocoa press operator
Also known as: cocoa compression operator, cocoa pressing operative, cocoa pressing operator, cocoa compression operative
About this occupation
Cocoa press operators tend one or more hydraulic cocoa presses to remove specified amounts of cocoa butter (natural oil of cocoa bean) from chocolate liquor.
Essential skills and knowledge
- hydraulics
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- store cocoa pressing products
- be at ease in unsafe environments
- carry out checks of production plant equipment
- taste cocoa beans
- exert quality control to processing food
- apply GMP
- disassemble equipment
- clean food and beverage machinery
- temperature scales
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.