Cigar brander
Also known as: brander, branding machine operator, cigars brander, machine operative, cigar production, cigar product brander, cigar wrapping machine tender
About this occupation
Cigar branders tend machines that stamp brands on cigar wrappers. They keep machines supplied with all the required input material and observe that processes do not jam. They clean ink rollers preventively.
Essential skills and knowledge
- crafting
- mark differences in colours
- manufacturing of smoked tobacco products
- tend cigar stamp machine
- work in conveyor belts in food manufacturing
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- collect final tobacco product
- quality prototype of a tobacco leaf
- measure precise food processing operations
- position tobacco products in machines
- stock tobacco products machines with materials
- check quality of products on the production line
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Packers and Packagers, Hand (O*NET 53-7064.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
- Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met.
- Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.
- Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.
- Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools.
- Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers, using hand tools.
- Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools.
- Typical education (US)
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- Preparation
- Job Zone 2 of 5
- Interests
- Realistic, Conventional, Enterprising
Top skills: Monitoring, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Coordination
US median pay: US$36,280 a year (2025), 559,820 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Preparation needed
Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Most common education (US)
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- Training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
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O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.