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Overview
Soap makers fill kettles, tend agitation machines, observe mixture characteristics, monitor valves, test alkalinity, transfer chemicals and adjust production parameters for the required soap product.
In job descriptions, look for soap formulas, chemical mixers, kettles, alkalinity tests, chemical samples, moulds, waste handling, personal protection equipment and product consistency checks.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
The work covers the core soap-making process. A soap maker fills kettles, tends agitation machines, watches mixture characteristics, monitors valves, tests alkalinity and transfers chemicals according to a soap formula.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes soap formulas, alkylation knowledge, chemical mixers, kettles, product moulds, alkalinity testing, chemical samples, personal protection equipment and waste handling.
Salary context
Salary context is tied to formula responsibility, chemical-handling risk, batch size, testing duties, mixer maintenance, moulding work, waste routines and responsibility for product consistency.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior soap production, chemical-product process operation, sample testing, mixer maintenance, batch-quality control, small production supervision or cosmetic-product manufacturing.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the soap formula, batch size, kettles, mixers, valves, alkalinity checks, moulds, chemical transfers, protective equipment and waste procedures.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include plodder operator, soap chipper and soap tower operator.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Production Workers, All Other
51-9199.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
20.41Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Chemical products plant and machine operators (8131)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/39e06c20-d262-44f9-a6a8-a0f3ba9e887c |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 8131.19 |
| ISCO group | 8131 |
| Concept type | Occupation |