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Tends machine that automatically rolls, cuts to size, and twists dough to form pretzels and conveys them to oven: Turns knobs to adjust machine to roll and cut dough to specified thickness and length. Loads dough into machine hopper and starts machine. Observes processing of dough through machine to detect broken or misformed pretzels. Stops machine to clear jams. May be designated according to type of pretzel formed as Pretzel-Stick-Machine Operator.

Personality Traits


Flexible: You're open to change and think variety is the spice of life.

Calm Under Pressure: You keep your cool when dealing with highly stressful situations.

Independent: You enjoy flying solo and doing things your own way.

Salary and Education


How much does a Pretzel Twisting Machine Operator make?

Nationally: $21,000 – $47,000

Main education level: High School

source: US Dept of Labor


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