Fruit, vegetable and related preservers
Fruit, vegetable and related preservers process or preserve fruit, nuts and related foods in various ways including cooking, drying, salting, or juice or oil extraction.
Skill level: Semi-skilledCheck your Wage
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Fruit, vegetable and related preservers - from $1,780 to $4,608 per month - 2026.
- A Fruit, vegetable and related preservers typically earns between $1,780 and $3,138 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $1,886 and $3,596 per month for a working week of 40 hours.
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Tasks and duties
- Extracting juices from various fruits
- Extracting oils from oil-bearing seeds, nuts or fruits
- Cooking, salting or drying fruit, vegetables and related foods
- Mixing and adding ingredients such as pectin, sugar, spices and vinegar to assist preservation and enhance texture, appearance and flavour
- Transferring preserved foods to sterile jars, bottles or other containers
