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 pay
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Fruit, vegetable and related preservers - from R7 800 to R32 079 per month - 2026.
- A Fruit, vegetable and related preservers typically earns between R7 800 and R13 876 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R8 995 and R17 578 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- 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
