hydrogenation machine operator
Hydrogenation machine operators control equipment to process base oils for manufacture of margarine and shortening products.
hydrogenation machine operator hydrogenation machine operators control equipment to process base oils for manufacture of margarine and shortening products. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include mechanical tools, principles of mechanical engineering, chemical processes, temperature scales, hydrogenation processes for edible oils.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £28,243 a year for Food, drink and tobacco process operatives (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £24,471 to £33,889 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 8111). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Plant and machine operators and assemblers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only hydrogenation machine operator, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 8. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Frequently asked questions
What does hydrogenation machine operator do?
Hydrogenation machine operators control equipment to process base oils for manufacture of margarine and shortening products.
What skills does hydrogenation machine operator need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include mechanical tools, principles of mechanical engineering, chemical processes, temperature scales, hydrogenation processes for edible oils, apply HACCP. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace hydrogenation machine operator?
Our AI-durability model gives hydrogenation machine operator a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.