Salary Range
Below $25,000 to $75,000Overview
Confectionery industry workers manufacture and package sweets, including bonbons, hard and soft candy, stuffed dates, popcorn balls, and many other types of confections. There are approximately 171,300 food batchmakers in the United States. About 9.3 percent work in sugar and confectionery product manufacturing.
Minimum Education Level
High School DiplomaCertification/License
NoneOutlook
Faster than the AveragePersonality Traits
Conventional
Hands On
Technical
Career Ladder
Candy Supervisor or Candy Maker
Confectionary Industry Worker
Helper
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