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-skilled
Check your pay
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Fruit, vegetable and related preservers - from R7 800 to R32 079 per month - 2025.
- 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.
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
