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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

51-3092 Food Batchmakers

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
160,160 2.2 % $15.43 $32,090 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.12 $11.63 $14.29 $18.56 $23.05
Annual Wage (2) $21,050 $24,180 $29,720 $38,610 $47,940


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing 31,230 10.00 $14.95 $31,090
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 22,450 13.27 $15.63 $32,500
Other Food Manufacturing 22,230 9.92 $15.33 $31,880
Dairy Product Manufacturing 20,330 13.97 $17.29 $35,950
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing 12,860 16.79 $15.94 $33,160

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing 12,860 16.79 $15.94 $33,160
Dairy Product Manufacturing 20,330 13.97 $17.29 $35,950
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 22,450 13.27 $15.63 $32,500
Grain and Oilseed Milling 6,600 11.11 $16.68 $34,690
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing 31,230 10.00 $14.95 $31,090

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Beverage Manufacturing 3,230 1.24 $19.26 $40,050
Management of Companies and Enterprises 30 (7) $18.35 $38,170
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) 150 0.03 $18.16 $37,780
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 50 0.02 $17.29 $35,950
Dairy Product Manufacturing 20,330 13.97 $17.29 $35,950


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 17,900 1.05 0.95 $14.95 $31,090
Illinois 12,750 2.13 1.92 $16.63 $34,590
Wisconsin 10,150 3.56 3.22 $16.77 $34,890
Texas 9,350 0.77 0.70 $13.95 $29,010
New York 8,220 0.88 0.79 $14.43 $30,000




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin 10,150 3.56 3.22 $16.77 $34,890
Idaho 2,030 2.87 2.59 $15.02 $31,250
Iowa 3,890 2.53 2.28 $18.21 $37,880
Tennessee 6,890 2.33 2.10 $16.66 $34,660
Missouri 6,430 2.29 2.07 $16.67 $34,680




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Iowa 3,890 2.53 2.28 $18.21 $37,880
Minnesota 4,680 1.63 1.47 $16.99 $35,340
Wisconsin 10,150 3.56 3.22 $16.77 $34,890
New Jersey 3,030 0.75 0.68 $16.72 $34,780
Missouri 6,430 2.29 2.07 $16.67 $34,680





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,870 0.72 0.65 $13.90 $28,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 6,280 1.35 1.22 $17.03 $35,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,880 0.96 0.87 $14.00 $29,120
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,010 1.54 1.39 $16.62 $34,560
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,770 0.78 0.70 $15.85 $32,970
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 2,770 2.86 2.58 $16.44 $34,200
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,720 1.37 1.24 $16.41 $34,130
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,600 1.27 1.14 $13.44 $27,960
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,230 0.81 0.73 $15.97 $33,210
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 2,130 1.79 1.62 $14.75 $30,680




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Joplin, MO 1,540 19.23 17.38 $16.52 $34,360
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 990 11.73 10.60 (8) (8)
Sheboygan, WI 610 10.23 9.25 $20.78 $43,220
Fond du Lac, WI 430 9.51 8.59 $14.48 $30,110
Visalia-Porterville, CA 1,190 7.74 6.99 $16.83 $35,010
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 420 6.92 6.25 $17.53 $36,470
Logan, UT-ID 390 6.87 6.21 $15.79 $32,840
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 260 6.04 5.46 $18.75 $38,990
Wausau, WI 420 5.87 5.30 $18.25 $37,950
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 440 5.85 5.28 $16.62 $34,580




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Cedar Rapids, IA 560 4.00 3.61 $24.91 $51,810
Sheboygan, WI 610 10.23 9.25 $20.78 $43,220
Williamsport, PA 110 2.12 1.91 $20.26 $42,140
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 480 1.06 0.96 $20.19 $41,990
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 150 1.19 1.08 $19.94 $41,480
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 220 1.40 1.27 $19.89 $41,360
Gainesville, GA 140 1.61 1.45 $19.12 $39,760
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 360 0.98 0.89 $19.06 $39,650
Enid, OK 30 1.33 1.21 $18.79 $39,080
Rochester, MN (8) (8) (8) $18.78 $39,070

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,340 6.42 5.80 $17.02 $35,400
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 1,060 4.69 4.24 $17.57 $36,540
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,040 7.38 6.67 $15.60 $32,450
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 940 3.67 3.31 $18.59 $38,660
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 900 4.43 4.00 $18.37 $38,210

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,040 7.38 6.67 $15.60 $32,450
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 760 6.94 6.28 $19.26 $40,070
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,340 6.42 5.80 $17.02 $35,400
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 380 5.48 4.95 $13.71 $28,520
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 470 5.25 4.75 $15.68 $32,610

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 580 3.69 3.33 $19.77 $41,130
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $19.49 $40,540
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 760 6.94 6.28 $19.26 $40,070
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $19.07 $39,680
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 940 3.67 3.31 $18.59 $38,660


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019