Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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 |
United States Department of Labor
