• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-9023 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients. Excludes “Food Batchmakers” (51-3092).

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National estimates for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Industry profile for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geographic profile for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

National estimates for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
108,900	1.4 %	$ 21.74	$ 45,220	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.85	$ 17.50	$ 20.87	$ 24.49	$ 29.56
Annual Wage (2)	$ 30,880	$ 36,400	$ 43,410	$ 50,950	$ 61,480

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Industry profile for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only)	14,840	8.17	$ 21.20	$ 44,100
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	12,190	2.96	$ 22.62	$ 47,050
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only)	11,240	3.12	$ 22.91	$ 47,660
Animal Food Manufacturing	7,850	11.22	$ 19.18	$ 39,890
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	7,790	2.35	$ 22.38	$ 46,550

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Animal Food Manufacturing	7,850	11.22	$ 19.18	$ 39,890
Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only)	14,840	8.17	$ 21.20	$ 44,100
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	5,580	5.40	$ 25.24	$ 52,510
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only)	11,240	3.12	$ 22.91	$ 47,660
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	12,190	2.96	$ 22.62	$ 47,050

Top paying industries for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	50	0.02	$ 33.00	$ 68,640
Scientific Research and Development Services	440	0.05	$ 30.95	$ 64,380
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	80	0.14	$ 27.44	$ 57,070
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	170	0.02	$ 27.31	$ 56,810
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	1,890	2.17	$ 26.85	$ 55,850

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Geographic profile for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	11,320	0.87	1.18	$ 20.28	$ 42,180
California	9,350	0.53	0.72	$ 23.73	$ 49,360
Illinois	6,710	1.14	1.55	$ 21.51	$ 44,740
Indiana	5,590	1.81	2.46	$ 22.34	$ 46,470
Ohio	5,280	0.98	1.33	$ 21.73	$ 45,190

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Iowa	2,950	1.94	2.63	$ 20.96	$ 43,590
Indiana	5,590	1.81	2.46	$ 22.34	$ 46,470
Kansas	2,280	1.65	2.24	$ 20.38	$ 42,400
West Virginia	1,050	1.55	2.10	$ 21.83	$ 45,400
Wisconsin	4,250	1.51	2.05	$ 21.42	$ 44,550

Top paying states for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	110	0.18	0.24	$ 68.70	$ 142,890
Idaho	840	1.06	1.44	$ 25.52	$ 53,080
Maine	250	0.41	0.55	$ 25.36	$ 52,740
North Dakota	190	0.47	0.64	$ 25.12	$ 52,240
Washington	2,530	0.74	1.01	$ 24.74	$ 51,470

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4,810	1.09	1.48	$ 22.49	$ 46,790
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,450	0.91	1.23	$ 20.38	$ 42,380
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3,210	0.35	0.47	$ 24.16	$ 50,250
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,880	0.47	0.64	$ 23.08	$ 48,010
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,580	0.84	1.15	$ 21.02	$ 43,710
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,780	0.65	0.89	$ 21.21	$ 44,110
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	1,560	1.48	2.01	$ 23.36	$ 48,590
Kansas City, MO-KS	1,550	1.47	2.00	$ 21.99	$ 45,730
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,430	0.52	0.70	$ 23.97	$ 49,860
St. Louis, MO-IL	1,270	0.97	1.32	$ 21.24	$ 44,190

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Sumter, SC	190	5.37	7.29	$ 18.72	$ 38,940
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	250	5.15	6.99	$ 27.41	$ 57,020
Bellingham, WA	440	4.96	6.74	$ 26.87	$ 55,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	400	3.95	5.36	$ 22.03	$ 45,810
Danville, IL	100	3.75	5.10	$ 19.25	$ 40,040
Odessa, TX	270	3.65	4.95	$ 22.09	$ 45,950
Racine, WI	260	3.50	4.75	$ 19.06	$ 39,640
Dalton, GA	220	3.34	4.53	$ 18.75	$ 39,000
Pine Bluff, AR	90	3.24	4.41	$ 22.66	$ 47,130
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	120	2.97	4.03	$ 20.08	$ 41,770