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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 148,540 |
2.2 % |
$14.48 |
$30,130 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.29 |
$10.61 |
$13.37 |
$17.51 |
$22.12 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,310 |
$22,070 |
$27,810 |
$36,430 |
$46,010 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
29,330 |
9.65 |
$13.29 |
$27,640 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing |
19,780 |
14.13 |
$17.10 |
$35,570 |
| Other Food Manufacturing |
18,820 |
9.17 |
$14.31 |
$29,760 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing |
17,520 |
10.47 |
$15.11 |
$31,430 |
| Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing |
11,540 |
15.68 |
$13.96 |
$29,040 |
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 |
11,540 |
15.68 |
$13.96 |
$29,040 |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling |
8,690 |
14.54 |
$17.20 |
$35,770 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing |
19,780 |
14.13 |
$17.10 |
$35,570 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing |
17,520 |
10.47 |
$15.11 |
$31,430 |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing |
29,330 |
9.65 |
$13.29 |
$27,640 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
17,180 |
1.08 |
1.02 |
$14.02 |
$29,160 |
| Wisconsin |
10,020 |
3.57 |
3.38 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
| Illinois |
8,640 |
1.46 |
1.38 |
$14.40 |
$29,950 |
| Texas |
8,590 |
0.73 |
0.69 |
$13.04 |
$27,120 |
| New York |
7,840 |
0.86 |
0.81 |
$13.26 |
$27,570 |
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 |
10,020 |
3.57 |
3.38 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
| Iowa |
4,040 |
2.63 |
2.49 |
$18.99 |
$39,500 |
| Utah |
2,930 |
2.13 |
2.02 |
$13.94 |
$29,010 |
| Missouri |
5,650 |
2.05 |
1.94 |
$15.81 |
$32,870 |
| Idaho |
1,250 |
1.89 |
1.78 |
$14.45 |
$30,050 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Iowa |
4,040 |
2.63 |
2.49 |
$18.99 |
$39,500 |
| Vermont |
490 |
1.60 |
1.51 |
$17.20 |
$35,770 |
| Wisconsin |
10,020 |
3.57 |
3.38 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
| Minnesota |
4,580 |
1.63 |
1.54 |
$16.31 |
$33,930 |
| New Jersey |
2,910 |
0.73 |
0.69 |
$16.02 |
$33,330 |
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) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
4,670 |
1.28 |
1.21 |
$15.23 |
$31,670 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
4,580 |
1.08 |
1.02 |
$13.13 |
$27,320 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
4,520 |
0.69 |
0.65 |
$12.93 |
$26,890 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
2,540 |
1.33 |
1.26 |
$15.12 |
$31,450 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,120 |
0.83 |
0.79 |
$13.17 |
$27,400 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,920 |
0.66 |
0.62 |
$13.64 |
$28,360 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
1,690 |
1.07 |
1.01 |
$14.48 |
$30,110 |
| Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,660 |
1.53 |
1.45 |
$13.19 |
$27,440 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
1,660 |
3.01 |
2.84 |
$15.65 |
$32,540 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
1,570 |
1.73 |
1.63 |
$15.56 |
$32,360 |
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) |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
1,030 |
12.06 |
11.40 |
$17.29 |
$35,970 |
| Sheboygan, WI |
670 |
11.43 |
10.81 |
$20.14 |
$41,900 |
| Logan, UT-ID |
610 |
11.38 |
10.76 |
$13.07 |
$27,180 |
| Joplin, MO |
840 |
10.88 |
10.29 |
$16.37 |
$34,040 |
| Appleton, WI |
940 |
7.62 |
7.21 |
$18.15 |
$37,740 |
| Wausau, WI |
490 |
7.02 |
6.63 |
$16.88 |
$35,110 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA |
880 |
6.15 |
5.81 |
$26.00 |
$54,070 |
| Gettysburg, PA |
160 |
5.05 |
4.78 |
$16.34 |
$34,000 |
| Modesto, CA |
780 |
4.52 |
4.27 |
$16.78</ | |
United States Department of Labor
