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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
51-9012 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. Excludes "Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders" (51-9011).
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) |
| 47,160 |
2.8 % |
$19.93 |
$41,450 |
1.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.43 |
$14.30 |
$18.44 |
$24.13 |
$30.30 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,780 |
$29,750 |
$38,360 |
$50,200 |
$63,020 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Beverage Manufacturing |
14,290 |
6.29 |
$19.54 |
$40,650 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing |
6,810 |
4.86 |
$19.49 |
$40,530 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
3,140 |
1.11 |
$21.88 |
$45,510 |
| Basic Chemical Manufacturing |
2,000 |
1.33 |
$23.92 |
$49,750 |
| Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing |
1,730 |
1.62 |
$18.28 |
$38,030 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
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 |
8,850 |
0.55 |
1.65 |
$20.26 |
$42,130 |
| North Carolina |
2,650 |
0.63 |
1.87 |
$25.08 |
$52,160 |
| Texas |
2,490 |
0.21 |
0.63 |
$21.11 |
$43,910 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,420 |
0.42 |
1.26 |
$20.09 |
$41,780 |
| Wisconsin |
2,010 |
0.72 |
2.13 |
$17.63 |
$36,670 |
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) |
| Wyoming |
310 |
1.12 |
3.35 |
$33.19 |
$69,040 |
| Idaho |
520 |
0.79 |
2.35 |
$18.11 |
$37,660 |
| Wisconsin |
2,010 |
0.72 |
2.13 |
$17.63 |
$36,670 |
| Colorado |
1,660 |
0.66 |
1.97 |
$18.39 |
$38,260 |
| Alaska |
210 |
0.65 |
1.94 |
$21.45 |
$44,610 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
310 |
1.12 |
3.35 |
$33.19 |
$69,040 |
| North Carolina |
2,650 |
0.63 |
1.87 |
$25.08 |
$52,160 |
| Nevada |
590 |
0.47 |
1.39 |
$23.79 |
$49,490 |
| Georgia |
1,140 |
0.27 |
0.81 |
$23.40 |
$48,670 |
| New Hampshire |
260 |
0.41 |
1.21 |
$22.98 |
$47,790 |
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) |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
1,210 |
6.26 |
18.62 |
$21.67 |
$45,070 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,090 |
0.26 |
0.77 |
$20.38 |
$42,390 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
1,080 |
0.16 |
0.49 |
$19.48 |
$40,520 |
| Napa, CA |
990 |
13.99 |
41.64 |
$21.94 |
$45,630 |
| Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division |
940 |
0.92 |
2.74 |
$18.53 |
$38,540 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
920 |
0.31 |
0.94 |
$19.86 |
$41,310 |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
850 |
3.30 |
9.81 |
$29.32 |
$60,990 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
820 |
0.58 |
1.73 |
$17.19 |
$35,760 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
710 |
0.53 |
1.57 |
$20.67 |
$42,990 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
640 |
0.61 |
1.82 |
$17.39 |
$36,160 |
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) |
| Napa, CA |
990 |
13.99 |
41.64 |
$21.94 |
$45,630 |
| Walla Walla, WA |
160 |
6.27 |
18.67 |
$17.80 |
$37,030 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
1,210 |
6.26 |
18.62 |
$21.67 |
$45,070 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA |
90 |
3.61 |
10.76 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
850 |
3.30 |
9.81 |
$29.32 |
$60,990 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS |
130 |
2.43 |
7.25 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Goldsboro, NC |
100 |
2.40 |
7.16 |
$14.08 |
$29,290 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA |
330 |
2.24 |
6.66 |
$20.30 |
$42,230 |
| Greeley, CO |
200 |
2.12 |
6.30 |
$21.07 |
$43,830 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
160 |
2.11 |
6.29 |
$16.38 |
$34,070 |
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United States Department of Labor
