Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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 Food Batchmakers
Industry profile for Food Batchmakers
Geographic profile for Food Batchmakers
National estimates for Food Batchmakers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Food Batchmakers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 169,190 |
1.1 % |
$ 19.66 |
$ 40,890 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Food Batchmakers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.17 |
$ 16.16 |
$ 18.49 |
$ 22.68 |
$ 26.75 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,480 |
$ 33,610 |
$ 38,460 |
$ 47,170 |
$ 55,640 |
Industry profile for Food Batchmakers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Food Batchmakers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Food Batchmakers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Food Batchmakers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Food Manufacturing |
28,470 |
10.97 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 41,360 |
| Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing |
26,440 |
7.97 |
$ 19.30 |
$ 40,140 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing |
24,840 |
15.30 |
$ 21.50 |
$ 44,720 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing |
22,100 |
12.93 |
$ 19.58 |
$ 40,730 |
| Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing |
16,180 |
19.76 |
$ 19.30 |
$ 40,140 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Food Batchmakers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing |
16,180 |
19.76 |
$ 19.30 |
$ 40,140 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing |
24,840 |
15.30 |
$ 21.50 |
$ 44,720 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing |
22,100 |
12.93 |
$ 19.58 |
$ 40,730 |
| Other Food Manufacturing |
28,470 |
10.97 |
$ 19.89 |
$ 41,360 |
| Animal Food Manufacturing |
6,140 |
8.34 |
$ 20.98 |
$ 43,650 |
Top paying industries for Food Batchmakers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Grain and Oilseed Milling |
4,320 |
6.65 |
$ 25.53 |
$ 53,100 |
| Beverage Manufacturing |
3,210 |
1.01 |
$ 24.25 |
$ 50,440 |
| Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging |
420 |
1.41 |
$ 22.37 |
$ 46,540 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
290 |
0.08 |
$ 21.85 |
$ 45,450 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing |
24,840 |
15.30 |
$ 21.50 |
$ 44,720 |
Geographic profile for Food Batchmakers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Food Batchmakers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Food Batchmakers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Food Batchmakers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wisconsin |
18,130 |
6.28 |
5.64 |
$ 21.17 |
$ 44,040 |
| California |
12,600 |
0.70 |
0.63 |
$ 19.85 |
$ 41,280 |
| Illinois |
10,480 |
1.74 |
1.56 |
$ 22.06 |
$ 45,880 |
| Texas |
9,850 |
0.73 |
0.65 |
$ 16.77 |
$ 34,870 |
| Ohio |
8,840 |
1.62 |
1.45 |
$ 19.15 |
$ 39,830 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Batchmakers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wisconsin |
18,130 |
6.28 |
5.64 |
$ 21.17 |
$ 44,040 |
| Iowa |
5,910 |
3.82 |
3.43 |
$ 21.94 |
$ 45,640 |
| Vermont |
1,010 |
3.37 |
3.03 |
$ 19.05 |
$ 39,630 |
| Minnesota |
6,110 |
2.12 |
1.90 |
$ 19.34 |
$ 40,220 |
| Kentucky |
3,700 |
1.88 |
1.69 |
$ 20.21 |
$ 42,050 |
Top paying states for Food Batchmakers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
120 |
0.39 |
0.35 |
$ 29.85 |
$ 62,090 |
| Illinois |
10,480 |
1.74 |
1.56 |
$ 22.06 |
$ 45,880 |
| Iowa |
5,910 |
3.82 |
3.43 |
$ 21.94 |
$ 45,640 |
| Missouri |
3,650 |
1.27 |
1.14 |
$ 21.23 |
$ 44,160 |
| Wisconsin |
18,130 |
6.28 |
5.64 |
$ 21.17 |
$ 44,040 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Food Batchmakers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,810 |
1.73 |
1.56 |
$ 22.65 |
$ 47,110 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
6,620 |
0.70 |
0.63 |
$ 18.03 |
$ 37,500 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,570 |
0.74 |
0.66 |
$ 19.27 |
$ 40,080 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,820 |
1.38 |
1.24 |
$ 18.46 |
$ 38,390 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,400 |
0.86 |
0.77 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 37,390 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,400 |
1.78 |
1.60 |
$ 20.21 |
$ 42,030 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,480 |
0.88 |
0.79 |
$ 19.11 |
$ 39,740 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,270 |
0.71 |
0.64 |
$ 16.25 |
$ 33,790 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,190 |
1.05 |
0.94 |
$ 20.70 |
$ 43,050 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,080 |
0.74 |
0.66 |
$ 21.15 |
$ 43,990 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Batchmakers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sheboygan, WI |
1,440 |
24.12 |
21.65 |
$ 22.84 |
$ 47,500 |
| Wausau, WI |
1,290 |
18.55 |
16.65 |
$ 21.44 |
$ 44,590 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN |
1,080 |
14.40 |
12.92 |
$ 22.37 |
$ 46,530 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
1,110 |
12.57 |
11.28 |
$ 23.11 |
$ 48,070 |
| Appleton, WI |
1,470 |
11.91 |
10.69 |
$ 20.88 |
$ 43,440 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN |
380 |
9.40 |
8.44 |
$ 19.29 |
$ 40,120 |
| Danville, IL |
240 |
9.32 |
8.36 |
$ 22.77 |
$ 47,370 |
| Green Bay, WI |
1,520 |
8.84 |
7.94 |
$ 20.78 |
$ 43,220 |
| Gainesville, GA |
730 |
7.34 |
6.59 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Logan, UT-ID |
480 |
7.12 |
6.39 |
$ 22.88 |
$ 47,590 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Food Batchmakers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Battle Creek, MI |
350 |
6.65 |
5.97 |
$ 29.86 |
$ 62,110 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA |
550 |
3.95 |
3.55 |
$ 28.85 |
$ 60,000 |
| Lynchburg, VA |
200 |
2.05 |
1.84 |
$ 24.79 |
$ 51,560 |
| Greeley, CO |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 24.67 |
$ 51,320 |
| Winchester, VA-WV |
190 |
2.99 |
2.68 |
$ 23.88 |
$ 49,670 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC |
60 |
0.24 |
0.22 |
$ 23.81 |
$ 49,530 |
| Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA |
170 |
2.94 |
2.64 |
$ 23.80 |
$ 49,500 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
90 |
2.22 |
1.99 |
$ 23.70 |
$ 49,300 |
| Dubuque, IA |
170 |
2.95 |
2.65 |
$ 23.51 |
$ 48,900 |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
120 |
1.01 |
0.91 |
$ 23.46 |
$ 48,810 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Food Batchmakers:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |
2,820 |
13.66 |
12.26 |
$ 21.34 |
$ 44,380 |
| Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |
1,570 |
11.56 |
10.38 |
$ 21.26 |
$ 44,220 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |
1,230 |
6.30 |
5.65 |
$ 19.99 |
$ 41,570 |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area |
1,210 |
8.01 |
7.19 |
$ 17.92 |
$ 37,260 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area |
1,170 |
5.52 |
4.96 |
$ 21.89 |
$ 45,520 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Batchmakers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Food Batchmakers:
About May 2023 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.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
