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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-3093 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products. Excludes “Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders” (51-3091).


National estimates for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Industry profile for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Geographic profile for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

National estimates for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
26,740 3.8 % $ 18.15 $ 37,760 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 13.00 $ 14.46 $ 17.64 $ 21.07 $ 24.15
Annual Wage (2) $ 27,040 $ 30,080 $ 36,700 $ 43,830 $ 50,240


Industry profile for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Food Manufacturing 6,200 2.48 $ 18.54 $ 38,560
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 4,660 2.70 $ 19.12 $ 39,770
Animal Slaughtering and Processing 4,560 0.88 $ 17.84 $ 37,100
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing 3,800 1.19 $ 17.52 $ 36,440
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 1,580 0.02 $ 16.48 $ 34,270

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 4,660 2.70 $ 19.12 $ 39,770
Other Food Manufacturing 6,200 2.48 $ 18.54 $ 38,560
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing 1,460 1.85 $ 20.85 $ 43,360
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing 3,800 1.19 $ 17.52 $ 36,440
Animal Slaughtering and Processing 4,560 0.88 $ 17.84 $ 37,100

Top paying industries for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Grain and Oilseed Milling 100 0.16 $ 22.82 $ 47,460
Dairy Product Manufacturing 750 0.47 $ 21.52 $ 44,760
Warehousing and Storage 40 (7) $ 21.18 $ 44,060
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing 1,460 1.85 $ 20.85 $ 43,360
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 4,660 2.70 $ 19.12 $ 39,770


Geographic profile for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

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



Map of employment of food cooking machine operators and tenders by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tennessee 2,560 0.82 4.54 $ 19.01 $ 39,540
Texas 2,420 0.19 1.03 $ 14.42 $ 30,000
California 1,750 0.10 0.55 $ 18.51 $ 38,500
Wisconsin 1,600 0.57 3.15 $ 19.09 $ 39,710
New York 1,470 0.16 0.90 $ 19.10 $ 39,720


Map of location quotient of food cooking machine operators and tenders by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tennessee 2,560 0.82 4.54 $ 19.01 $ 39,540
Maine 400 0.65 3.59 $ 16.37 $ 34,050
Wisconsin 1,600 0.57 3.15 $ 19.09 $ 39,710
Minnesota 1,160 0.41 2.27 $ 21.94 $ 45,620
Iowa 600 0.39 2.17 $ 22.28 $ 46,340


Map of annual mean wages of food cooking machine operators and tenders by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Iowa 600 0.39 2.17 $ 22.28 $ 46,340
Minnesota 1,160 0.41 2.27 $ 21.94 $ 45,620
Idaho (8) (8) (8) $ 21.84 $ 45,440
Indiana 410 0.13 0.73 $ 21.12 $ 43,940
Missouri 220 0.08 0.43 $ 20.61 $ 42,870



Map of employment of food cooking machine operators and tenders by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

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 1,340 0.15 0.81 $ 19.08 $ 39,690
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 730 0.19 1.05 $ 14.98 $ 31,160
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 710 0.16 0.89 $ 19.59 $ 40,740
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 700 0.37 2.06 $ 22.71 $ 47,230
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 600 0.57 3.18 $ 17.80 $ 37,030
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 430 0.14 0.78 $ 14.30 $ 29,750
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 390 0.37 2.05 $ 14.21 $ 29,560
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 360 0.13 0.74 $ 18.02 $ 37,470
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 350 0.13 0.71 $ 16.38 $ 34,070
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 350 0.43 2.39 $ 17.19 $ 35,760


Map of location quotient of food cooking machine operators and tenders by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Cleveland, TN 100 2.18 12.04 $ 19.22 $ 39,970
Appleton, WI 200 1.62 8.98 $ 20.11 $ 41,840
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 140 1.62 8.94 $ 20.76 $ 43,190
Gettysburg, PA 50 1.44 7.94 $ 18.56 $ 38,610
Green Bay, WI 180 1.06 5.88 $ 19.65 $ 40,870
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 50 0.99 5.46 $ 15.91 $ 33,080
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 120 0.78 4.32 $ 10.98 $ 22,830
Knoxville, TN 290 0.72 4.00 $ 17.54 $ 36,480
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 70 0.66 3.65 $ 20.01 $ 41,620
York-Hanover, PA 110 0.63 3.48 $ 21.69 $ 45,120


Map of annual mean wages of food cooking machine operators and tenders by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 22.97 $ 47,780
Wausau, WI 40 0.54 2.98 $ 22.76 $ 47,340
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 700 0.37 2.06 $ 22.71 $ 47,230
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 80 0.33 1.81 $ 22.46 $ 46,730
York-Hanover, PA 110 0.63 3.48 $ 21.69 $ 45,120
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 170 0.27 1.50 $ 21.35 $ 44,400
St. Louis, MO-IL 80 0.06 0.34 $ 21.24 $ 44,170
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 140 1.62 8.94 $ 20.76 $ 43,190
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 60 0.03 0.16 $ 20.76 $ 43,180
Boise City, ID (8) (8) (8) $ 20.46 $ 42,550

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 160 0.78 4.33 $ 19.72 $ 41,020
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 140 0.74 4.09 $ 15.32 $ 31,870
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 130 0.61 3.39 $ 18.79 $ 39,080
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 100 0.56 3.11 $ 20.53 $ 42,710
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 90 0.34 1.90 $ 19.50 $ 40,570

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 70 1.12 6.19 $ 15.39 $ 32,010
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area 70 1.05 5.80 $ 14.79 $ 30,770
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 70 0.95 5.26 $ 22.78 $ 47,380
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 50 0.86 4.77 $ 12.31 $ 25,600
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 160 0.78 4.33 $ 19.72 $ 41,020

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 30 0.47 2.62 $ 25.39 $ 52,820
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 90 0.35 1.91 $ 24.01 $ 49,940
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 70 0.95 5.26 $ 22.78 $ 47,380
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 1.47 $ 21.06 $ 43,810
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 50 0.32 1.74 $ 20.81 $ 43,280


About May 2022 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023