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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 130,480 |
1.9 % |
$18.09 |
$37,630 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.86 |
$13.46 |
$17.16 |
$21.90 |
$26.91 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$22,590 |
$28,000 |
$35,680 |
$45,540 |
$55,960 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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) |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
13,940 |
4.91 |
$18.70 |
$38,900 |
| Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing |
10,320 |
9.65 |
$17.76 |
$36,940 |
| Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing |
9,110 |
14.89 |
$18.96 |
$39,440 |
| Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
8,620 |
10.67 |
$18.00 |
$37,450 |
| Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing |
7,740 |
4.02 |
$17.93 |
$37,290 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing |
9,110 |
14.89 |
$18.96 |
$39,440 |
| Animal Food Manufacturing |
6,960 |
11.94 |
$16.58 |
$34,480 |
| Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
8,620 |
10.67 |
$18.00 |
$37,450 |
| Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing |
3,470 |
9.73 |
$17.89 |
$37,220 |
| Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing |
10,320 |
9.65 |
$17.76 |
$36,940 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
130 |
0.03 |
$26.71 |
$55,560 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
490 |
0.07 |
$23.97 |
$49,850 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
1,900 |
1.90 |
$22.92 |
$47,670 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
160 |
0.02 |
$21.72 |
$45,170 |
| Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing |
50 |
0.11 |
$21.54 |
$44,800 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
14,650 |
0.92 |
0.99 |
$17.17 |
$35,720 |
| Texas |
9,340 |
0.80 |
0.86 |
$16.51 |
$34,350 |
| Ohio |
7,640 |
1.43 |
1.54 |
$18.01 |
$37,450 |
| New York |
6,900 |
0.76 |
0.82 |
$18.81 |
$39,120 |
| Illinois |
6,140 |
1.04 |
1.12 |
$20.04 |
$41,680 |
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 |
5,460 |
1.95 |
2.09 |
$17.81 |
$37,040 |
| Iowa |
2,830 |
1.85 |
1.99 |
$19.10 |
$39,740 |
| Utah |
2,300 |
1.67 |
1.80 |
$15.94 |
$33,150 |
| West Virginia |
1,130 |
1.62 |
1.75 |
$19.19 |
$39,910 |
| Arkansas |
1,900 |
1.60 |
1.72 |
$18.36 |
$38,180 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
70 |
0.23 |
0.25 |
$28.14 |
$58,530 |
| Maryland |
1,070 |
0.41 |
0.44 |
$23.47 |
$48,820 |
| Louisiana |
1,670 |
0.87 |
0.93 |
$23.10 |
$48,050 |
| Maine |
330 |
0.55 |
0.59 |
$22.35 |
$46,490 |
| New Jersey |
4,560 |
1.15 |
1.24 |
$21.32 |
$44,340 |
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) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
3,930 |
0.93 |
1.00 |
$15.18 |
$31,580 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
3,920 |
1.08 |
1.16 |
$19.73 |
$41,040 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
3,740 |
0.57 |
0.61 |
$19.83 |
$41,240 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,010 |
1.03 |
1.10 |
$17.23 |
$35,830 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,320 |
0.91 |
0.98 |
$17.75 |
$36,910 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
2,230 |
1.73 |
1.86 |
$16.25 |
$33,790 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
1,820 |
1.74 |
1.88 |
$19.93 |
$41,450 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
1,770 |
1.53 |
1.65 |
$24.16 |
$50,250 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,650 |
1.42 |
1.53 |
$16.41 |
$34,130 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
1,610 |
1.20 |
1.29 |
$20.73 |
$43,130 |
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