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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
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:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 129,490 |
1.9 % |
$18.62 |
$38,730 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.28 |
$13.89 |
$17.59 |
$22.38 |
$27.67 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$23,470 |
$28,890 |
$36,600 |
$46,550 |
$57,560 |
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) |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) |
17,940 |
10.68 |
$18.72 |
$38,930 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
17,380 |
4.84 |
$18.98 |
$39,480 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
13,690 |
4.76 |
$20.28 |
$42,180 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
12,720 |
3.11 |
$18.47 |
$38,420 |
| Animal Food Manufacturing |
7,500 |
12.52 |
$17.18 |
$35,740 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Animal Food Manufacturing |
7,500 |
12.52 |
$17.18 |
$35,740 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) |
17,940 |
10.68 |
$18.72 |
$38,930 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
17,380 |
4.84 |
$18.98 |
$39,480 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
13,690 |
4.76 |
$20.28 |
$42,180 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
4,610 |
4.08 |
$19.76 |
$41,100 |
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 |
14,660 |
0.88 |
0.97 |
$19.25 |
$40,050 |
| Texas |
8,880 |
0.75 |
0.82 |
$16.19 |
$33,670 |
| Ohio |
7,110 |
1.32 |
1.46 |
$18.69 |
$38,880 |
| New York |
6,380 |
0.69 |
0.76 |
$18.76 |
$39,020 |
| North Carolina |
6,260 |
1.46 |
1.60 |
$17.35 |
$36,100 |
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) |
| Iowa |
2,930 |
1.91 |
2.10 |
$20.12 |
$41,860 |
| Wisconsin |
5,150 |
1.82 |
2.01 |
$18.65 |
$38,800 |
| Nebraska |
1,760 |
1.81 |
2.00 |
$16.96 |
$35,270 |
| Indiana |
5,180 |
1.72 |
1.89 |
$18.66 |
$38,810 |
| Utah |
2,400 |
1.70 |
1.87 |
$16.96 |
$35,270 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
60 |
0.20 |
0.22 |
$23.97 |
$49,850 |
| Maryland |
1,180 |
0.44 |
0.49 |
$23.48 |
$48,840 |
| Louisiana |
1,720 |
0.90 |
0.99 |
$22.30 |
$46,380 |
| New Jersey |
4,150 |
1.04 |
1.14 |
$22.15 |
$46,070 |
| Maine |
320 |
0.54 |
0.59 |
$21.83 |
$45,400 |
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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 |
3,920 |
1.07 |
1.18 |
$20.10 |
$41,820 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
3,670 |
0.83 |
0.91 |
$17.69 |
$36,800 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
3,550 |
0.53 |
0.58 |
$20.16 |
$41,920 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,780 |
0.95 |
1.05 |
$16.64 |
$34,620 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,580 |
0.98 |
1.08 |
$18.07 |
$37,600 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
2,070 |
1.59 |
1.75 |
$16.90 |
$35,150 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,960 |
1.65 |
1.82 |
$16.95 |
$35,250 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
1,800 |
1.75 |
1.93 |
$18.82 |
$39,150 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,530 |
1.49 |
1.64 |
$18.09 |
$37,630 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,480 |
0.59 |
0.65 |
$15.96 |
$33,200 |
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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) |
| Goldsboro, NC |
240 |
6.10 |
6.72 |
$12.09 |
$25,160 |
| Pine Bluff, AR |
180 |
5.88 |
6.47 |
$23.27 |
$48,400 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD |
350 |
4.18 |
4.60 |
$25.89 |
$53,850 |
| Dalton, GA |
270 |
4.16 |
4.58 |
$16.43 |
$34,170 |
| Rocky Mount, NC |
200 |
3.70 |
4.08 |
$17.93 |
$37,300 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN |
150 |
3.69 |
4.07 |
$16.78 |
$34,910 |
| Gainesville, GA |
310 |
3.64 |
4.01 |
$17.51 |
$36,420 |
| Lebanon, PA |
170 |
3.53 |
3.88 |
$17.05 |
$35,470 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR |
190 |
3.47 |
3.82 |
$23.47 |
$48,810 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
810 |
3.25 |
3.57 |
$19.71 |
$40,990 |
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United States Department of Labor
