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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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) |
| 49,770 |
2.6 % |
$21.22 |
$44,140 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.54 |
$15.42 |
$19.62 |
$25.86 |
$32.51 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$26,070 |
$32,060 |
$40,810 |
$53,790 |
$67,630 |
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) |
| Beverage Manufacturing |
19,100 |
7.36 |
$21.76 |
$45,270 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing |
6,520 |
4.48 |
$20.68 |
$43,010 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
3,260 |
1.11 |
$23.78 |
$49,450 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
2,990 |
0.82 |
$22.20 |
$46,180 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) |
1,600 |
0.94 |
$19.00 |
$39,510 |
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 |
9,370 |
0.55 |
1.60 |
$22.83 |
$47,490 |
| Texas |
3,160 |
0.26 |
0.76 |
$21.35 |
$44,420 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,980 |
0.51 |
1.48 |
$20.23 |
$42,080 |
| Colorado |
2,150 |
0.82 |
2.38 |
$21.40 |
$44,500 |
| New York |
2,150 |
0.23 |
0.67 |
$21.70 |
$45,140 |
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 |
350 |
1.31 |
3.80 |
$35.26 |
$73,340 |
| Oregon |
1,650 |
0.87 |
2.54 |
$19.33 |
$40,210 |
| Colorado |
2,150 |
0.82 |
2.38 |
$21.40 |
$44,500 |
| Maine |
470 |
0.78 |
2.28 |
$23.02 |
$47,890 |
| New Hampshire |
490 |
0.75 |
2.18 |
$27.13 |
$56,440 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
350 |
1.31 |
3.80 |
$35.26 |
$73,340 |
| Nevada |
420 |
0.31 |
0.91 |
$27.88 |
$57,990 |
| New Hampshire |
490 |
0.75 |
2.18 |
$27.13 |
$56,440 |
| New Jersey |
930 |
0.23 |
0.67 |
$26.55 |
$55,230 |
| North Carolina |
1,870 |
0.43 |
1.24 |
$23.42 |
$48,720 |
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) |
| Napa, CA |
1,580 |
20.93 |
60.85 |
$24.86 |
$51,720 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,380 |
0.48 |
1.40 |
$19.80 |
$41,170 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,360 |
0.14 |
0.42 |
$24.92 |
$51,840 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
1,210 |
5.90 |
17.16 |
$24.79 |
$51,560 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,130 |
0.19 |
0.54 |
$21.79 |
$45,330 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,050 |
0.23 |
0.66 |
$20.40 |
$42,430 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
820 |
0.56 |
1.62 |
$20.45 |
$42,530 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
800 |
0.67 |
1.96 |
$20.32 |
$42,260 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
800 |
0.22 |
0.65 |
$19.14 |
$39,810 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
790 |
0.26 |
0.77 |
$23.25 |
$48,360 |
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 |
1,580 |
20.93 |
60.85 |
$24.86 |
$51,720 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
1,210 |
5.90 |
17.16 |
$24.79 |
$51,560 |
| Kankakee, IL |
170 |
3.92 |
11.40 |
$34.12 |
$70,960 |
| Merced, CA |
280 |
3.87 |
11.26 |
$20.71 |
$43,080 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
430 |
3.63 |
10.56 |
$19.21 |
$39,950 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS |
170 |
3.17 |
9.23 |
$21.43 |
$44,570 |
| Greeley, CO |
270 |
2.57 |
7.47 |
$21.05 |
$43,790 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA |
330 |
2.15 |
6.24 |
$24.58 |
$51,120 |
| Bend-Redmond, OR |
170 |
2.01 |
5.85 |
$18.16 |
$37,760 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
220 |
1.91 |
5.57 |
$20.15 |
$41,920 |
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United States Department of Labor
