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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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)
51,160 2.6 % $21.81 $45,370 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.84 $15.80 $19.87 $26.54 $34.04
Annual Wage (2) $26,710 $32,870 $41,330 $55,190 $70,800


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 20,940 7.71 $22.94 $47,710
Dairy Product Manufacturing 6,010 3.98 $20.19 $41,990
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 2,840 0.96 $24.03 $49,990
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) 2,740 0.75 $23.40 $48,670
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 1,610 0.01 $18.96 $39,450

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Beverage Manufacturing 20,940 7.71 $22.94 $47,710
Dairy Product Manufacturing 6,010 3.98 $20.19 $41,990
Tobacco Manufacturing 270 2.55 $28.23 $58,720
Metal Ore Mining 610 1.46 $25.77 $53,600
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,180 1.28 $23.43 $48,740

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 260 0.23 $32.70 $68,010
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 510 0.50 $30.12 $62,650
Support Activities for Mining 30 0.01 $30.00 $62,410
Tobacco Manufacturing 270 2.55 $28.23 $58,720
Scientific Research and Development Services 270 0.04 $26.53 $55,190


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 8,810 0.51 1.45 $24.72 $51,410
Texas 3,480 0.28 0.80 $21.74 $45,210
Pennsylvania 2,450 0.42 1.19 $20.25 $42,110
Colorado 2,130 0.79 2.28 $22.34 $46,460
New York 2,100 0.22 0.63 $20.98 $43,640




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 320 1.19 3.41 $37.99 $79,030
Vermont 320 1.06 3.04 $19.70 $40,970
Maine 560 0.91 2.61 $22.54 $46,880
Nebraska 850 0.86 2.48 $17.26 $35,900
Oregon 1,600 0.84 2.41 $20.45 $42,540




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 320 1.19 3.41 $37.99 $79,030
Nevada 350 0.25 0.73 $29.79 $61,960
New Hampshire 530 0.80 2.31 $26.90 $55,950
Ohio 1,610 0.30 0.85 $26.61 $55,340
New Jersey 880 0.22 0.62 $26.28 $54,660





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 1,810 23.45 67.31 $29.41 $61,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,330 0.28 0.81 $20.40 $42,420
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,270 0.13 0.38 $25.19 $52,400
Santa Rosa, CA 1,120 5.37 15.40 $27.67 $57,550
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,040 0.36 1.04 $20.05 $41,710
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,030 0.28 0.81 $18.74 $38,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,000 0.16 0.46 $19.58 $40,730
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 890 0.59 1.68 $20.99 $43,660
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 830 0.68 1.96 $20.73 $43,120
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 750 0.24 0.70 $25.17 $52,350




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 1,810 23.45 67.31 $29.41 $61,180
Santa Rosa, CA 1,120 5.37 15.40 $27.67 $57,550
Merced, CA 350 4.53 13.01 $21.17 $44,040
Walla Walla, WA 110 4.40 12.65 $21.41 $44,530
Kankakee, IL 180 3.91 11.23 $35.14 $73,100
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 390 3.33 9.57 $22.08 $45,920
St. Joseph, MO-KS 180 3.25 9.32 $17.99 $37,410
Portsmouth, NH-ME 280 2.93 8.41 $25.22 $52,460
Sheboygan, WI 150 2.49 7.16 $16.71 $34,760
Greeley, CO 250 2.31 6.62 $21.38 $44,480




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kankakee, IL 180 3.91 11.23 $35.14 $73,100
Columbus, OH 510 0.49 1.39 $32.58 $67,770
Napa, CA 1,810 23.45 67.31 $29.41 $61,180
Syracuse, NY (8) (8) (8) $28.63 $59,550
Visalia-Porterville, CA 190 1.23 3.52 $27.99 $58,220
Greensboro-High Point, NC 70 0.20 0.56 $27.84 $57,910
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 110 0.10 0.28 $27.71 $57,640
Santa Rosa, CA 1,120 5.37 15.40 $27.67 $57,550
New Orleans-Metairie, LA (8) (8) (8) $27.65 $57,510
Evansville, IN-KY 100 0.63 1.81 $27.49 $57,190

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 280 1.73 4.96 $20.45 $42,540
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 280 1.62 4.65 $26.67 $55,470
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 280 2.77 7.95 $41.02 $85,320
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 260 2.82 8.10 $16.49 $34,300
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 250 1.18 3.38 $16.96 $35,270

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 260 2.82 8.10 $16.49 $34,300
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 280 2.77 7.95 $41.02 $85,320
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 250 2.51 7.21 $32.93 $68,480
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 190 1.84 5.27 $20.57 $42,790
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 190 1.78 5.12 $23.97 $49,850

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 280 2.77 7.95 $41.02 $85,320
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 250 2.51 7.21 $32.93 $68,480
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 70 0.50 1.43 $27.79 $57,790
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 70 0.28 0.80 $27.70 $57,620
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 280 1.62 4.65 $26.67 $55,470


About May 2019 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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020