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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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)
125,340 2.2 % $19.19 $39,920 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $12.23 $14.67 $18.17 $22.95 $28.21
Annual Wage (2) $25,440 $30,510 $37,780 $47,740 $58,680


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) 18,130 10.37 $18.57 $38,620
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) 15,070 4.14 $19.67 $40,910
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 12,370 2.95 $20.06 $41,730
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 11,310 3.80 $20.00 $41,590
Animal Food Manufacturing 8,120 12.78 $17.76 $36,940

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 8,120 12.78 $17.76 $36,940
Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) 18,130 10.37 $18.57 $38,620
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) 15,070 4.14 $19.67 $40,910
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 11,310 3.80 $20.00 $41,590
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 4,240 3.78 $21.16 $44,020

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 170 0.03 $27.80 $57,830
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 150 0.01 $26.48 $55,090
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,570 1.70 $24.63 $51,220
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 60 0.07 $23.92 $49,750
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 880 0.87 $22.03 $45,820


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 12,200 0.70 0.82 $20.19 $41,990
Ohio 7,660 1.41 1.65 $19.22 $39,980
Texas 7,370 0.59 0.69 $17.06 $35,480
Illinois 6,480 1.08 1.26 $19.72 $41,020
North Carolina 6,100 1.37 1.60 $17.68 $36,770




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 5,230 1.82 2.13 $19.53 $40,620
Nebraska 1,730 1.76 2.07 $17.54 $36,490
Indiana 5,280 1.72 2.01 $18.57 $38,630
Utah 2,550 1.70 1.99 $17.81 $37,050
Iowa 2,270 1.46 1.71 $20.35 $42,320




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Louisiana 1,440 0.75 0.88 $24.65 $51,260
Maine 250 0.41 0.48 $23.78 $49,450
Washington 2,020 0.61 0.71 $22.43 $46,650
West Virginia 430 0.61 0.72 $22.26 $46,300
Delaware 270 0.59 0.69 $22.16 $46,100





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)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 5,610 0.58 0.68 $19.83 $41,250
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,350 0.86 1.01 $19.24 $40,030
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,090 1.09 1.28 $19.43 $40,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,810 1.02 1.20 $19.37 $40,290
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 2,220 1.78 2.09 $17.75 $36,910
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,760 0.48 0.56 $17.12 $35,600
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,750 0.57 0.67 $16.96 $35,270
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,700 0.59 0.69 $20.65 $42,960
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,510 0.71 0.84 $15.91 $33,090
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 1,510 0.76 0.89 $18.63 $38,750




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)
Bowling Green, KY 410 5.57 6.53 $15.33 $31,880
Dalton, GA 330 5.17 6.05 $17.02 $35,390
Joplin, MO 360 4.43 5.19 $22.03 $45,830
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 1,040 3.96 4.64 $16.70 $34,740
Goldsboro, NC 170 3.85 4.51 $16.40 $34,110
Appleton, WI 460 3.78 4.43 $22.24 $46,250
Glens Falls, NY 200 3.75 4.39 $19.89 $41,380
Roanoke, VA 550 3.60 4.22 $13.49 $28,060
Logan, UT-ID 190 3.33 3.90 $18.27 $38,000
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 470 3.32 3.89 $25.70 $53,460




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)
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 80 0.45 0.52 $33.19 $69,030
Decatur, AL 40 0.80 0.94 $26.16 $54,420
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 470 3.32 3.89 $25.70 $53,460
Napa, CA 170 2.21 2.58 $25.17 $52,350
Pine Bluff, AR 80 2.57 3.01 $25.15 $52,310
Dubuque, IA 60 1.06 1.24 $24.76 $51,510
Portland-South Portland, ME (8) (8) (8) $24.57 $51,110
Tulsa, OK 240 0.53 0.62 $24.43 $50,820
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 60 0.65 0.77 $24.41 $50,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 600 0.53 0.62 $24.26 $50,460

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)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 860 2.17 2.55 $17.89 $37,220
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 710 2.60 3.05 $19.56 $40,680
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 690 2.07 2.42 $20.37 $42,360
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 630 2.41 2.83 $19.79 $41,160
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 590 2.31 2.71 $18.86 $39,230

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)
Nevada nonmetropolitan area 450 4.55 5.33 $22.51 $46,810
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 580 4.12 4.83 $20.72 $43,090
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 370 4.00 4.68 $17.08 $35,520
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 400 3.95 4.63 $18.87 $39,240
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 360 3.74 4.39 $16.83 $35,010

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)
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 90 1.09 1.28 $32.63 $67,880
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 100 0.52 0.61 $26.14 $54,370
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 60 0.86 1.01 $24.09 $50,110
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 100 1.42 1.67 $23.79 $49,490
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 260 2.18 2.55 $23.68 $49,250


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