• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-3092 Food Batchmakers

Set up and operate equipment that mixes or blends ingredients used in the manufacturing of food products. Includes candy makers and cheese makers.

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National estimates for Food Batchmakers
Industry profile for Food Batchmakers
Geographic profile for Food Batchmakers

National estimates for Food Batchmakers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Food Batchmakers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
166,520	1.6 %	$ 18.61	$ 38,710	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Food Batchmakers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.12	$ 14.84	$ 17.59	$ 22.28	$ 25.28
Annual Wage (2)	$ 27,290	$ 30,860	$ 36,580	$ 46,340	$ 52,580

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Industry profile for Food Batchmakers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Food Batchmakers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Food Batchmakers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Food Batchmakers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Food Manufacturing	27,460	10.99	$ 18.49	$ 38,460
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	26,780	8.40	$ 18.15	$ 37,760
Dairy Product Manufacturing	23,650	15.05	$ 20.98	$ 43,630
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	22,020	12.77	$ 18.34	$ 38,140
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	15,250	19.24	$ 18.10	$ 37,640

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Food Batchmakers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	15,250	19.24	$ 18.10	$ 37,640
Dairy Product Manufacturing	23,650	15.05	$ 20.98	$ 43,630
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	22,020	12.77	$ 18.34	$ 38,140
Other Food Manufacturing	27,460	10.99	$ 18.49	$ 38,460
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	26,780	8.40	$ 18.15	$ 37,760

Top paying industries for Food Batchmakers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Grain and Oilseed Milling	4,390	6.99	$ 24.19	$ 50,320
Beverage Manufacturing	4,570	1.48	$ 23.50	$ 48,880
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only)	270	0.05	$ 21.03	$ 43,750
Dairy Product Manufacturing	23,650	15.05	$ 20.98	$ 43,630
Animal Food Manufacturing	5,580	7.97	$ 20.02	$ 41,650

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Geographic profile for Food Batchmakers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Food Batchmakers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Food Batchmakers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Food Batchmakers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin	16,260	5.77	5.12	$ 20.12	$ 41,840
California	12,500	0.71	0.63	$ 19.29	$ 40,120
Illinois	10,720	1.82	1.62	$ 20.48	$ 42,590
Texas	9,030	0.69	0.62	$ 16.33	$ 33,960
Pennsylvania	7,870	1.36	1.20	$ 19.17	$ 39,880

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Batchmakers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin	16,260	5.77	5.12	$ 20.12	$ 41,840
Iowa	6,800	4.47	3.97	$ 19.41	$ 40,380
Vermont	970	3.31	2.94	$ 19.01	$ 39,540
Minnesota	7,200	2.55	2.26	$ 18.00	$ 37,440
Indiana	6,200	2.01	1.78	$ 19.80	$ 41,190

Top paying states for Food Batchmakers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia	2,370	0.61	0.54	$ 20.83	$ 43,320
Illinois	10,720	1.82	1.62	$ 20.48	$ 42,590
Michigan	4,340	1.02	0.91	$ 20.15	$ 41,910
Wisconsin	16,260	5.77	5.12	$ 20.12	$ 41,840
Missouri	4,590	1.63	1.45	$ 19.91	$ 41,420

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Food Batchmakers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	7,830	1.77	1.58	$ 21.09	$ 43,870
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	6,290	0.68	0.61	$ 17.25	$ 35,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,580	0.75	0.67	$ 18.40	$ 38,280
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	4,580	1.69	1.50	$ 18.53	$ 38,530
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,650	1.94	1.72	$ 18.49	$ 38,460
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,110	0.82	0.73	$ 17.62	$ 36,650
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,590	1.27	1.13	$ 19.62	$ 40,810
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI	2,220	2.78	2.47	$ 18.76	$ 39,030
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,030	0.73	0.65	$ 18.72	$ 38,940
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	2,010	1.91	1.70	$ 20.78	$ 43,220

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Food Batchmakers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Sheboygan, WI	1,210	20.72	18.40	$ 22.30	$ 46,390
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1,540	17.76	15.77	$ 19.77	$ 41,120
Wausau, WI	1,040	15.00	13.32	$ 21.30	$ 44,300
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	970	13.52	12.00	$ 21.23	$ 44,170
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	590	12.23	10.86	(8)	(8)
Danville, IL	280	10.89	9.68	$ 21.88	$ 45,520
Appleton, WI	1,300	10.81	9.60	$ 19.54	$ 40,650
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	330	8.23	7.31	$ 17.87	$ 37,180
Green Bay, WI	1,320	7.84	6.96	$ 19.42	$ 40,390
Gettysburg, PA	240	7.54	6.69	$ 18.18	$ 37,810