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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022
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 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Industry profile for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geographic profile for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
National estimates for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 108,900 |
1.4 % |
$ 21.74 |
$ 45,220 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.85 |
$ 17.50 |
$ 20.87 |
$ 24.49 |
$ 29.56 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 30,880 |
$ 36,400 |
$ 43,410 |
$ 50,950 |
$ 61,480 |
Industry profile for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) |
14,840 |
8.17 |
$ 21.20 |
$ 44,100 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
12,190 |
2.96 |
$ 22.62 |
$ 47,050 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
11,240 |
3.12 |
$ 22.91 |
$ 47,660 |
| Animal Food Manufacturing |
7,850 |
11.22 |
$ 19.18 |
$ 39,890 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
7,790 |
2.35 |
$ 22.38 |
$ 46,550 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Animal Food Manufacturing |
7,850 |
11.22 |
$ 19.18 |
$ 39,890 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) |
14,840 |
8.17 |
$ 21.20 |
$ 44,100 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
5,580 |
5.40 |
$ 25.24 |
$ 52,510 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
11,240 |
3.12 |
$ 22.91 |
$ 47,660 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
12,190 |
2.96 |
$ 22.62 |
$ 47,050 |
Top paying industries for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Motor Vehicle Manufacturing |
50 |
0.02 |
$ 33.00 |
$ 68,640 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
440 |
0.05 |
$ 30.95 |
$ 64,380 |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing |
80 |
0.14 |
$ 27.44 |
$ 57,070 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
170 |
0.02 |
$ 27.31 |
$ 56,810 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
1,890 |
2.17 |
$ 26.85 |
$ 55,850 |
Geographic profile for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
11,320 |
0.87 |
1.18 |
$ 20.28 |
$ 42,180 |
| California |
9,350 |
0.53 |
0.72 |
$ 23.73 |
$ 49,360 |
| Illinois |
6,710 |
1.14 |
1.55 |
$ 21.51 |
$ 44,740 |
| Indiana |
5,590 |
1.81 |
2.46 |
$ 22.34 |
$ 46,470 |
| Ohio |
5,280 |
0.98 |
1.33 |
$ 21.73 |
$ 45,190 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Iowa |
2,950 |
1.94 |
2.63 |
$ 20.96 |
$ 43,590 |
| Indiana |
5,590 |
1.81 |
2.46 |
$ 22.34 |
$ 46,470 |
| Kansas |
2,280 |
1.65 |
2.24 |
$ 20.38 |
$ 42,400 |
| West Virginia |
1,050 |
1.55 |
2.10 |
$ 21.83 |
$ 45,400 |
| Wisconsin |
4,250 |
1.51 |
2.05 |
$ 21.42 |
$ 44,550 |
Top paying states for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
110 |
0.18 |
0.24 |
$ 68.70 |
$ 142,890 |
| Idaho |
840 |
1.06 |
1.44 |
$ 25.52 |
$ 53,080 |
| Maine |
250 |
0.41 |
0.55 |
$ 25.36 |
$ 52,740 |
| North Dakota |
190 |
0.47 |
0.64 |
$ 25.12 |
$ 52,240 |
| Washington |
2,530 |
0.74 |
1.01 |
$ 24.74 |
$ 51,470 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,810 |
1.09 |
1.48 |
$ 22.49 |
$ 46,790 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,450 |
0.91 |
1.23 |
$ 20.38 |
$ 42,380 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,210 |
0.35 |
0.47 |
$ 24.16 |
$ 50,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,880 |
0.47 |
0.64 |
$ 23.08 |
$ 48,010 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
2,580 |
0.84 |
1.15 |
$ 21.02 |
$ 43,710 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,780 |
0.65 |
0.89 |
$ 21.21 |
$ 44,110 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
1,560 |
1.48 |
2.01 |
$ 23.36 |
$ 48,590 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
1,550 |
1.47 |
2.00 |
$ 21.99 |
$ 45,730 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,430 |
0.52 |
0.70 |
$ 23.97 |
$ 49,860 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
1,270 |
0.97 |
1.32 |
$ 21.24 |
$ 44,190 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sumter, SC |
190 |
5.37 |
7.29 |
$ 18.72 |
$ 38,940 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
250 |
5.15 |
6.99 |
$ 27.41 |
$ 57,020 |
| Bellingham, WA |
440 |
4.96 |
6.74 |
$ 26.87 |
$ 55,880 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
400 |
3.95 |
5.36 |
$ 22.03 |
$ 45,810 |
| Danville, IL |
100 |
3.75 |
5.10 |
$ 19.25 |
$ 40,040 |
| Odessa, TX |
270 |
3.65 |
4.95 |
$ 22.09 |
$ 45,950 |
| Racine, WI |
260 |
3.50 |
4.75 |
$ 19.06 |
$ 39,640 |
| Dalton, GA |
220 |
3.34 |
4.53 |
$ 18.75 |
$ 39,000 |
| Pine Bluff, AR |
90 |
3.24 |
4.41 |
$ 22.66 |
$ 47,130 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN |
120 |
2.97 |
4.03 |
$ 20.08 |
$ 41,770 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,050 |
0.44 |
0.60 |
$ 29.18 |
$ 60,700 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
530 |
0.51 |
0.70 |
$ 28.15 |
$ 58,550 |
| Decatur, AL |
90 |
1.53 |
2.08 |
$ 28.07 |
$ 58,390 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
580 |
0.39 |
0.53 |
$ 27.67 |
$ 57,560 |
| Duluth, MN-WI |
60 |
0.46 |
0.62 |
$ 27.43 |
$ 57,060 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
250 |
5.15 |
6.99 |
$ 27.41 |
$ 57,020 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
470 |
1.09 |
1.48 |
$ 27.09 |
$ 56,340 |
| Tucson, AZ |
100 |
0.26 |
0.35 |
$ 27.04 |
$ 56,250 |
| Bellingham, WA |
440 |
4.96 |
6.74 |
$ 26.87 |
$ 55,880 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
110 |
0.28 |
0.38 |
$ 26.86 |
$ 55,860 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
About May 2022 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2022 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023
United States Department of Labor
