Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-9192 Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

Operate or tend machines to wash or clean products, such as barrels or kegs, glass items, tin plate, food, pulp, coal, plastic, or rubber, to remove impurities.

National estimates for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Industry profile for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders
Geographic profile for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders

National estimates for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
13,200	2.9 %	$ 18.81	$ 39,130	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.69	$ 15.30	$ 17.88	$ 21.64	$ 25.22
Annual Wage (2)	$ 28,460	$ 31,830	$ 37,190	$ 45,020	$ 52,460

Industry profile for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services	1,350	0.03	$ 16.56	$ 34,440
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	1,180	0.23	$ 16.34	$ 33,990
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	880	0.28	$ 17.78	$ 36,990
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	830	0.48	$ 18.69	$ 38,880
Other Food Manufacturing	750	0.30	$ 19.76	$ 41,100

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	830	0.48	$ 18.69	$ 38,880
Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities	500	0.40	$ 19.00	$ 39,510
Other Food Manufacturing	750	0.30	$ 19.76	$ 41,100
Dairy Product Manufacturing	450	0.29	$ 23.82	$ 49,540
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	170	0.29	$ 28.18	$ 58,610

Top paying industries for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	110	0.13	$ 28.45	$ 59,170
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	170	0.29	$ 28.18	$ 58,610
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	50	0.09	$ 26.16	$ 54,420
Dairy Product Manufacturing	450	0.29	$ 23.82	$ 49,540
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	230	0.24	$ 23.59	$ 49,060

Geographic profile for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders by state, May 2022

States with the highest employment level in Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	2,360	0.13	1.50	$ 18.68	$ 38,860
Texas	1,530	0.12	1.32	$ 17.62	$ 36,660
Pennsylvania	720	0.12	1.38	$ 22.48	$ 46,750
Georgia	660	0.14	1.61	$ 17.75	$ 36,910
Michigan	580	0.14	1.53	$ 18.98	$ 39,470

Map of location quotient of cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders by state, May 2022

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oklahoma	410	0.26	2.87	$ 16.71	$ 34,750
Indiana	580	0.19	2.09	$ 18.38	$ 38,220
Nebraska	180	0.19	2.08	$ 17.93	$ 37,290
Maine	110	0.18	2.06	$ 17.29	$ 35,960
Rhode Island	80	0.18	1.96	$ 19.70	$ 40,980

Map of annual mean wages of cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders by state, May 2022

Top paying states for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Virginia	200	0.05	0.59	$ 24.80	$ 51,580
Illinois	60	0.01	0.11	$ 24.70	$ 51,380
North Dakota	40	0.10	1.09	$ 23.62	$ 49,130
Utah	170	0.10	1.16	$ 22.74	$ 47,300
Pennsylvania	720	0.12	1.38	$ 22.48	$ 46,750

Map of employment of cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	590	0.16	1.75	$ 18.35	$ 38,160
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	520	0.09	0.95	$ 18.58	$ 38,640
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	440	0.05	0.53	$ 20.02	$ 41,650
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	320	0.12	1.29	$ 19.17	$ 39,880
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	280	0.09	1.02	$ 18.05	$ 37,540
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	190	0.07	0.79	$ 19.26	$ 40,060
Salinas, CA	190	1.03	11.52	$ 17.07	$ 35,510
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	180	0.10	1.09	$ 19.07	$ 39,670
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	180	0.07	0.83	$ 21.02	$ 43,720
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	170	0.17	1.86	$ 16.74	$ 34,810

Map of location quotient of cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Gainesville, GA	160	1.74	19.43	$ 16.56	$ 34,440
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	50	1.25	14.03	$ 17.77	$ 36,960
Albany, OR	50	1.05	11.77	$ 23.85	$ 49,600
Salinas, CA	190	1.03	11.52	$ 17.07	$ 35,510
Napa, CA	50	0.74	8.30	$ 21.65	$ 45,030
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	60	0.60	6.68	$ 18.05	$ 37,540
Modesto, CA	100	0.52	5.78	$ 23.31	$ 48,490
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	40	0.45	5.08	$ 24.30	$ 50,550
Fresno, CA	150	0.37	4.17	$ 17.02	$ 35,390
Stockton-Lodi, CA	100	0.35	3.91	$ 18.89	$ 39,280

Map of annual mean wages of cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders by area, May 2022

Top paying metropolitan areas for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Pittsburgh, PA	90	0.09	0.99	$ 26.83	$ 55,810
Richmond, VA	60	0.09	1.02	$ 26.76	$ 55,670
Reading, PA	50	0.32	3.59	$ 24.32	$ 50,590
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	40	0.45	5.08	$ 24.30	$ 50,550
Albany, OR	50	1.05	11.77	$ 23.85	$ 49,600
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	80	0.15	1.69	$ 23.73	$ 49,350
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	120	0.12	1.40	$ 23.43	$ 48,730
Modesto, CA	100	0.52	5.78	$ 23.31	$ 48,490
Provo-Orem, UT	50	0.18	2.05	$ 22.62	$ 47,050
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	30	0.14	1.54	$ 22.61	$ 47,020

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	80	0.53	5.94	$ 16.84	$ 35,020
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	80	0.42	4.71	$ 16.41	$ 34,140
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	70	0.27	3.00	$ 18.85	$ 39,200
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	70	0.21	2.31	$ 23.58	$ 49,040
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	60	0.71	7.90	$ 15.31	$ 31,850

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area	60	0.71	7.90	$ 15.31	$ 31,850
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	80	0.53	5.94	$ 16.84	$ 35,020
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	80	0.42	4.71	$ 16.41	$ 34,140
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	30	0.31	3.52	$ 19.21	$ 39,950
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	70	0.27	3.00	$ 18.85	$ 39,200

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	70	0.21	2.31	$ 23.58	$ 49,040
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	50	0.27	3.00	$ 22.86	$ 47,540
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40	0.20	2.19	$ 22.61	$ 47,030
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area	40	0.26	2.96	$ 21.17	$ 44,030
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	30	0.17	1.93	$ 20.69	$ 43,030

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.

(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