• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
169,190	1.1 %	$ 19.66	$ 40,890	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Food Batchmakers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 14.17	$ 16.16	$ 18.49	$ 22.68	$ 26.75
Annual Wage (2)	$ 29,480	$ 33,610	$ 38,460	$ 47,170	$ 55,640

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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	28,470	10.97	$ 19.89	$ 41,360
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	26,440	7.97	$ 19.30	$ 40,140
Dairy Product Manufacturing	24,840	15.30	$ 21.50	$ 44,720
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	22,100	12.93	$ 19.58	$ 40,730
Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	16,180	19.76	$ 19.30	$ 40,140

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	16,180	19.76	$ 19.30	$ 40,140
Dairy Product Manufacturing	24,840	15.30	$ 21.50	$ 44,720
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	22,100	12.93	$ 19.58	$ 40,730
Other Food Manufacturing	28,470	10.97	$ 19.89	$ 41,360
Animal Food Manufacturing	6,140	8.34	$ 20.98	$ 43,650

Top paying industries for Food Batchmakers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Grain and Oilseed Milling	4,320	6.65	$ 25.53	$ 53,100
Beverage Manufacturing	3,210	1.01	$ 24.25	$ 50,440
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	420	1.41	$ 22.37	$ 46,540
Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only)	290	0.08	$ 21.85	$ 45,450
Dairy Product Manufacturing	24,840	15.30	$ 21.50	$ 44,720

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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	18,130	6.28	5.64	$ 21.17	$ 44,040
California	12,600	0.70	0.63	$ 19.85	$ 41,280
Illinois	10,480	1.74	1.56	$ 22.06	$ 45,880
Texas	9,850	0.73	0.65	$ 16.77	$ 34,870
Ohio	8,840	1.62	1.45	$ 19.15	$ 39,830

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	18,130	6.28	5.64	$ 21.17	$ 44,040
Iowa	5,910	3.82	3.43	$ 21.94	$ 45,640
Vermont	1,010	3.37	3.03	$ 19.05	$ 39,630
Minnesota	6,110	2.12	1.90	$ 19.34	$ 40,220
Kentucky	3,700	1.88	1.69	$ 20.21	$ 42,050

Top paying states for Food Batchmakers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	120	0.39	0.35	$ 29.85	$ 62,090
Illinois	10,480	1.74	1.56	$ 22.06	$ 45,880
Iowa	5,910	3.82	3.43	$ 21.94	$ 45,640
Missouri	3,650	1.27	1.14	$ 21.23	$ 44,160
Wisconsin	18,130	6.28	5.64	$ 21.17	$ 44,040

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	7,810	1.73	1.56	$ 22.65	$ 47,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	6,620	0.70	0.63	$ 18.03	$ 37,500
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	4,570	0.74	0.66	$ 19.27	$ 40,080
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	3,820	1.38	1.24	$ 18.46	$ 38,390
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,400	0.86	0.77	$ 17.97	$ 37,390
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3,400	1.78	1.60	$ 20.21	$ 42,030
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,480	0.88	0.79	$ 19.11	$ 39,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,270	0.71	0.64	$ 16.25	$ 33,790
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	2,190	1.05	0.94	$ 20.70	$ 43,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,080	0.74	0.66	$ 21.15	$ 43,990

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	1,440	24.12	21.65	$ 22.84	$ 47,500
Wausau, WI	1,290	18.55	16.65	$ 21.44	$ 44,590
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	1,080	14.40	12.92	$ 22.37	$ 46,530
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	1,110	12.57	11.28	$ 23.11	$ 48,070
Appleton, WI	1,470	11.91	10.69	$ 20.88	$ 43,440
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	380	9.40	8.44	$ 19.29	$ 40,120
Danville, IL	240	9.32	8.36	$ 22.77	$ 47,370
Green Bay, WI	1,520	8.84	7.94	$ 20.78	$ 43,220
Gainesville, GA	730	7.34	6.59	(8)	(8)
Logan, UT-ID	480	7.12	6.39	$ 22.88	$ 47,590