Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9023 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Occupational Description:
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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,480	166	$26.72/hr	$20.55/hr	$22.81/hr	$25.15/hr	$30.00/hr	$35.26/hr

Leading Industries for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	1,280	$25.34/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	140	$22.28/hr
Professional and Business Services	50	$23.07/hr

Other Regional Data for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	$29.18/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	40	$37.97/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	50	$36.68/hr	-5.9%
Rochester MN MSA	60	$23.72/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	80	$24.15/hr	5.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	80	$35.87/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	90	$22.74/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	90	$21.87/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	140	$31.05/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	180	$24.07/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	200	$23.61/hr	4.8%
Central Minnesota	220	$26.58/hr	6.2%
Southwest Minnesota	250	$27.12/hr	0.7%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	650	$24.79/hr	4.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	770	$24.90/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,480	$25.15/hr	3.5%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Power Plant Operators	710	$43.05/hr	-10.7%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,510	$25.97/hr	4.5%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	110	$22.94/hr	-7.6%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	N/A	$25.08/hr	1.4%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	140	$24.70/hr	-16.7%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	1,540	$35.95/hr	3.3%
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	N/A	$27.11/hr	2.6%
Chemical Plant and System Operators	110	$31.48/hr	3.0%
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	240	$27.23/hr	-2.6%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	580	$28.42/hr	-4.6%

Task for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Unload mixtures into containers or onto conveyors for further processing.
Record operational or production data on specified forms.
Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.
Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials, such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.
Dump or pour specified amounts of materials into machinery or equipment.
Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.
Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.
Transfer materials, supplies, or products between work areas, using moving equipment or hand tools.
Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.