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 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,760	171	$25.52/hr	$19.83/hr	$21.76/hr	$23.88/hr	$29.08/hr	$32.60/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
Manufacturing	1,450	$24.21/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	190	$21.16/hr
Professional and Business Services	110	$21.36/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
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	30	$23.41/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	50	$35.61/hr	-5.9%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	50	$22.02/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	70	$30.74/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	70	$23.42/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	110	$22.13/hr	5.0%
Northwest Balance of State	110	$22.13/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	130	$21.09/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	150	$28.16/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	160	$22.81/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	190	$23.12/hr	4.8%
Southwest Balance of State	220	$26.41/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	290	$25.22/hr	6.2%
Southwest Minnesota	330	$24.79/hr	0.7%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	730	$23.54/hr	4.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	880	$23.40/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,760	$23.88/hr	3.5%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Power Plant Operators	630	$45.03/hr	-10.7%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,530	$24.95/hr	4.5%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	110	$24.83/hr	-7.6%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	120	$42.91/hr	1.4%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	100	$24.04/hr	-16.7%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	1,580	$34.19/hr	3.3%
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	90	$28.68/hr	2.6%
Chemical Plant and System Operators	70	$32.27/hr	3.0%
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	280	$24.46/hr	-2.6%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	790	$28.57/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.