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 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,760	160	$29.64/hr	$22.43/hr	$24.59/hr	$29.14/hr	$32.41/hr	$38.01/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	1,530	$28.85/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	170	$30.60/hr
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A

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	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	20	$30.05/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	60	$25.21/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	60	$30.70/hr	-5.9%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	80	$23.61/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	90	$28.86/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	100	$28.39/hr	5.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	120	$36.00/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	140	$28.08/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	150	$27.95/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	250	$28.09/hr	4.8%
Southwest Minnesota	250	$28.72/hr	0.7%
Southeast Balance of State	260	$27.91/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	310	$28.08/hr	6.2%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	720	$30.32/hr	4.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	930	$30.15/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,760	$29.14/hr	3.5%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Power Plant Operators	970	$46.42/hr	-10.7%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,810	$28.12/hr	4.5%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	90	$20.21/hr	-7.6%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	410	$25.87/hr	N/A
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	120	$25.54/hr	-16.7%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	1,440	$37.30/hr	3.3%
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	120	$27.80/hr	N/A
Chemical Plant and System Operators	150	$32.70/hr	3.0%
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	200	$37.31/hr	-2.6%
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	660	$27.81/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.