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 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southeast Minnesota	150	19	$22.05/hr	$17.77/hr	$18.82/hr	$22.38/hr	$24.68/hr	$27.66/hr

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

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	20	$44.57/hr
Manufacturing	1,440	$24.08/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	120	$19.14/hr
Professional and Business Services	120	$17.72/hr

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

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	20	$19.43/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	30	$20.05/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	30	$22.55/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	40	$22.65/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	60	$28.91/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	60	$35.15/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	90	$34.00/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	140	$20.13/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	150	$24.21/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	150	$22.38/hr	3.2%
Southeast Balance of State	160	$22.51/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	160	$23.53/hr	3.0%
Southwest Balance of State	230	$24.65/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	320	$23.31/hr	4.7%
Central Minnesota	350	$24.07/hr	2.9%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	620	$23.73/hr	5.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	830	$23.73/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,690	$23.67/hr	4.5%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Power Plant Operators	560	$50.79/hr	-17.8%
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,810	$24.23/hr	-1.0%
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	150	$24.06/hr	-4.2%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	190	$36.30/hr	N/A
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	140	$23.08/hr	-11.4%
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	1,480	$32.25/hr	4.4%
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	100	$20.14/hr	-0.9%
Chemical Plant and System Operators	260	$30.90/hr	3.7%
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	120	$25.13/hr	N/A
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	640	$28.06/hr	0.6%

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.