DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-3091 Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders

Occupational Description:
Operate or tend food or tobacco roasting, baking, or drying equipment, including hearth ovens, kiln driers, roasters, char kilns, and vacuum drying equipment.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 11025$18.44/hr$0.56/hr$15.58/hr$16.53/hr$18.10/hr$20.58/hr$23.06/hr
Minnesota 43050$18.43/hr$0.55/hr$13.73/hr$15.69/hr$18.07/hr$21.19/hr$24.14/hr
U S 20,830729$16.53/hr$0.23/hr$10.39/hr$12.43/hr$15.41/hr$19.51/hr$24.76/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing70$18.10/hr
Other Regional Data For Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 130 $17.32/hr -1.9%
Central Minnesota 110 $18.10/hr 4.4%
Northwest Minnesota 100 $18.36/hr 2.8%
Southwest Minnesota 80 $19.33/hr 0.9%
Southeast Minnesota 80 $17.75/hr 4.9%
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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