DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-3093 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Occupational Description:
Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products. Excludes ?Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders? (51-3091).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 38071$18.66/hr$0.63/hr$12.99/hr$15.52/hr$18.17/hr$21.98/hr$25.33/hr
U S 30,0301,201$15.77/hr$0.16/hr$10.83/hr$12.64/hr$15.18/hr$18.42/hr$21.98/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing380$18.17/hr
Other Regional Data For Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota 380 $18.17/hr -0.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 250 $17.44/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 220 $17.29/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 80 $18.69/hr N/A
Northwest Minnesota 60 $18.16/hr N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A $18.86/hr N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A $18.90/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2023 - 2025
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4,070$17.94/hr0.0%
Bakers3,140$14.64/hr2.3%
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service2,450$15.03/hr-0.5%
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Tasks for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders