DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9012 Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. Excludes ?Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders? (51-9011).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Central Minnesota 23024$19.33/hr$0.56/hr$15.63/hr$16.74/hr$18.60/hr$21.80/hr$24.40/hr
Minnesota 1,060169$21.46/hr$0.41/hr$16.02/hr$18.03/hr$21.13/hr$24.25/hr$28.80/hr
U S 51,1601,330$22.13/hr$0.22/hr$13.03/hr$16.03/hr$20.16/hr$26.93/hr$34.54/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing190$18.58/hr
Other Regional Data For Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Southwest Minnesota 350 $21.94/hr 2.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 310 $21.35/hr 3.5%
Central Minnesota 230 $18.60/hr 17.5%
Northwest Minnesota 180 $21.74/hr 7.4%
Southeast Minnesota 50 $19.44/hr 1.8%
Northeast Minnesota 10 $19.48/hr 10.8%
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