DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	2,130	166	$21.36/hr	$0.45/hr	$14.74/hr	$17.41/hr	$20.78/hr	$24.64/hr	$29.94/hr
U S	125,340	2,757	$19.47/hr	$0.08/hr	$12.41/hr	$14.89/hr	$18.44/hr	$23.29/hr	$28.63/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 1,820 $20.78/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 230 $20.72/hr Professional and Business Services 50 $19.40/hr Construction 40 $24.32/hr

Other Regional Data For Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2023 - 2025 Minnesota 2,130 $20.78/hr 0.4% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,230 $19.93/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 900 $20.37/hr N/A Central Minnesota 420 $21.84/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 330 $21.55/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 260 $24.83/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 260 $21.85/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 220 $21.37/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 220 $18.97/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 190 $21.43/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 120 $21.92/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 110 $23.84/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 90 $16.60/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 90 $19.14/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 80 $17.79/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 50 $21.78/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A $17.23/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4,070	$17.94/hr	0.0%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3,060	$19.46/hr	1.4%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,730	$20.65/hr	0.6%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,180	$22.18/hr	0.2%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	500	$16.32/hr	-4.4%
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders	320	$18.68/hr	2.1%
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	290	$16.85/hr	2.1%

• Operates or tends machines and equipment that crush, grind, polish, or blend materials.
• Records operational and production data on specified forms.
• Transfers materials, supplies, and products between work areas, using moving equipment and hand tools.
• Tests samples of materials or products to ensure compliance with specifications, using test equipment.
• Cleans and maintains machinery, equipment, materials, and products, using hand tools.
• Collects samples of materials or products for laboratory testing.
• Examines or feels materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Reads work orders to ascertain production specifications and information.
• Loads materials into machinery and equipment, using hand tools.
• Adds or mixes chemicals and ingredients for processing, using hand tools or other devices.
• Dislodges and clears jammed materials, or other items, from machinery and equipment, using hand tools.
• Weighs or measures materials, ingredients, and products to ensure conformance to requirements.
• Tends accessory equipment, such as pumps and conveyors, to move materials or ingredients through production process.
• Observes production monitoring equipment to ensure safety and efficient operation.
• Moves controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment that crush, grind, polish, or blend materials.