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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders — wages and employment

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders earned a median annual wage of $42,730 in the United States in May 2024, with 19,500 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $42,730SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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What stands out

Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders earned a median annual wage of $42,730 in the United States in May 2024, with 19,500 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $32,390 or less, the best-paid tenth $60,070 or more. Since May 2020 the median moved from $32,480 to $42,730, +31.6 %. The best-paying state is Colorado at $59,990; the lowest Pennsylvania at $33,530. Among metropolitan areas, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO pays the highest median, $64,670. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code for May 2024 (the cap changes by year). Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Colorado$59,990420
Maryland$53,940160
North Dakota$52,08030
North Carolina$51,810760
Wisconsin$49,160610
Maine$48,590150
Minnesota$47,850900
Montana$47,32070
Massachusetts$47,160230
Nevada$47,030210
Iowa$45,570820
Indiana$45,550660
Missouri$45,150670
California$45,1401,780
Tennessee$45,070700
Oregon$44,300340
Washington$44,150320
Michigan$43,770850
Virginia$43,690490
South Carolina$43,650320
South Dakota$43,630130
Rhode Island$43,240—
Kentucky$42,970370
Ohio$42,810590
Kansas$42,450390
Connecticut$42,42070
Hawaii$42,070120
Nebraska$41,430370
Illinois$41,310150
Utah$40,500150
Idaho$40,040330
Vermont$39,670120
Arkansas$39,430240
Arizona$39,40090
New Jersey$37,330790
Texas$37,0701,680
Louisiana$36,72080
Florida$36,500390
Oklahoma$36,490440
New York$36,190—
Georgia$35,510440
New Mexico$35,000100
Pennsylvania$33,530390

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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