Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
SOC code 51-3093 · Production Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,680 | $15.23 |
| 25th percentile | $36,190 | $17.40 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $41,590 | $20.00 |
| 75th percentile | $47,380 | $22.78 |
| 90th percentile | $54,410 | $26.16 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders (SOC 51-3093), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 40 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 320 | $28,270 | $26,200 | $22,260 | $25,010 | $32,490 | $36,240 |
| Arizona | 700 | $38,650 | $33,560 | $31,200 | $32,870 | $47,630 | $50,370 |
| Arkansas | 260 | $39,840 | $37,770 | $33,190 | $35,130 | $42,560 | $47,390 |
| California | 2,340 | $46,260 | $44,720 | $36,070 | $37,530 | $47,890 | $59,370 |
| Colorado | 240 | $49,940 | $49,830 | $38,780 | $38,840 | $60,370 | $61,100 |
| Connecticut | 80 | $41,630 | $42,390 | $32,640 | $33,600 | $48,260 | $48,760 |
| Florida | 880 | $35,940 | $33,280 | $27,930 | $29,030 | $39,340 | $47,530 |
| Georgia | 440 | $38,210 | $38,260 | $28,080 | $29,910 | $41,950 | $50,080 |
| Idaho | 780 | $49,170 | $46,470 | $34,980 | $40,550 | $62,780 | $69,680 |
| Illinois | 920 | $44,270 | $42,890 | $35,830 | $39,000 | $49,330 | $53,000 |
| Indiana | 690 | $43,000 | $41,600 | $31,460 | $36,980 | $47,620 | $50,550 |
| Iowa | 1,000 | $46,500 | $45,910 | $41,830 | $44,240 | $47,420 | $49,970 |
| Kansas | 710 | $45,300 | $45,580 | $34,550 | $43,060 | $46,600 | $52,240 |
| Kentucky | 340 | $42,020 | $39,770 | $35,140 | $37,930 | $47,470 | $51,330 |
| Louisiana | — | $39,850 | $37,570 | $17,620 | $29,700 | $56,240 | $58,930 |
| Maine | 250 | $39,020 | $36,710 | $34,860 | $35,550 | $38,560 | $49,980 |
| Maryland | 260 | $39,010 | $38,190 | $31,450 | $33,840 | $40,510 | $47,670 |
| Massachusetts | 450 | $41,230 | $43,090 | $33,770 | $37,440 | $43,600 | $48,070 |
| Michigan | 720 | $48,160 | $48,070 | $39,240 | $43,300 | $51,000 | $59,140 |
| Minnesota | 380 | $46,020 | $47,890 | $36,100 | $41,250 | $51,490 | $52,330 |
| Mississippi | 140 | $32,170 | $32,260 | $21,030 | $30,100 | $35,310 | $43,010 |
| Missouri | 700 | $42,980 | $35,940 | $27,900 | $33,130 | $48,700 | $84,150 |
| Nebraska | 400 | $47,960 | $50,020 | $35,670 | $37,740 | $53,200 | $55,910 |
| Nevada | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | 30 | $34,300 | $35,250 | $29,510 | $29,970 | $36,890 | $43,720 |
| New Jersey | 650 | $39,220 | $36,100 | $31,470 | $32,760 | $43,790 | $49,100 |
| New Mexico | 290 | $45,050 | $47,250 | $33,800 | $47,250 | $48,100 | $48,100 |
| New York | 960 | $46,020 | $46,360 | $33,550 | $38,650 | $53,560 | $58,400 |
| North Carolina | 580 | $38,860 | $37,440 | $29,800 | $33,770 | $42,970 | $44,980 |
| Ohio | 1,330 | $41,530 | $38,740 | $32,620 | $36,100 | $45,320 | $52,750 |
| Oregon | 600 | $42,910 | $42,430 | $36,190 | $37,740 | $45,510 | $53,970 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,350 | $41,390 | $38,570 | $33,380 | $35,660 | $47,800 | $52,870 |
| South Carolina | 560 | $37,730 | $36,870 | $36,730 | $36,730 | $36,980 | $44,560 |
| South Dakota | 110 | $39,650 | $38,070 | $29,900 | $36,680 | $45,960 | $47,310 |
| Tennessee | 1,730 | $44,590 | $45,040 | $29,300 | $38,780 | $53,480 | $54,280 |
| Texas | 2,390 | $33,750 | $33,150 | $26,770 | $28,920 | $37,040 | $43,040 |
| Utah | 520 | $41,140 | $37,610 | $29,210 | $33,090 | $50,980 | $51,210 |
| Virginia | 730 | $37,730 | $36,860 | $30,720 | $32,410 | $41,440 | $47,220 |
| Washington | 320 | $47,120 | $48,020 | $37,270 | $40,870 | $52,850 | $54,810 |
| Wisconsin | 1,050 | $44,680 | $40,360 | $37,840 | $38,190 | $52,040 | $58,390 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.