51 Series · SOC 51-3092
Food Batchmakers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $42,290
- Median / year
- $58,940
- Top 10% earn
- +6.9%
- Growth '23–'33
- 174,520
- US workers
Food Batchmakers earn a median of $42,290 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $42,290, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $31,990 (10th percentile) to $58,940 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 174,520 US workers. Vermont pays the most ($50,180), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Food Batchmakers earn a median of $42,290, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 15% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Production, it ranks #79 of 105 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 6.9% by 2033.
- $42,290
- Median annual wage
- Top 85%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #79 of 105
- in Production
- 1.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Vermont at $50,180. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Food Batchmakers (SOC 51-3092) pays a national median of $42,290 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $31,990 at the 10th percentile to $58,940 at the 90th, with a mean of $43,750 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 174,520 Americans work in this occupation across 51 reporting states and 334 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +6.9% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 24,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 3.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.2 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Vermont pays the highest state median at $50,180, which is +19% above the national figure. The top metro is Cedar Rapids, IA at $77,920 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 174,520 jobs Median $42,290/yr
Median Salary
$42,290
per year
Median Hourly
$20.33/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$43,750
average
Employment
174,520
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Food Batchmakers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$42,290 Bottom 15% higher than 15% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 51-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Food Batchmakers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 22 51-series occupations with growth data, Food Batchmakers sits on the faster-growing side at +6.9% growth and $42,290 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+6.9%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
24,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → B
Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
3.5/100K
Injury Rate
3.2/100
Danger Index
14.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Food Batchmakers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Operations Monitoring 3.3
Reading Comprehension 3.1
Critical Thinking 3.1
Active Listening 3.0
Speaking 3.0
Coordination 3.0
Operation and Control 3.0
Writing 2.9
Monitoring 2.9
Complex Problem Solving 2.9
Knowledge Areas
Public Safety and Security 4.3
Food Production 4.3
Production and Processing 4.2
Education and Training 3.6
English Language 3.5
Administration and Management 3.1
Mechanical 3.1
Mathematics 3.1
Computers and Electronics 3.1
Administrative 2.9
Key Tasks
- ▸ Record production and test data for each food product batch, such as the ingredients used, temperature, test results, and time cycle.
- ▸ Clean and sterilize vats and factory processing areas.
- ▸ Test food product samples for moisture content, acidity level, specific gravity, or butter-fat content, and continue processing until desired levels are reached.
- ▸ Set up, operate, and tend equipment that cooks, mixes, blends, or processes ingredients in the manufacturing of food products, according to formulas or recipes.
- ▸ Mix or blend ingredients, according to recipes, using a paddle or an agitator, or by controlling vats that heat and mix ingredients.
- ▸ Inspect vats after cleaning to ensure that fermentable residue has been removed.
- ▸ Follow recipes to produce food products of specified flavor, texture, clarity, bouquet, or color.
- ▸ Give directions to other workers who are assisting in the batchmaking process.
- ▸ Select and measure or weigh ingredients, using English or metric measures and balance scales.
- ▸ Press switches and turn knobs to start, adjust, and regulate equipment, such as beaters, extruders, discharge pipes, and salt pumps.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$31,990
25th Percentile
$36,350
Median
$42,290
75th Percentile
$49,670
90th Percentile
$58,940
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | $50,180 | +19% above national |
| 2 | Idaho | $49,570 | +17% above national |
| 3 | Wisconsin | $48,360 | +14% above national |
| 4 | Iowa | $48,300 | +14% above national |
| 5 | Illinois | $48,130 | +14% above national |
| 6 | Kentucky | $46,900 | +11% above national |
| 7 | Georgia | $46,490 | +10% above national |
| 8 | Missouri | $45,690 | +8% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $44,900 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Ohio | $44,590 | +5% above national |
| 11 | Minnesota | $42,940 | +2% above national |
| 12 | Kansas | $42,850 | +1% above national |
| 13 | Washington | $42,710 | +1% above national |
| 14 | Tennessee | $42,610 | +1% above national |
| 15 | Maine | $42,260 | same as national |
| 16 | California | $41,670 | 1% below national |
| 17 | Utah | $41,390 | 2% below national |
| 18 | Nebraska | $41,210 | 3% below national |
| 19 | Nevada | $41,120 | 3% below national |
| 20 | Virginia | $41,080 | 3% below national |
| 21 | North Dakota | $40,840 | 3% below national |
| 22 | Arizona | $40,550 | 4% below national |
| 23 | Maryland | $40,240 | 5% below national |
| 24 | Michigan | $40,160 | 5% below national |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $39,920 | 6% below national |
| 26 | Oregon | $39,850 | 6% below national |
| 27 | Indiana | $39,700 | 6% below national |
| 28 | Montana | $39,630 | 6% below national |
| 29 | Rhode Island | $39,250 | 7% below national |
| 30 | South Dakota | $39,200 | 7% below national |
| 31 | Connecticut | $39,110 | 8% below national |
| 32 | Alaska | $39,030 | 8% below national |
| 33 | Arkansas | $38,990 | 8% below national |
| 34 | New York | $38,470 | 9% below national |
| 35 | Wyoming | $38,430 | 9% below national |
| 36 | New Jersey | $38,250 | 10% below national |
| 37 | Texas | $37,500 | 11% below national |
| 38 | Hawaii | $37,490 | 11% below national |
| 39 | New Hampshire | $37,470 | 11% below national |
| 40 | New Mexico | $37,390 | 12% below national |
| 41 | Delaware | $37,220 | 12% below national |
| 42 | South Carolina | $37,070 | 12% below national |
| 43 | Alabama | $36,980 | 13% below national |
| 44 | Massachusetts | $36,880 | 13% below national |
| 45 | North Carolina | $36,590 | 13% below national |
| 46 | Mississippi | $36,530 | 14% below national |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $36,320 | 14% below national |
| 48 | Florida | $35,500 | 16% below national |
| 49 | West Virginia | $34,660 | 18% below national |
| 50 | Louisiana | $34,620 | 18% below national |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $22,270 | 47% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $77,920 | +84% above national |
| 2 | Battle Creek, MI | $75,370 | +78% above national |
| 3 | Harrisonburg, VA | $66,330 | +57% above national |
| 4 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $60,680 | +43% above national |
| 5 | Binghamton, NY | $60,670 | +43% above national |
| 6 | Decatur, IL | $57,880 | +37% above national |
| 7 | Williamsport, PA | $57,630 | +36% above national |
| 8 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $56,730 | +34% above national |
| 9 | Topeka, KS | $56,390 | +33% above national |
| 10 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $55,730 | +32% above national |
| 11 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $53,560 | +27% above national |
| 12 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $53,160 | +26% above national |
| 13 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $52,640 | +24% above national |
| 14 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $52,580 | +24% above national |
| 15 | Rockford, IL | $52,500 | +24% above national |
| 16 | Eau Claire, WI | $52,110 | +23% above national |
| 17 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $52,000 | +23% above national |
| 18 | Sheboygan, WI | $51,490 | +22% above national |
| 19 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $51,490 | +22% above national |
| 20 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $51,260 | +21% above national |
| 21 | Ames, IA | $50,950 | +20% above national |
| 22 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $50,860 | +20% above national |
| 23 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $50,720 | +20% above national |
| 24 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $50,350 | +19% above national |
| 25 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $50,180 | +19% above national |
| 26 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $49,910 | +18% above national |
| 27 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,860 | +18% above national |
| 28 | Greeley, CO | $49,710 | +18% above national |
| 29 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $49,670 | +17% above national |
| 30 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $49,630 | +17% above national |
| 31 | Boise City, ID | $49,570 | +17% above national |
| 32 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $49,560 | +17% above national |
| 33 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $49,450 | +17% above national |
| 34 | Appleton, WI | $49,390 | +17% above national |
| 35 | Fargo, ND-MN | $49,390 | +17% above national |
| 36 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $49,370 | +17% above national |
| 37 | Rochester, NY | $49,180 | +16% above national |
| 38 | Rochester, MN | $49,170 | +16% above national |
| 39 | Dubuque, IA | $49,130 | +16% above national |
| 40 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,980 | +16% above national |
| 41 | Fond du Lac, WI | $48,880 | +16% above national |
| 42 | Green Bay, WI | $48,850 | +16% above national |
| 43 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $48,780 | +15% above national |
| 44 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $48,770 | +15% above national |
| 45 | Bowling Green, KY | $48,670 | +15% above national |
| 46 | Wausau, WI | $48,560 | +15% above national |
| 47 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $48,540 | +15% above national |
| 48 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $48,530 | +15% above national |
| 49 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $48,510 | +15% above national |
| 50 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $48,440 | +15% above national |
| 51 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $48,280 | +14% above national |
| 52 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $48,250 | +14% above national |
| 53 | Iowa City, IA | $48,030 | +14% above national |
| 54 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $47,890 | +13% above national |
| 55 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,880 | +13% above national |
| 56 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $47,790 | +13% above national |
| 57 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $47,670 | +13% above national |
| 58 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $47,660 | +13% above national |
| 59 | Columbus, OH | $47,630 | +13% above national |
| 60 | Yakima, WA | $47,620 | +13% above national |
| 61 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,620 | +13% above national |
| 62 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,520 | +12% above national |
| 63 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $47,470 | +12% above national |
| 64 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $47,410 | +12% above national |
| 65 | Toledo, OH | $47,390 | +12% above national |
| 66 | Springfield, MO | $47,330 | +12% above national |
| 67 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,330 | +12% above national |
| 68 | Reno, NV | $47,210 | +12% above national |
| 69 | Gainesville, GA | $47,160 | +12% above national |
| 70 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $47,010 | +11% above national |
| 71 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $46,990 | +11% above national |
| 72 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $46,940 | +11% above national |
| 73 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,900 | +11% above national |
| 74 | Charlottesville, VA | $46,860 | +11% above national |
| 75 | Peoria, IL | $46,770 | +11% above national |
| 76 | Logan, UT-ID | $46,680 | +10% above national |
| 77 | Modesto, CA | $46,670 | +10% above national |
| 78 | Madison, WI | $46,580 | +10% above national |
| 79 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $46,540 | +10% above national |
| 80 | Akron, OH | $46,510 | +10% above national |
| 81 | Gettysburg, PA | $46,440 | +10% above national |
| 82 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $46,320 | +10% above national |
| 83 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $46,210 | +9% above national |
| 84 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $46,050 | +9% above national |
| 85 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $46,010 | +9% above national |
| 86 | Jackson, MI | $45,970 | +9% above national |
| 87 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $45,920 | +9% above national |
| 88 | Merced, CA | $45,760 | +8% above national |
| 89 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,760 | +8% above national |
| 90 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,750 | +8% above national |
| 91 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $45,740 | +8% above national |
| 92 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $45,650 | +8% above national |
| 93 | Traverse City, MI | $45,610 | +8% above national |
| 94 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $45,600 | +8% above national |
| 95 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $45,590 | +8% above national |
| 96 | Bellingham, WA | $45,470 | +8% above national |
| 97 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,430 | +7% above national |
| 98 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $45,360 | +7% above national |
| 99 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,360 | +7% above national |
| 100 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $45,300 | +7% above national |
| 101 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,280 | +7% above national |
| 102 | York-Hanover, PA | $45,190 | +7% above national |
| 103 | Kenosha, WI | $45,160 | +7% above national |
| 104 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $45,120 | +7% above national |
| 105 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $45,020 | +6% above national |
| 106 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $44,990 | +6% above national |
| 107 | Utica-Rome, NY | $44,870 | +6% above national |
| 108 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $44,860 | +6% above national |
| 109 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $44,820 | +6% above national |
| 110 | Dothan, AL | $44,680 | +6% above national |
| 111 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $44,670 | +6% above national |
| 112 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $44,650 | +6% above national |
| 113 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $44,630 | +6% above national |
| 114 | Lincoln, NE | $44,600 | +5% above national |
| 115 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $44,580 | +5% above national |
| 116 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $44,470 | +5% above national |
| 117 | Reading, PA | $44,220 | +5% above national |
| 118 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $44,200 | +5% above national |
| 119 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $44,180 | +4% above national |
| 120 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $44,030 | +4% above national |
| 121 | Lima, OH | $43,990 | +4% above national |
| 122 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $43,910 | +4% above national |
| 123 | Evansville, IN | $43,750 | +3% above national |
| 124 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $43,660 | +3% above national |
| 125 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $43,660 | +3% above national |
| 126 | Joplin, MO-KS | $43,600 | +3% above national |
| 127 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $43,550 | +3% above national |
| 128 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $43,540 | +3% above national |
| 129 | Napa, CA | $43,510 | +3% above national |
| 130 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $43,420 | +3% above national |
| 131 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $43,410 | +3% above national |
| 132 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $43,390 | +3% above national |
| 133 | Decatur, AL | $43,340 | +2% above national |
| 134 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $43,160 | +2% above national |
| 135 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $43,130 | +2% above national |
| 136 | Boulder, CO | $43,090 | +2% above national |
| 137 | Twin Falls, ID | $43,090 | +2% above national |
| 138 | Knoxville, TN | $42,990 | +2% above national |
| 139 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $42,980 | +2% above national |
| 140 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $42,950 | +2% above national |
| 141 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $42,910 | +1% above national |
| 142 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $42,900 | +1% above national |
| 143 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $42,860 | +1% above national |
| 144 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $42,850 | +1% above national |
| 145 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $42,770 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Visalia, CA | $42,680 | +1% above national |
| 147 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $42,600 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Erie, PA | $42,380 | same as national |
| 149 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $42,370 | same as national |
| 150 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $42,260 | same as national |
| 151 | Sandusky, OH | $42,220 | same as national |
| 152 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $42,070 | 1% below national |
| 153 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $41,880 | 1% below national |
| 154 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $41,740 | 1% below national |
| 155 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $41,720 | 1% below national |
| 156 | Lancaster, PA | $41,650 | 2% below national |
| 157 | Vineland, NJ | $41,600 | 2% below national |
| 158 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $41,250 | 2% below national |
| 159 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $41,230 | 3% below national |
| 160 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $40,860 | 3% below national |
| 161 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $40,820 | 3% below national |
| 162 | St. Cloud, MN | $40,780 | 4% below national |
| 163 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $40,750 | 4% below national |
| 164 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $40,710 | 4% below national |
| 165 | Goldsboro, NC | $40,630 | 4% below national |
| 166 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $40,590 | 4% below national |
| 167 | Jackson, TN | $40,560 | 4% below national |
| 168 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $40,550 | 4% below national |
| 169 | Waco, TX | $40,530 | 4% below national |
| 170 | Omaha, NE-IA | $40,460 | 4% below national |
| 171 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $40,350 | 5% below national |
| 172 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $40,250 | 5% below national |
| 173 | Ogden, UT | $40,190 | 5% below national |
| 174 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $40,160 | 5% below national |
| 175 | Medford, OR | $39,850 | 6% below national |
| 176 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $39,780 | 6% below national |
| 177 | Rocky Mount, NC | $39,710 | 6% below national |
| 178 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $39,690 | 6% below national |
| 179 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $39,670 | 6% below national |
| 180 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $39,580 | 6% below national |
| 181 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $39,560 | 6% below national |
| 182 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $39,410 | 7% below national |
| 183 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $39,400 | 7% below national |
| 184 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $39,280 | 7% below national |
| 185 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $39,260 | 7% below national |
| 186 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $39,240 | 7% below national |
| 187 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $39,200 | 7% below national |
| 188 | Pueblo, CO | $39,160 | 7% below national |
| 189 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $39,090 | 8% below national |
| 190 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $39,030 | 8% below national |
| 191 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $38,950 | 8% below national |
| 192 | Bend, OR | $38,930 | 8% below national |
| 193 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $38,930 | 8% below national |
| 194 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $38,910 | 8% below national |
| 195 | Columbia, SC | $38,900 | 8% below national |
| 196 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $38,880 | 8% below national |
| 197 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $38,830 | 8% below national |
| 198 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $38,790 | 8% below national |
| 199 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $38,750 | 8% below national |
| 200 | Bangor, ME | $38,650 | 9% below national |
| 201 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $38,640 | 9% below national |
| 202 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $38,590 | 9% below national |
| 203 | Vallejo, CA | $38,580 | 9% below national |
| 204 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $38,420 | 9% below national |
| 205 | Springfield, MA | $38,420 | 9% below national |
| 206 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $38,330 | 9% below national |
| 207 | Roanoke, VA | $38,300 | 9% below national |
| 208 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $38,280 | 9% below national |
| 209 | Kankakee, IL | $38,270 | 10% below national |
| 210 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $38,190 | 10% below national |
| 211 | New Haven, CT | $38,100 | 10% below national |
| 212 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $38,080 | 10% below national |
| 213 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $38,050 | 10% below national |
| 214 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $38,010 | 10% below national |
| 215 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $37,990 | 10% below national |
| 216 | Fresno, CA | $37,980 | 10% below national |
| 217 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $37,870 | 10% below national |
| 218 | Cleveland, OH | $37,830 | 11% below national |
| 219 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $37,800 | 11% below national |
| 220 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,800 | 11% below national |
| 221 | Lebanon, PA | $37,690 | 11% below national |
| 222 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $37,690 | 11% below national |
| 223 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $37,670 | 11% below national |
| 224 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,670 | 11% below national |
| 225 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $37,660 | 11% below national |
| 226 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,630 | 11% below national |
| 227 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $37,580 | 11% below national |
| 228 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $37,570 | 11% below national |
| 229 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $37,550 | 11% below national |
| 230 | Saginaw, MI | $37,500 | 11% below national |
| 231 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $37,490 | 11% below national |
| 232 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,480 | 11% below national |
| 233 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,480 | 11% below national |
| 234 | Billings, MT | $37,440 | 11% below national |
| 235 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $37,440 | 11% below national |
| 236 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $37,350 | 12% below national |
| 237 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $37,350 | 12% below national |
| 238 | Chambersburg, PA | $37,320 | 12% below national |
| 239 | Fort Wayne, IN | $37,300 | 12% below national |
| 240 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $37,270 | 12% below national |
| 241 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $37,220 | 12% below national |
| 242 | Colorado Springs, CO | $37,190 | 12% below national |
| 243 | Richmond, VA | $37,190 | 12% below national |
| 244 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $37,180 | 12% below national |
| 245 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $37,150 | 12% below national |
| 246 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $37,140 | 12% below national |
| 247 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $37,120 | 12% below national |
| 248 | Santa Fe, NM | $37,110 | 12% below national |
| 249 | Owensboro, KY | $37,090 | 12% below national |
| 250 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,090 | 12% below national |
| 251 | Pittsburgh, PA | $37,040 | 12% below national |
| 252 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $37,030 | 12% below national |
| 253 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $37,010 | 12% below national |
| 254 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $37,010 | 12% below national |
| 255 | Springfield, OH | $36,820 | 13% below national |
| 256 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $36,800 | 13% below national |
| 257 | Salinas, CA | $36,790 | 13% below national |
| 258 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,790 | 13% below national |
| 259 | Jackson, MS | $36,660 | 13% below national |
| 260 | Lafayette, LA | $36,660 | 13% below national |
| 261 | Albuquerque, NM | $36,640 | 13% below national |
| 262 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $36,630 | 13% below national |
| 263 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $36,580 | 14% below national |
| 264 | Kingston, NY | $36,540 | 14% below national |
| 265 | Salem, OR | $36,520 | 14% below national |
| 266 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $36,500 | 14% below national |
| 267 | El Paso, TX | $36,480 | 14% below national |
| 268 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $36,400 | 14% below national |
| 269 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $36,380 | 14% below national |
| 270 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $36,360 | 14% below national |
| 271 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $36,350 | 14% below national |
| 272 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $36,340 | 14% below national |
| 273 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $36,220 | 14% below national |
| 274 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $36,180 | 14% below national |
| 275 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $36,170 | 14% below national |
| 276 | Tulsa, OK | $36,130 | 15% below national |
| 277 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,000 | 15% below national |
| 278 | Oklahoma City, OK | $35,870 | 15% below national |
| 279 | Birmingham, AL | $35,810 | 15% below national |
| 280 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $35,680 | 16% below national |
| 281 | Altoona, PA | $35,670 | 16% below national |
| 282 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $35,670 | 16% below national |
| 283 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,570 | 16% below national |
| 284 | Amarillo, TX | $35,560 | 16% below national |
| 285 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $35,550 | 16% below national |
| 286 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,460 | 16% below national |
| 287 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $35,430 | 16% below national |
| 288 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $35,280 | 17% below national |
| 289 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,260 | 17% below national |
| 290 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $35,230 | 17% below national |
| 291 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,100 | 17% below national |
| 292 | St. George, UT | $35,090 | 17% below national |
| 293 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $35,060 | 17% below national |
| 294 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $35,040 | 17% below national |
| 295 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $35,040 | 17% below national |
| 296 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $34,960 | 17% below national |
| 297 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $34,870 | 18% below national |
| 298 | Johnstown, PA | $34,850 | 18% below national |
| 299 | Winston-Salem, NC | $34,810 | 18% below national |
| 300 | Wichita, KS | $34,770 | 18% below national |
| 301 | Savannah, GA | $34,690 | 18% below national |
| 302 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $34,690 | 18% below national |
| 303 | Tucson, AZ | $34,680 | 18% below national |
| 304 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $34,660 | 18% below national |
| 305 | Mobile, AL | $34,640 | 18% below national |
| 306 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $34,620 | 18% below national |
| 307 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $34,440 | 19% below national |
| 308 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $34,440 | 19% below national |
| 309 | Asheville, NC | $34,390 | 19% below national |
| 310 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $34,320 | 19% below national |
| 311 | Spartanburg, SC | $34,190 | 19% below national |
| 312 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,160 | 19% below national |
| 313 | Bay City, MI | $34,060 | 19% below national |
| 314 | Grand Junction, CO | $34,040 | 20% below national |
| 315 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $33,830 | 20% below national |
| 316 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $33,820 | 20% below national |
| 317 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $33,380 | 21% below national |
| 318 | Syracuse, NY | $33,330 | 21% below national |
| 319 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $33,020 | 22% below national |
| 320 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $32,320 | 24% below national |
| 321 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $32,290 | 24% below national |
| 322 | Jacksonville, FL | $31,840 | 25% below national |
| 323 | Worcester, MA | $31,200 | 26% below national |
| 324 | Burlington, NC | $30,470 | 28% below national |
| 325 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $29,330 | 31% below national |
| 326 | Las Cruces, NM | $28,990 | 31% below national |
| 327 | Idaho Falls, ID | $28,690 | 32% below national |
| 328 | Midland, TX | $28,330 | 33% below national |
| 329 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,430 | 47% below national |
| 330 | Ponce, PR | $22,380 | 47% below national |
| 331 | Aguadilla, PR | $21,840 | 48% below national |
| 332 | Arecibo, PR | $21,840 | 48% below national |
| 333 | Mayaguez, PR | $21,840 | 48% below national |
| 334 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $21,840 | 48% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Food Batchmakers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Food Batchmakers is $42,290 ($20.33/hour). The salary range spans from $31,990 at the 10th percentile to $58,940 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Food Batchmakers the most? ▼
Vermont pays the highest median salary for Food Batchmakers at $50,180/year, which is +19% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Food Batchmakers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Food Batchmakers is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Food Batchmakers? ▼
Food Batchmakers has a safety grade of B (Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 3.5 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 3.2 per 100 workers.
Is Food Batchmakers a good career? ▼
Employment for Food Batchmakers is projected to grow 6.9% from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average. About 24,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Food Batchmakers pay vary by state? ▼
Food Batchmakers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Vermont at $50,180/year, while Oklahoma pays the least at $36,320/year. BLS data covers 51 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Food Batchmakers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Food Batchmakers is Cedar Rapids, IA at $77,920/year. BLS reports wage data for 334 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
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