Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary
Production Occupations · 95K employed in the U.S.
Median annual
$48,990
Median hourly
$24
Average annual
$52,090
Typical range
$36,790–$70,200
Pay distribution
10th to 90th percentile, with the median marked.
What this role pays
The median annual salary for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders is $48,990 as of May 2025, based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey. That works out to about $24 an hour at a full-time schedule.
Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients..
Most earn between $36,790 and $70,200 a year. There are roughly 95K people employed as mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in the United States. Use the state and metro pages below to see how pay changes by location, and the calculator to convert any hourly or annual figure.
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Convert your pay and see where it lands for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.
- Hourly
- $23.55
- Daily
- $188
- Weekly
- $942
- Bi-weekly
- $1,884
- Monthly
- $4,083
- Annual
- $48,990
$48,990 a year is around the 50th percentile for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss. The median is $48,990.
Highest-paying states
Median annual wage by state.
- 1Massachusetts$60,790
- 2Minnesota$59,270
- 3Wyoming$58,320
- 4New Jersey$57,810
- 5Maine$55,540
- 6Connecticut$53,830
- 7Washington$53,800
- 8Illinois$53,560
- 9Maryland$53,480
- 10New York$53,170
- 11Wisconsin$52,200
- 12New Hampshire$51,920
Top-paying metro areas
Median annual wage by metro area.
- 1Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$75,790
- 2Duluth, MN-WI$73,210
- 3Wausau, WI$69,080
- 4Fayetteville, NC$67,500
- 5Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$65,790
- 6Wheeling, WV-OH$63,040
- 7Kenosha, WI$62,470
- 8Joplin, MO-KS$62,460
- 9Bakersfield-Delano, CA$62,390
- 10Eau Claire, WI$61,900
- 11Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$61,310
- 12Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$61,060
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What a Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders does
- Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.
- Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.
- Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
- Mix or blend ingredients by starting machines and mixing for specified times.
- Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures.
- Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.
- Examine materials, ingredients, or products visually or with hands to ensure conformance to established standards.
- Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials, such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does a Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders make?
- The median annual wage for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders is $48,990 ($24 per hour). Pay ranges from about $36,790 at the 10th percentile to $70,200 at the 90th percentile.
- What is the average salary for a Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders?
- The average (mean) annual salary is $52,090, which is higher than the median because a small number of high earners pull the average up.
- Which state pays Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenderss the most?
- Massachusetts has the highest median annual wage for this occupation at $60,790.
- Is Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders a growing occupation?
- BLS employment data for May 2025 counts about 95K people in this occupation. Projected growth is published separately in the BLS Employment Projections program.
- What does a Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders do?
- Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.; Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.; Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation..