Food batchmakers

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Total Workforce

79.6k

Average Age

38.1

Average Salary

$29,122

Average Male Salary

$35,494

Average Female Salary

$24,588

About

Food batchmakers are most often employed by the Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores industry. The average yearly wage for Food batchmakers was $29,122 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Food batchmakers by wage are Veterinary technologists and technicians, Military enlisted tactical operations & air/weapons specialists & crew members, and Ambulance drivers & attendants, except emergency medical technicians.

Food batchmakers are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Food batchmakers are Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK, Barron, Polk, Clark & Chippewa (North) Counties PUMA, WI, and East Central Wisconsin PUMA, WI. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Food batchmakers are Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK, Barron, Polk, Clark & Chippewa (North) Counties PUMA, WI, and LA (North Central/Arleta & Pacoima) & San Fernando Cities PUMA, CA.

Production Occupations Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Food batchmakers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores is the industry that employs the most Food batchmakers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Food batchmakers, by average wage, is Not specified food industries, manufacturing. Food batchmakers are paid most in St. Cloud City PUMA, MN but are relatively concentrated in Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$29,122

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,654

In 2018, Food batchmakers earned an average of $29,122, $24,766 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Veterinary technologists and technicians make somewhat more than Food batchmakers while Ambulance drivers & attendants, except emergency medical technicians make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Food batchmakers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.343

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Food batchmakers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.343, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Food batchmakers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Food batchmakers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Food batchmakers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Food batchmakers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Food batchmakers, by number of employees, are Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, Retail bakeries, and Bakeries & tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Food batchmakers, by average wage, are Not specified food industries, manufacturing, Beverage manufacturing, Animal food, grain & oilseed milling, Dairy product manufacturing, Beverage manufacturing, and Dairy product manufacturing.

Industries by Share

79.6k

2018 Workforce

± 6,925

-0.521%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 12.4%

The number of people employed as Food batchmakers has been declining at a rate of -0.521%, from 80,018 people in 2017 to 79,601 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Food batchmakers employed by various industries. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores employs the largest share of Food batchmakers at 18.2%, followed by Retail bakeries with 10.1% and Bakeries & tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries with 9.99%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Food batchmakers in the US. The average age of male Food batchmakers in the workforce is 38.5 and of female Food batchmakers is 37.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Food batchmakers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

33.1k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,466

46.5k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,294

58.4% of Food batchmakers are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Food batchmakers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Food batchmakers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

49.3% of Food batchmakers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 19.4% of Food batchmakers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Food batchmakers.

Age by Gender

38.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.88

37.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.64

The median age of Food batchmakers is 38.1, and Male employees are generally 0.626 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Food batchmakers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Food batchmakers is Business but a relatively high number of Food batchmakers hold a major in Agriculture.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Food batchmakers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Food batchmakers need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension, and Operation Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Food batchmakers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, and Troubleshooting.