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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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10/100
Jobs.best score
#710 of 825
$48,990
median pay, U.S.
94,920
employed (2024)
-6.8%
growth, 2024–34
8,800
openings per year
High school diploma or equivalent
typical entry education

Is mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders a good career?

It scores 10/100 and ranks #710 of 825 occupations on pay, growth, employment and openings. Here's what the federal data says, with no editorializing.

Advantages

  • No college degree typically required to enter

Possible tradeoffs

  • Pays below the U.S. median wage ($48,990 vs $61,390)
  • Employment is projected to decline (-6.8% through 2034)

What mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders earn

Wages: BLS OEWS May 2025

Pay is a range, not a number. Half of U.S. mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders earn between $42,850 and $59,860 a year.

Best-paying states

same axis · ranked by median
Massachusetts statewide
$60,790
Minnesota statewide
$59,270
Wyoming statewide
$58,320
New Jersey statewide
$57,810
Maine statewide
$55,540
Connecticut statewide
$53,830
Washington statewide
$53,800
Illinois statewide
$53,560
Maryland statewide
$53,480
New York statewide
$53,170
$20k $60k $100k

Best-paying metros

01 Sacramento, CA $75,790
02 Duluth, MN $73,210
03 Wausau, WI $69,080
04 Fayetteville, NC $67,500
05 Staunton, VA $65,790
06 Wheeling, WV $63,040
07 Kenosha, WI $62,470
08 Joplin, MO $62,460

Strongest employment concentration

01 Illinois 10,240
02 Texas 6,350
03 California 5,730
04 Ohio 5,230
05 Indiana 4,840
06 Pennsylvania 4,380

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How to become a mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tender

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Requirements from the Employment Projections program. This occupation has no Occupational Outlook Handbook profile.

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Questions about becoming a mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tender
How much do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders make?

The national median wage is $48,990 a year, with the middle half earning between $42,850 and $59,860 (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Is mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders a good career?

On the Jobs.best index it scores 10 of 100 and ranks #710 of 825 occupations, weighing pay, growth, employment and openings. Employment is projected to change -6.8% through 2034.

What education do you need to become a mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tender?

The typical entry-level education is high school diploma or equivalent.

Where do mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders earn the most?

Among states, Massachusetts pays the highest median ($60,790). Local pay for every state and metro is below.

U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsWages: BLS OEWS May 2025 · Projections: BLS EP 2024–34
Sources: OEWS-M2025 · EP-2024-34. How we score careers →