Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in Colorado

Get the information you need to know about working as a Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operator.

You’re in luck! Jobs for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in Colorado are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in Colorado is growing faster than average.

• Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in Colorado earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators Work in Colorado?

There were approximately 330 workers employed as Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in this state in 2018.

There were 480 Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 325 Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators working in it, which means Colorado has more Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators than average.

Job Projections for Colorado

Jobs for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 17.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

Colorado Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 80 annual job openings, and 620 total jobs in 2026 for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,200 annual jobs and 19,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators Make in Colorado?

In 2018 wages for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators ranged from $24,380 to $55,200 with $29,970 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.72 to $26.54. The median hourly rate was $14.41.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.01 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.40.

The median salary in Colorado is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Colorado Metros for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	260	$29,380

Top States for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Wisconsin	2,120	$22,110
California	1,720	$32,170
Texas	1,280	$26,530
North Carolina	1,140	$43,050
Illinois	1,020	$30,360
Missouri	820	$29,990
New York	720	$29,850
Tennessee	690	$36,970
Pennsylvania	650	$33,980
Michigan	620	$36,050
New Jersey	550	$27,730
Georgia	540	$27,160
Washington	520	$37,440
Vermont	510	$37,410
Florida	490	$29,100
Kentucky	490	$34,760
Minnesota	460	$34,530
Ohio	460	$34,240
Iowa	430	$38,560
Oklahoma	390	$23,890

Below are the states where Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
North Carolina	$43,050
Montana	$38,990
Iowa	$38,560
Washington	$37,440
Vermont	$37,410
Tennessee	$36,970
Michigan	$36,050
Oregon	$35,580
Maryland	$34,780
Kentucky	$34,760

Related Careers in Colorado

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	Colorado Employment Total
Food Batchmakers	2,270
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	320

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.