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Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in Kentucky

Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in Kentucky

Considering a career as a Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operator in Kentucky?

$34,760 Median Salary
  • Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in Kentucky earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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

In Kentucky, there were 490 people working as Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in the year 2018.

There were 570 Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 80 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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

In 2018 wages for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators ranged from $21,980 to $45,870 with $34,760 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.57 to $22.06. The median hourly rate was $16.71.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.12 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.59.

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

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Top Kentucky 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
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 160 $35,650
Owensboro, KY 30 $38,700

Top States for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators Employment

The table below shows the states 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

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Occupation Kentucky Employment Total
Food Batchmakers 2,190
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 460

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