Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in North Carolina

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While jobs for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in North Carolina are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in North Carolina is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators Work in North Carolina?

In 2018, there were 1,140 Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators working in the state.

There were 1,250 Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 110 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 10.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 110 annual job openings, and a total of 1,050 jobs for North Carolina Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in 2026.

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 North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators ranged from $19,220 to $69,840 with $43,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.24 to $33.58. The median hourly rate was $20.7.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $20.71 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.01.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Winston-Salem, NC	340	$50,840
Rocky Mount, NC	100	$31,200

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 North Carolina

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Occupation	North Carolina Employment Total
Food Batchmakers	3,710
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	730

References

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

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