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Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in South Dakota

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Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in South Dakota

Is South Dakota a good place for you to work as a Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operator?

6.7% Jobs Projection
$27,070 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators Work in South Dakota?

130 people worked as Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 160 Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 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 South Dakota has fewer Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators than average.

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Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators in this state are growing at a rate of 6.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.0%.

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South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 20 annual job openings, and a total of 160 jobs for South Dakota 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 South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Food and Tobacco Baking Machine Operators ranged from $21,630 to $32,080 with $27,070 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.4 to $15.42. The median hourly rate was $13.01.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $13.62 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.61.

The median salary in South Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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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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