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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Colorado

Want to work in Colorado as a Food Cooking Machine Operator or Tender? Read this first!

14.3% Jobs Projection
$28,750 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Work in Colorado?

320 people worked as Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 250 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 70 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 675 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders working in it, which means Colorado has fewer Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Colorado

Jobs for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 14.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.4%.

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Colorado Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 20 annual job openings, and 160 total jobs in 2026 for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,200 annual jobs and 38,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Make in Colorado?

In 2018 wages for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders ranged from $22,460 to $44,200 with $28,750 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.8 to $21.25. The median hourly rate was $13.82.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.99 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.83.

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

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Top Colorado Metros for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 270 $29,240

Top States for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 5,230 $28,240
Texas 2,690 $26,050
Ohio 2,280 $34,500
Missouri 1,360 $28,680
Maryland 1,300 $28,690
Georgia 1,140 $24,060
Pennsylvania 1,070 $34,310
Indiana 1,010 $30,010
Arkansas 900 $32,910
New Jersey 900 $28,890
Iowa 900 $31,260
New York 890 $30,940
Washington 850 $34,920
Alabama 850 $26,050
Wisconsin 760 $35,330
North Carolina 730 $30,140
Illinois 710 $29,970
Kansas 710 $35,870
Michigan 700 $38,460
Oklahoma 680 $29,490

Below are the states where Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Michigan $38,460
Oregon $36,530
Nebraska $36,150
Kansas $35,870
Utah $35,820
Massachusetts $35,530
Wisconsin $35,330
Kentucky $35,090
Washington $34,920
Ohio $34,500

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