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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Mississippi

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$27,670 Median Salary

0 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, but nationwide they are growing at a rate of 2.4%.

Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 0 annual job openings, and 30 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 Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders ranged from $19,990 to $35,230 with $27,670 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.61 to $16.94. The median hourly rate was $13.3.

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

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Top Mississippi 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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	30	$35,840

Top States for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Employment

The table below shows the states 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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