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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in New Mexico

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Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in New Mexico

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$23,190 Median Salary
20 Job Openings
  • Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders Work in New Mexico?

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

There were 110 Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 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 New Mexico has fewer Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for New Mexico

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%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 20 annual job openings, and a total of 120 jobs for New Mexico Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in 2026.

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 New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders ranged from $18,580 to $35,510 with $23,190 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.93 to $17.07. The median hourly rate was $11.15.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $10.47 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.68.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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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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