Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Dakota

Want to work in South Dakota as a Mixing and Blending Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender? Read this first!

You’re in luck! Jobs for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Dakota are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Dakota is growing faster than average.

• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Dakota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in South Dakota?

370 people worked as Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 340 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,845 Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means South Dakota has fewer Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 9.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.1%.

South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 40 annual job openings, and a total of 340 jobs for South Dakota Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 13,900 annual jobs and 126,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $27,480 to $49,560 with $37,640 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.21 to $23.83. The median hourly rate was $18.09.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.11 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.98.

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

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Top South Dakota Metros for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	110	$44,410
Sioux Falls, SD	50	$29,740
Rapid City, SD	50	$31,810

Top States for Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	14,320	$38,260
Texas	8,010	$33,420
Ohio	7,370	$37,260
Illinois	6,270	$39,650
New York	6,230	$35,840
North Carolina	6,170	$34,770
Indiana	5,550	$36,970
Florida	5,350	$32,070
Georgia	5,350	$37,640
Wisconsin	5,340	$38,630
Pennsylvania	5,280	$38,580
Michigan	4,140	$37,120
New Jersey	3,810	$40,520
Missouri	2,540	$40,540
Minnesota	2,520	$40,010
South Carolina	2,420	$38,690
Iowa	2,310	$40,120
Kentucky	2,300	$35,860
Tennessee	2,180	$35,520
Alabama	2,110	$36,980

Below are the states where Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Maine	$50,310
Delaware	$43,860
Louisiana	$43,690
Washington	$42,800
New Hampshire	$42,090
Connecticut	$41,720
Wyoming	$40,960
Missouri	$40,540
New Jersey	$40,520
Rhode Island	$40,420

Related Careers in South Dakota

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	South Dakota Employment Total
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	180
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	50

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.