Food batchmakers

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2020 Workforce

87.9k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

1.35%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$29,673

Average Male Salary

$37,297

Average Female Salary

$24,465

About

Food batchmakers are most often employed by the Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores industry. The average yearly wage for Food batchmakers was $29,673 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Food batchmakers by wage are Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, Religious workers, all other, and Machine feeders & offbearers.

Food batchmakers are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Food batchmakers are East Central Wisconsin PUMA, WI, Benton County PUMA, AR, and Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley Counties PUMA, MN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Food batchmakers are Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley Counties PUMA, MN, and East Central Wisconsin PUMA, WI.

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Food batchmakers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores is the industry that employs the most Food batchmakers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Food batchmakers, by average wage, is Beverage manufacturing. Food batchmakers are paid most in Rutland, Bennington & Addison Counties PUMA, VT but are relatively concentrated in Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK.

Yearly Wage

$29,673

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,223

In 2020, Food batchmakers earned an average of $29,673, $26,281 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Machine feeders & offbearers make somewhat more than Food batchmakers while Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Food batchmakers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.344

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Food batchmakers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.344, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Food batchmakers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Food batchmakers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Food batchmakers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Food batchmakers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Food batchmakers, by number of employees, are Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, Bakeries & tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries, Restaurants & Food Services, Retail bakeries, Seafood & other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c. , Dairy product manufacturing, General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters, Sugar & confectionery products, Animal slaughtering & processing, Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty food manufacturing, and Animal food, grain & oilseed milling.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Food batchmakers, by average wage, are Beverage manufacturing, Farming, and Dairy product manufacturing.

Industries by Share

87.9k

2020 Workforce

± 7,278

−0.268%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.7%

The number of people employed as Food batchmakers has been declining at a rate of −0.268%, from 88,169 people in 2019 to 87,933 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Food batchmakers employed by various industries. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores employs the largest share of Food batchmakers at 18.1%, followed by Bakeries & tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries with 10.6% and Restaurants & Food Services with 10.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Food batchmakers in the US. The average age of male Food batchmakers in the workforce is 38.8 and of female Food batchmakers is 39.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Food batchmakers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

35.7k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,638

52.2k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,611

59.4% of Food batchmakers are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Food batchmakers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Food batchmakers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

49.6% of Food batchmakers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 14.5% of Food batchmakers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Food batchmakers.

Age by Sex

38.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.8

39.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.6

The median age of Food batchmakers is 39, and Male employees are generally 0.35 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Food batchmakers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Food batchmakers is Business but a relatively high number of Food batchmakers hold a major in Personal & Culinary Services.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Food batchmakers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Food batchmakers need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Food batchmakers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Equipment Maintenance, and Operations Analysis.

Radar Distribution

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Food Batchmakers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Food Batchmakers are expected to see a growth of 1.35% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

1.35%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Food Batchmakers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.