Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Career, Salary and Skills

Occupation description

Set up, operate, or tend machines to mix or blend materials, such as chemicals, tobacco, liquids, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.

National salary and employment

Top skills

Typical tasks

• Read work orders to determine production specifications or information.
• Observe production or monitor equipment to ensure safe and efficient operation.
• Mix or blend ingredients by starting machines and mixing for specified times.
• Stop mixing or blending machines when specified product qualities are obtained and open valves and start pumps to transfer mixtures.
• Compound or process ingredients or dyes, according to formulas.
• Examine materials, ingredients, or products visually or with hands to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Operate or tend machines to mix or blend any of a wide variety of materials, such as spices, dough batter, tobacco, fruit juices, chemicals, livestock feed, food products, color pigments, or explosive ingredients.
• Weigh or measure materials, ingredients, or products to ensure conformance to requirements.

Technology

• Email software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Word
• Operational databases
• SAP software

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary by location

Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.

• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in IL
  Median $53,560 · Employment 10,240
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in Chicago, IL
  Median $50,230 · Employment 6,550
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in TX
  Median $45,320 · Employment 6,350
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in CA
  Median $50,640 · Employment 5,730
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in OH
  Median $47,720 · Employment 5,230
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in IN
  Median $47,650 · Employment 4,840
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in PA
  Median $50,550 · Employment 4,380
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in NY
  Median $53,170 · Employment 4,340
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in FL
  Median $46,000 · Employment 3,550
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in New York, NY
  Median $56,780 · Employment 3,430
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in GA
  Median $47,000 · Employment 3,420
• Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Salary in NC
  Median $47,020 · Employment 3,400

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