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Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in Grand Rapids, MI

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders in Grand Rapids, MI have a median annual salary of $49,970, with 190 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $35,940 at the 10th percentile to $68,000 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$49,970

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$24.02

Employment

190

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$35,940
10th
$43,840
25th
$49,970
Median
$63,130
75th
$68,000
90th

Local compared with national

Grand Rapids, MI

$49,970

Median annual · 2025

United States

$44,810

Median annual · 2025

The Grand Rapids, MI median is 11.5% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $5,160).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.6
  2. 2.MonitoringImportance 3.5
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.1
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 3.1
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.1
  6. 6.Operation and ControlImportance 3.1
  7. 7.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.1
  8. 8.SpeakingImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
  10. 10.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  11. 11.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.0
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Email software
  • Microsoft Excel

Common tasks

  • Fill or remove product from trays, carts, hoppers, or equipment, using scoops, peels, or shovels, or by hand.
  • Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.
  • Set temperature and time controls, light ovens, burners, driers, or roasters, and start equipment, such as conveyors, cylinders, blowers, driers, or pumps.
  • Observe temperature, humidity, pressure gauges, and product samples and adjust controls, such as thermostats and valves, to maintain prescribed operating conditions for specific stages.
  • Observe flow of materials and listen for machine malfunctions, such as jamming or spillage, and notify supervisors if corrective actions fail.
  • Record production data, such as weight and amount of product processed, type of product, and time and temperature of processing.
  • Weigh or measure products, using scale hoppers or scale conveyors.
  • Operate or tend equipment that roasts, bakes, dries, or cures food items such as cocoa and coffee beans, grains, nuts, and bakery products.
  • Signal coworkers to synchronize flow of materials.
  • Read work orders to determine quantities and types of products to be baked, dried, or roasted.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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