Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

This post summarizes key statistics on Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 34,788
25 43,980
30 48,378
35 61,795
40 61,795
45 66,910
50 70,857
55 69,004
60 63,527
65 64,824


Hours Worked Share
0-20 3.60
20-39 8.00
39-41 50.80
41-50 27.20
50-60 7.30
More than 60 3.10

Income Over Career


This chart provides the median income by age for Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Ten Most Common Industries


Share Income Industry
38.40 46,423 Beverage industries
23.50 77,244 Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals
4.80 66,945 Drugs
2.10 59,421 Dairy products
1.60 46,423 Grain mill products
1.50 89,182 Plastics, synthetics, and resins
1.50 102,067 Petroleum refining
1.30 24,434 Hospitals
1.20 54,020 Aircraft and parts
1.10 58,639 Agricultural production, crops

This table highlights the top industries people working as Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution


This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors


This table highlights the top majors people working as Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution


This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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