The top 45 highest paying industries for food batchmakers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $35,900, grain and oilseed milling is the highest paying industry for food batchmakers. It is followed by beverage and tobacco product manufacturing industry (average annual salary $34,690). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of food batchmakers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.
| Rank | Industry | Average Salary i | # of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grain and Oilseed Milling | $35,900 |
4,970 |
| 2 | Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | $34,690 |
2,110 |
| 3 | Beverage Manufacturing | $34,540 |
2,090 |
| 4 | Dairy Product Manufacturing | $31,970 |
16,180 |
| 5 | Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging | $30,730 |
930 |
| 6 | Other General Merchandise Stores | $29,370 |
80 |
| 7 | General Merchandise Stores | $29,370 |
80 |
| 8 | Animal Food Manufacturing | $28,620 |
1,780 |
| 9 | Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing | $28,490 |
13,630 |
| 10 | Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers | $28,270 |
80 |
| 11 | Manufacturing | $27,630 |
101,690 |
| 12 | Animal Slaughtering and Processing | $27,560 |
11,030 |
| 13 | Food Manufacturing | $27,530 |
99,490 |
| 14 | Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers | $27,040 |
3,530 |
| 15 | Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | $27,030 |
3,650 |
| 16 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | $26,820 |
140 |
| 17 | Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses | $26,720 |
170 |
| 18 | Nonstore Retailers | $26,720 |
170 |
| 19 | Other Food Manufacturing | $26,440 |
14,560 |
| 20 | Wholesale Trade | $26,000 |
4,200 |
| 21 | Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit | $25,480 |
150 |
| 22 | Special Food Services | $25,290 |
50 |
| 23 | Educational Services | $25,100 |
160 |
| 24 | Local government, including schools and hospitals | $25,000 |
140 |
| 25 | Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned | $25,000 |
140 |
| 26 | Elementary and Secondary Schools | $25,000 |
140 |
| 27 | Educational Services - Local government owned | $25,000 |
140 |
| 28 | Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | $24,680 |
24,850 |
| 29 | Full-Service Restaurants | $24,450 |
460 |
| 30 | Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | $24,440 |
11,570 |
| 31 | Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers | $24,150 |
50 |
| 32 | Grocery Stores | $24,030 |
6,200 |
| 33 | Retail Trade | $23,850 |
7,810 |
| 34 | Chemical Manufacturing | $23,790 |
n/a |
| 35 | Food and Beverage Stores | $23,780 |
7,550 |
| 36 | Specialty Food Stores | $22,530 |
1,350 |
| 37 | Accommodation and Food Services | $21,050 |
n/a |
| 38 | Food Services and Drinking Places | $21,000 |
3,660 |
| 39 | Restaurants and Other Eating Places | $20,870 |
3,520 |
| 40 | Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $20,490 |
n/a |
| 41 | Temporary Help Services | $20,040 |
2,730 |
| 42 | Employment Services | $19,910 |
3,090 |
| 43 | Administrative and Support Services | $19,910 |
3,090 |
| 44 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $19,910 |
3,090 |
| 45 | Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers | $19,840 |
n/a |