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Highest Paying Industries for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

The top 29 highest paying industries for food cooking machine operators and tenders (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 $34,580, other food manufacturing is the highest paying industry for food cooking machine operators and tenders. It is followed by dairy product manufacturing industry (average annual salary $34,170). 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 cooking machine operators and tenders in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 29 Highest Paying Industries for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Other Food Manufacturing	$34,580	$20,290	7,170
2	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$34,170	$22,490	1,370
3	Animal Food Manufacturing	$32,050	$22,570	250
4	Other General Merchandise Stores	$31,040	$21,840	820
5	General Merchandise Stores	$31,040	$21,840	820
6	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$30,820	$19,960	4,790
7	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$29,360	$19,290	n/a
8	Food Manufacturing	$29,270	$19,050	28,780
9	Manufacturing	$29,260	$19,050	28,800
10	Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	$28,210	$19,400	210
11	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$26,720	$18,600	1,140
12	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$26,720	$18,600	1,140
13	Wholesale Trade	$26,720	$18,600	1,140
14	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$25,940	$19,360	5,790
15	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$25,930	$17,780	4,580
16	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$25,700	$18,450	1,690
17	Special Food Services	$23,880	$20,230	n/a
18	Retail Trade	$23,160	$17,190	3,100
19	Full-Service Restaurants	$22,990	$16,660	620
20	Temporary Help Services	$21,720	$16,920	380
21	Employment Services	$21,720	$16,920	380
22	Administrative and Support Services	$21,720	$16,920	380
23	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$21,720	$16,920	380
24	Grocery Stores	$20,980	$16,940	1,990
25	Food and Beverage Stores	$20,920	$16,860	2,280
26	Specialty Food Stores	$20,480	$16,350	290
27	Food Services and Drinking Places	$20,140	$16,900	3,370
28	Accommodation and Food Services	$20,140	$16,900	3,370
29	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$19,640	$16,840	3,100