Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders

Definition | Significant Points | Quick Stats | Earnings Graph | Area and Industry Statistics

Definition

Set up, operate, or tend continuous flow or vat-type equipment; filter presses; shaker screens; centrifuges; condenser tubes; precipitating, fermenting, or evaporating tanks; scrubbing towers; or batch stills. These machines extract, sort, or separate liquids, gases, or solids from other materials to recover a refined product. Includes dairy processing equipment operators. Excludes chemical equipment operators and tenders.

source: OOH; about this section

Significant Points

2004 employment: 38,000
Projected 2004-14 employment change: More slowly than average
Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

source: OOH; about this section

Quick Stats

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

2004 employment: 38,000
2014 projected employment: 38,000
employment numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand; percent changes are calculated with unrounded numbers
Change — numeric: 1,000; percent: 1.6%
2004 median annual earnings: $33,230; earnings group: high
2004 self-employed: 0.6%
2004 part-time employment: very low
2004 unemployment: low
Typical education and training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 46.4%; some college: 37.3%; bachelor's degree: 16.2%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

Earnings Graph

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

Metropolitan area and State estimates.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Area and Industry Statistics

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
— National
U.S.:	$35,680
— by State
AL:	$29,810
AK:	$45,790
AZ:	$32,020
AR:	$31,030
CA:	$36,450
CO:	$38,270
CT:	$35,810
DE:	$30,640
FL:	$32,820
GA:	$37,340
HI:	$27,680
ID:	$29,880
IL:	$35,800
IN:	$39,390
IA:	$32,540
KS:	$29,150
KY:	$33,950
LA:	$36,120
ME:	$38,110
MD:	$33,240
MA:	$38,160
MI:	$33,490
MN:	$33,140
MS:	$26,840
MT:	$31,750
NE:	$27,510
NV:	$36,310
NH:	$36,620
NJ:	$37,570
NM:	$23,050
NY:	$34,800
NC:	$41,990
ND:	$30,300
OH:	$38,620
OK:	$27,090
OR:	$36,750
PA:	$36,690
SC:	$36,290
SD:	$24,860
TN:	$36,630
TX:	$31,690
UT:	$35,710
VT:	$29,400
VA:	$37,380
WA:	$39,160
WV:	$41,510
WI:	$35,540
WY:	$50,680
PR:	$25,840
VI:	$23,340
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11	$28,850
21	$37,670
31-33	$35,860
42	$31,390
44-45	$29,560
54	$35,260
56	$26,950
72	$32,120
92	$36,300
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

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