Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

51-9193 Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders

Operate or tend equipment, such as cooling and freezing units, refrigerators, batch freezers, and freezing tunnels, to cool or freeze products, food, blood plasma, and chemicals.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
8,790 6.0 % $12.18 $25,340 1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.31 $8.86 $10.96 $15.08 $19.32
Annual Wage (2) $15,200 $18,440 $22,790 $31,360 $40,190

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Animal slaughtering and processing 3,170 $9.95 $20,700
Dairy product manufacturing 2,260 $14.86 $30,910
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty 710 $11.80 $24,540
Beverage manufacturing 680 $11.70 $24,330
Seafood product preparation and packaging 350 $10.16 $21,130

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Warehousing and storage (7) $18.67 $38,830
Dairy product manufacturing 2,260 $14.86 $30,910
Full-service restaurants (7) $14.82 $30,820
HVAC and commercial refrigeration equipment (7) $14.48 $30,120
Animal food manufacturing 30 $14.15 $29,440

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Arkansas 860 $9.92 $20,630 0.076%
Mississippi 750 $8.84 $18,390 0.068%
Vermont 50 $12.38 $25,750 0.017%
Alaska 50 $13.20 $27,460 0.017%
Washington 360 $16.45 $34,220 0.014%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Michigan 220 $16.61 $34,550 0.005%
Washington 360 $16.45 $34,220 0.014%
Massachusetts 120 $15.46 $32,160 0.004%
Illinois 160 $15.36 $31,950 0.003%
Oregon 150 $15.17 $31,560 0.010%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 270 $9.78 $20,350 0.159%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 50 $13.26 $27,570 0.026%
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 30 $10.58 $22,010 0.020%
Lancaster, PA MSA 40 $16.83 $35,020 0.018%
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 180 $18.83 $39,170 0.014%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Detroit, MI PMSA 90 $20.75 $43,160 0.005%
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 180 $18.83 $39,170 0.014%
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA (7) $17.92 $37,280 (7)
Lancaster, PA MSA 40 $16.83 $35,020 0.018%
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA 110 $16.83 $35,000 0.003%

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: May 5, 2005