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    Food Processing Workers, All Other

    All food processing workers not listed separately.

    Median pay
    $39,680
    Growth
    +5.5%
    Faster than average
    Openings a year
    7,400
    Typical education
    No formal credential

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Source: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

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    Annual pay range

    Lowest 10% earn less than
    $32,210
    Median
    $39,680
    Highest 10% earn more than
    $47,950
    National wages for all workers in this occupation. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

    65,000 people work in this occupation.

    What food processing workers, all other do

    All food processing workers not listed separately.

    Also called

    Olive Pitter · Pasta Press Operator · Poultry Hanger · Yeast Maker

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    Sources and attribution

    Every figure on this page comes from these public datasets. Missing values are shown as not reported, never estimated.

    O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Page data updated November 5, 2026.