Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (CA), the median pay for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders is $23.50 an hour ($48,870 a year). About 2,080 people work in this job there.

$23.50Median hourly pay
$41,990–$61,230Middle half of workers, yearly
2,080People in this job in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (CA)

That is about the same as the U.S. median ($48,990). It is 3% lower than the California median ($50,640).

Pay range for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (CA)

Earns more thanHourlyYearly
10% of workers$18.28$38,020
25% of workers$20.19$41,990
Half of workers (median)$23.50$48,870
75% of workers$29.44$61,230
90% of workers$37.62$78,250

Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in California metro areas

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom$75,790310
Bakersfield-Delano$62,390160
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont$60,720510
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara$58,14040
Merced$57,25050
Santa Rosa-Petaluma$56,460100
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara$53,860180
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad$50,340310
Modesto$49,960200
Stockton-Lodi$49,860120
Fresno$48,900260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (this page)$48,8702,080
Visalia$48,690120
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario$47,280610
Vallejo$45,540120
Salinas$42,25040
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura$38,890120

California unemployment rate: 5.1% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

  • Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
  • Related work experience most have: None (O*NET)
  • Training on the job: Moderate-term on-the-job training (BLS)
  • Job outlook: -6.1% over ten years, declining · about 7,900 openings a year (BLS)

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$54,980
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$54,870

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. Figures are for wage and salary workers and do not include the self-employed. The median is the middle wage: half earn more, half earn less. Other job titles: 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; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.