Below is a sampling of top occupations and wages in the Food & Beverage industry cluster.
| Soc Code | Title | Richmond Metro Avg. Wage | National Avg. Wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19-1012 | Food Scientists and Technologists | $50,200 | $72,000 |
| 19-4011 | Agricultural and Food Science Technicians | $30,600 | $39,000 |
| 35-1012 | First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | $32,000 | $33,300 |
| 51-1011 | First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $67,800 | $59,900 |
| 51-3022 | Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | $24,600 | $26,800 |
| 51-3023 | Slaughterers and Meat Packers | $25,900 | $26,400 |
| 51-3091 | Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders | $24,500 | $30,300 |
| 51-3092 | Food Batchmakers | $25,400 | $29,200 |
| 51-3093 | Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | $24,700 | $29,400 |
| 51-4031 | Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $38,600 | $33,000 |
| 51-4033 | Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $35,200 | $34,600 |
| 51-4041 | Bakers | $26,600 | $26,300 |
| 51-4072 | Industrial Forklift and Tractor Operators | $34,200 | $34,100 |
| 51-4194 | Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners | $33,600 | $37,600 |
| 51-5113 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | $52,500 | $51,500 |
| 51-9012 | Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $43,400 | $41,200 |
| 51-9021 | Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $33,400 | $35,600 |
| 51-9023 | Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $41,900 | $36,400 |
| 51-9031 | Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | $32,200 | $28,900 |
| 51-9032 | Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $34,500 | $32,500 |
| 51-9051 | Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders | $51,700 | $37,000 |
| 51-9061 | Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $39,500 | $39,400 |
| 51-9111 | Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders | $26,400 | $29,800 |
| 51-9192 | Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders | $29,700 | $29,900 |
| 51-9193 | Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders | $25,600 | $31,500 |
| 51-9196 | Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $49,300 | $37,200 |
| 51-9198 | Helpers–Production Workers | $28,500 | $26,000 |
| 53-1021 | First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand | $45,800 | $49,700 |
| 53-7063 | Machine Feeders and Offbearers | $29,700 | $31,000 |
| 53-7064 | Packers and Packagers, Hand | $24,300 | $23,700 |
JobsEQ®, Q2 2016.