Other Food Manufacturing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing food (except animal food; grain and oilseed milling; sugar and confectionery products; preserved fruit, vegetable, and specialty foods; dairy products; meat products; seafood products; and bakeries and tortillas). The industry group includes industries with different productive processes, such as snack food manufacturing; coffee and tea manufacturing; concentrate, syrup, condiment, and spice manufacturing; and, in general, an entire range of other miscellaneous food product manufacturing.

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Occupations in Demand in the Food Manufacturing Industry
Financial Managers	$74,338	190	Medium	70	136	Bachelor's or higher degree
Industrial Production Managers	$71,605	130	High	60	114	Bachelor's or higher degree
General & Operations Managers	$65,779	920	Low	470	883	Bachelor's or higher degree
First-line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installation, & Repair Workers	$53,057	370	High	220	347	Long-term on-the-job training or related work experience
Accountants & Auditors	$49,278	530	Medium	290	492	Bachelor's degree
HR, Training & Labor Relation Specialists	$48,095	120	High	50	139	Bachelor's degree
Purchasing Agents & Buyers (incl. Farm Products & Wholesale Trade)	$44,189	110	High	70	107	Bachelor's degree & related work experience
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$40,053	250	Low	120	191	Associate degree
Business Operations Specialists	$39,953	1,320	High	580	1,569	Bachelor's degree
Payroll & Timekeeping Clerks	$33,322	130	High	100	171	Short-term on-the-job training
General Maintenance & Repair Workers	$32,042	460	Medium	270	481	Associate degree
Food Cooking Machine Operators	$30,244	20	Low	5	7	Short-term on-the-job training
Truck Drivers, Heavy & Tractor-Trailer	$28,606	1,510	Medium	690	1,220	Moderate on-the-job training
Customer Service Representatives	$27,215	670	Medium	240	572	Moderate on-the-job training
Food Batchmakers	$26,771	NR	Low	NR	NR	Short-term on-the-job training
Team Assemblers	$24,587	830	Medium	950	1,094	Moderate on-the-job training
Janitors & Cleaners	$22,541	1,430	Medium	790	1,269	Short-term on-the-job training
Laborers and Freight & Stock Movers	$21,880	1,050	Medium	810	894	Short-term on-the-job training
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services	$20,832	470	Medium	130	337	Moderate on-the-job training
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers	$18,172	960	Low	1,000	1,000	Short-term on-the-job training
Cleaners of Vehicles & Equipment	$16,909	240	Low	290	337	Short-term on-the-job training
Source: Minnesota Dept. of Employment & Economic Development 2007 Median Annual Salary Data from the 2nd Qtr. 2007 Minnesota Salary Survey Current Demand Data from the 2nd Qtr. 2007 Minnesota Job Vacancy Survey Projected Employment Data from the 2004-2014 Minnesota Employment Projections Program

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