The median annual wage for Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is $43,210 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,580.
Pay spans roughly $35,230 at the 10th percentile to $79,660 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.77 per hour. An estimated 80 people work as food cooking machine operators and tenders in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.
| Median (annual) | $43,210 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,580 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.77 |
| 10th percentile | $35,230 |
| 90th percentile | $79,660 |
| Employment | 80 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.