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Last updated: October 31, 2024
Cook Dog & Cat Food Salary
in Gary, Indiana
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$42,869 (USD)
Average Salary
$21/hr
Average Hourly
$579
Average Bonus
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Last updated: October 31, 2024
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The average pay for a Cook Dog & Cat Food is $42,869 a year and $21 an hour in Gary, Indiana, United States. The average salary range for a Cook Dog & Cat Food is between $31,852 and $50,671. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Gary, Indiana.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$48,153
5 Year Change:
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About Gary, Indiana
Gary Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Gary ( GARR-ee) is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 69,093 at the 2020 census, making it Indiana's eleventh-most populous city. The city has been historically dominated by major industrial activity and is home to U.S. Steel's Gary Works, the largest steel mill complex in North America. Gary is located along the southern shore of Lake Michigan about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of downtown Chicago. The city is the western gateway to the Indiana Dunes National Park, and is within the Chicago metropolitan area.
Gary was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary, who was the founding chairman...
Job Summary
Description:
- Cooks ingredients for preparation of dog and cat foods, controling battery of steam-jacketed kettles.
- Pours or dumps premeasured amounts of water and ground meat into kettles.
- Starts agitator to mix ingredients.
- Opens steam valve and observes thermometer reading to heat contents and to maintain specified temperature.
- Dumps specified amounts of seasoning, chemical solution, and grain into mixture at designated intervals.
- Opens valves to allow mixtures to circulate through other kettles.
- Observes mixture for required viscosity and closes valves upon completion of cooking cycle.
- Starts pumps to transfer contents from kettles to tank of filling machines.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Cook Dog & Cat Food is $42,869 a year and $21 an hour in Gary, Indiana, United States. The average salary range for a Cook Dog & Cat Food is between $31,852 and $50,671. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Gary, Indiana.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Cook Dog & Cat Food Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
Job family population: 29,730
Estimated population of Cook Dog & Cat Food jobs: 630
Rate of error: 4.0%
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About Gary, Indiana
Gary Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Gary ( GARR-ee) is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 69,093 at the 2020 census, making it Indiana's eleventh-most populous city. The city has been historically dominated by major industrial activity and is home to U.S. Steel's Gary Works, the largest steel mill complex in North America. Gary is located along the southern shore of Lake Michigan about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of downtown Chicago. The city is the western gateway to the Indiana Dunes National Park, and is within the Chicago metropolitan area.
Gary was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary, who was the founding chairman...
Job Summary
Description:
- Cooks ingredients for preparation of dog and cat foods, controling battery of steam-jacketed kettles.
- Pours or dumps premeasured amounts of water and ground meat into kettles.
- Starts agitator to mix ingredients.
- Opens steam valve and observes thermometer reading to heat contents and to maintain specified temperature.
- Dumps specified amounts of seasoning, chemical solution, and grain into mixture at designated intervals.
- Opens valves to allow mixtures to circulate through other kettles.
- Observes mixture for required viscosity and closes valves upon completion of cooking cycle.
- Starts pumps to transfer contents from kettles to tank of filling machines.
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