Occupational Employment Statistics
51-9111 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.
Minnesota
| 7,920 | 459 | $20.15/hr | $15.52/hr | $17.24/hr | $18.98/hr | $22.69/hr | $26.53/hr |
Natural Resources and Mining | 80 | $19.15/hr |
Manufacturing | 5,710 | $19.22/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 250 | $19.88/hr |
Information | N/A | N/A |
Financial Activities | N/A | N/A |
Professional and Business Services | 1,870 | $18.20/hr |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Machine Feeders and Offbearers
| 560 | $22.76/hr | 2.5% |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
| 190 | $36.30/hr | N/A |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
| 140 | $23.08/hr | -11.4% |
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
| 100 | $20.14/hr | -0.9% |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 1,260 | $20.71/hr | 5.9% |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
| 110 | $36.58/hr | 3.9% |
Pourers and Casters, Metal
| N/A | $24.42/hr | N/A |
- Count and record finished and rejected packaged items.
- Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.
- Stack finished packaged items, or wrap protective material around each item, and pack the items in cartons or containers.
- Clean packaging containers, line and pad crates, or assemble cartons to prepare for product packing.
- Attach identification labels to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations.
- Stock and sort product for packaging or filling machine operation, and replenish packaging supplies, such as wrapping paper, plastic sheet, boxes, cartons, glue, ink, or labels.
- Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.
- Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.
- Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
- Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as pile-ups, jams, or glue that isn't sticking properly.