Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9111 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Occupational Description:
Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	7,410	400	$21.43/hr	$16.90/hr	$18.32/hr	$20.44/hr	$23.70/hr	$28.06/hr

Leading Industries for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	5,950	$20.73/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	420	$23.66/hr
Information	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	1,010	$18.43/hr

Other Regional Data for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	20	$26.83/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	70	$21.80/hr	1.5%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	80	$22.48/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	110	$22.69/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	200	$19.97/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	210	$20.40/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	260	$16.89/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	290	$18.09/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	330	$20.32/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	660	$19.27/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	720	$19.27/hr	8.7%
Central Minnesota	810	$19.53/hr	8.8%
Southwest Balance of State	890	$21.77/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	1,210	$20.94/hr	6.7%
Southeast Balance of State	1,240	$21.65/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	1,260	$21.44/hr	6.7%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	3,230	$20.77/hr	3.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	3,820	$20.88/hr	N/A
Minnesota	7,410	$20.44/hr	5.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change -
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	N/A	N/A	N/A
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	430	$22.96/hr	1.7%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	120	$42.91/hr	1.4%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	100	$24.04/hr	-16.7%
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	90	$28.68/hr	2.6%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,050	$23.76/hr	5.5%
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	110	$24.54/hr	0.6%
Pourers and Casters, Metal	40	$25.56/hr	-2.0%

Task for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

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.