Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9196 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northeast Minnesota	370	96	$30.53/hr	$23.71/hr	$27.11/hr	$31.78/hr	$31.78/hr	$37.69/hr

Leading Industries for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	1,960	$21.66/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	190	$16.62/hr
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Minnesota	210	$19.03/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	370	$31.78/hr	-11.0%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,330	$19.11/hr	-7.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	1,520	$20.50/hr	N/A
Minnesota	2,190	$20.61/hr	-8.6%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	160	$26.58/hr	-14.3%
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	190	$36.30/hr	N/A
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	410	$22.98/hr	-1.6%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,350	$25.19/hr	-1.6%
Printing Press Operators	5,380	$22.80/hr	-9.5%
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	140	$23.00/hr	5.0%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	10,780	$25.03/hr	7.7%
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	4,950	$22.80/hr	-2.3%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	420	$24.21/hr	-1.7%
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	140	$23.08/hr	-11.4%

Task for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronize speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.
Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
Adjust guide assemblies, forming bars, and folding mechanisms according to specifications, using hand tools.
Monitor finished cartons as they drop from forming machines into rotating hoppers and into gravity feed chutes to prevent jamming.
Stamp products with information such as dates, using hand stamps or automatic stamping devices.
Remove finished cores, and stack or place them on conveyors for transfer to other work areas.
Lift tote boxes of finished cartons, and dump cartons into feed hoppers.
Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.
Place rolls of paper or cardboard on machine feed tracks, and thread paper through gluing, coating, and slitting rollers.
Cut products to specified dimensions, using hand or power cutters.