Occupational Employment Statistics
53-7011 Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles. May control speed and routing of materials or products.
Southeast Minnesota
| 80 | 24 | $17.43/hr | $13.21/hr | $14.12/hr | $15.63/hr | $20.30/hr | $24.63/hr |
Natural Resources and Mining | N/A | N/A |
Manufacturing | 230 | $20.24/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 410 | $18.54/hr |
Professional and Business Services | 10 | $17.48/hr |
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 2,010 | $18.68/hr | -9.1% |
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
| 1,130 | $22.05/hr | -1.3% |
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons
| 20 | $24.66/hr | N/A |
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
| 430 | $18.07/hr | 2.8% |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
| 670 | $18.34/hr | 4.4% |
- Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
- Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
- Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
- Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
- Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
- Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
- Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
- Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
- Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
- Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.