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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 9021$17.97/hr$1.01/hr$12.27/hr$13.58/hr$16.35/hr$22.18/hr$27.54/hr
Minnesota 9,220692$17.98/hr$0.34/hr$12.09/hr$14.11/hr$17.36/hr$21.34/hr$25.07/hr
U S 390,5405,077$16.39/hr$0.07/hr$10.78/hr$12.48/hr$15.12/hr$19.15/hr$24.18/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing90$16.35/hr
Other Regional Data For Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 4,170 $16.59/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 1,780 $20.02/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 1,180 $17.18/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 690 $15.19/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 650 $19.00/hr N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central 450 $18.87/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 380 $17.19/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest 330 $15.29/hr N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest 190 $18.56/hr N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters 120 $16.91/hr N/A
EDR 7E- East Central 120 $16.77/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 90 $16.35/hr N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 20 $15.59/hr N/A
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