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
Southeast Minnesota 1,780526$19.97/hr$0.88/hr$13.93/hr$16.79/hr$20.02/hr$23.40/hr$26.01/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
Manufacturing1,670$20.31/hr
Professional and Business Services90$16.49/hr
Other Regional Data For Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4,170 $16.59/hr 6.3%
Southeast Minnesota 1,780 $20.02/hr 4.8%
Northwest Minnesota 1,480 $17.13/hr 1.3%
Central Minnesota 1,260 $16.40/hr 3.6%
Southwest Minnesota 1,030 $17.33/hr 2.5%
Northeast Minnesota 90 $16.35/hr -0.4%
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic510$20.24/hr-2.9%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic380$17.79/hr-4.1%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic320$20.58/hr6.0%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders180$16.11/hr4.6%
Sewing Machine Operators160$17.09/hr-6.5%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders120$20.39/hrN/A
Conveyor Operators and Tenders80$15.63/hr6.6%
Tasks for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders