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
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4,170312$17.70/hr$0.41/hr$11.61/hr$13.42/hr$16.59/hr$20.81/hr$26.22/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
Manufacturing2,680$17.78/hr
Professional and Business Services1,040$13.26/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities390$19.98/hr
Natural Resources and Mining50$12.42/hr
Other Regional Data For Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4,170 $16.59/hr 3.9%
Southeast Minnesota 1,780 $20.02/hr 6.7%
Northwest Minnesota 1,480 $17.13/hr 8.7%
Central Minnesota 1,260 $16.40/hr 8.8%
Southwest Minnesota 1,030 $17.33/hr 6.7%
Northeast Minnesota 90 $16.35/hr 1.5%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic3,220$21.96/hr-6.2%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic2,220$17.79/hr-1.2%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1,950$19.97/hr4.0%
Sewing Machine Operators1,100$15.70/hr-1.5%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders620$19.59/hr-0.9%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers490$16.16/hr-14.3%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders420$20.43/hr5.1%
Conveyor Operators and Tenders150$18.98/hr5.8%
Tasks for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders