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
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 2,010474$19.09/hr$1.45/hr$10.93/hr$13.08/hr$18.68/hr$24.10/hr$29.04/hr
U S 100,2902,206$19.99/hr$0.18/hr$12.20/hr$14.90/hr$19.13/hr$24.13/hr$29.97/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing1,890$19.04/hr
Professional and Business Services50$18.77/hr
Other Regional Data For Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 2,010 $18.68/hr -5.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 1,210 $18.27/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 1,010 $19.36/hr -3.1%
Duluth MN-WI 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
Central Minnesota N/A N/A -10.2%
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Minnesota N/A $19.86/hr 6.6%
Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Rochester MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A -18.4%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic5,400$20.74/hr-3.5%
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic4,070$17.94/hr0.6%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1,830$20.40/hr1.3%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1,200$19.10/hr5.5%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1,010$17.84/hr-6.2%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers500$16.32/hrN/A
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic140$19.81/hrN/A
Tasks for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders