DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
53-7011 Conveyor Operators and Tenders
Occupational Description:
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.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 660 | 84 | $19.37/hr | $0.41/hr | $14.15/hr | $16.51/hr | $18.99/hr | $22.19/hr | $25.39/hr |
| U S | 24,050 | 914 | $17.77/hr | $0.16/hr | $12.29/hr | $14.19/hr | $17.04/hr | $20.43/hr | $24.52/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2023 - 2025 | |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic | 2,720 | $18.44/hr | -0.4% |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,180 | $22.18/hr | 0.2% |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,060 | $21.13/hr | -0.5% |
| Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers | 500 | $16.32/hr | -4.4% |
| Semiconductor Processors | 140 | $17.54/hr | 2.1% |
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | N/A | N/A | 1.0% |
Tasks for Conveyor Operators and Tenders
- Manipulates controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors and adjust equipment positions, speed, timing, and material flow.
- Distributes materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
- Records production data, such as weight, type, quantity, and storage locations of materials, and documents equipment downtime.
- Affixes identifying information to materials or products, using hand tools.
- Collects samples of materials or products for laboratory analysis and ensure conformance to specifications.
- Weighs or measures materials and products, using scales or other measuring instruments, to verify specified tonnage and prevent overloads.
- Cleans, sterilizes, and maintains equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
- Repairs or replaces equipment components or parts such as blades, rolls, and pumps.
- Reads production and delivery schedules, and confers with supervisor to determine processing procedures.
- Loads, unloads, or adjusts materials or products on conveyors by hand or using lifts and hoists.
- Inspects equipment and machinery to prevent loss of materials or products during transit.
- Moves, assembles, and connects hoses or nozzles to material hoppers, storage tanks, conveyor sections or chutes, and pumps.
- Signals workers in other departments to move materials, products, or machinery, or notifies work stations of shipments enroute and estimated delivery times.
- Stops equipment or machinery and clears jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or removes damaged materials from conveyors.
- Observes conveyor operations and monitors lights, dials, and gauges to maintain specified operating levels and detect equipment malfunctions.
