DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

53-7063 Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Occupational Description:
Feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southeast Minnesota 8019$18.93/hr$1.23/hr$13.72/hr$15.20/hr$18.22/hr$22.82/hr$25.66/hr
Minnesota 820139$18.20/hr$0.44/hr$12.19/hr$15.00/hr$18.20/hr$21.71/hr$24.42/hr
U S 63,2801,898$16.23/hr$0.11/hr$11.12/hr$12.81/hr$15.33/hr$18.98/hr$23.41/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Machine Feeders and Offbearers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing80$18.22/hr
Other Regional Data For Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 430 $18.66/hr -2.7%
Central Minnesota 150 $17.91/hr 0.0%
Southeast Minnesota 80 $18.22/hr 10.7%
Northwest Minnesota 50 $17.81/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 30 $14.25/hr -6.4%
Southwest Minnesota N/A $18.77/hr 7.8%
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic380$17.79/hr4.1%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic320$20.58/hr9.9%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders180$16.11/hrN/A
Conveyor Operators and Tenders80$15.63/hr2.2%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic80$18.67/hr-2.8%
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Machine Feeders and Offbearers