DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Balance of State	60	23	$20.47/hr	$1.13/hr	$16.02/hr	$17.30/hr	$19.27/hr	$23.72/hr	$28.19/hr
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.

Other Regional Data For Conveyor Operators and Tenders Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 200 $19.17/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 180 $18.38/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 110 $21.36/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 60 $19.27/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 40 $15.07/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 10 $20.74/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A $21.76/hr N/A

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• 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.