Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

51-9111 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
342,280 1.1 % $13.26 $27,580 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.39 $9.58 $12.15 $16.13 $20.08
Annual Wage (2) $17,460 $19,920 $25,270 $33,550 $41,770

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services 38,170 1.43 $10.84 $22,540
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 24,900 14.74 $13.08 $27,210
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 22,990 8.15 $14.20 $29,530
Beverage Manufacturing 19,950 11.99 $15.81 $32,890
Other Food Manufacturing 18,880 11.54 $13.72 $28,530

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 24,900 14.74 $13.08 $27,210
Tobacco Manufacturing 2,170 12.81 $20.27 $42,160
Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing 12,430 12.31 $13.58 $28,240
Beverage Manufacturing 19,950 11.99 $15.81 $32,890
Other Food Manufacturing 18,880 11.54 $13.72 $28,530

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 60 (7) $24.76 $51,500
Tobacco Manufacturing 2,170 12.81 $20.27 $42,160
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 300 0.36 $18.48 $38,430
Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing 1,620 1.92 $18.36 $38,180
Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing 200 1.62 $18.16 $37,760

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 44,610 3.19 1.18 $12.19 $25,360
Texas 22,980 2.28 0.85 $11.78 $24,500
Pennsylvania 19,790 3.61 1.34 $14.93 $31,060
Illinois 17,690 3.20 1.19 $12.94 $26,910
Wisconsin 16,470 6.32 2.35 $13.70 $28,490




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin 16,470 6.32 2.35 $13.70 $28,490
Nebraska 4,070 4.52 1.68 $13.76 $28,630
Missouri 10,540 4.07 1.51 $13.95 $29,010
Idaho 2,300 3.86 1.43 $13.07 $27,180
Tennessee 9,560 3.72 1.38 $13.01 $27,050




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 260 0.97 0.36 $16.44 $34,190
Delaware 1,290 3.25 1.21 $15.17 $31,560
Colorado 3,780 1.75 0.65 $15.10 $31,410
Iowa 4,390 3.05 1.13 $15.02 $31,240
Pennsylvania 19,790 3.61 1.34 $14.93 $31,060

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 12,730 3.34 1.24 $11.67 $24,280
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 11,190 3.16 1.17 $12.80 $26,630
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 6,490 1.30 0.48 $11.69 $24,310
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 6,380 3.19 1.18 $11.63 $24,190
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 5,390 2.45 0.91 $12.62 $26,240
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 5,380 2.98 1.11 $14.62 $30,410
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 5,160 3.08 1.14 $13.64 $28,370
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 4,010 1.61 0.60 $12.34 $25,660
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 3,950 4.11 1.52 $14.90 $30,980
Kansas City, MO-KS 3,900 4.09 1.52 $14.66 $30,490




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Stockton, CA 3,870 19.49 7.24 $10.64 $22,120
Logan, UT-ID 920 19.23 7.14 $14.18 $29,490
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 700 18.35 6.81 $13.79 $28,690
Napa, CA 980 16.10 5.98 $15.39 $32,010
Anderson, IN 580 15.40 5.72 $14.75 $30,680
Merced, CA 870 15.27 5.67 $13.90 $28,920
Sheboygan, WI 820 14.87 5.52 $13.31 $27,680
Albany, GA 800 13.53 5.02 $19.12 $39,770
Danville, IL 340 12.64 4.69 $14.05 $29,220
Modesto, CA 1,670 11.11 4.12 $14.09 $29,310