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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
51-9196 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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.
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) |
| 93,100 |
2.2 % |
$18.54 |
$38,570 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.67 |
$13.58 |
$17.79 |
$22.85 |
$28.23 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$22,200 |
$28,240 |
$36,990 |
$47,520 |
$58,720 |
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) |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
59,020 |
21.88 |
$17.66 |
$36,740 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
21,030 |
21.00 |
$22.91 |
$47,650 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
5,630 |
1.25 |
$16.88 |
$35,100 |
| Employment Services |
2,070 |
0.06 |
$12.07 |
$25,100 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
960 |
0.19 |
$13.43 |
$27,940 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
59,020 |
21.88 |
$17.66 |
$36,740 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
21,030 |
21.00 |
$22.91 |
$47,650 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
5,630 |
1.25 |
$16.88 |
$35,100 |
| Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers |
680 |
0.57 |
$17.18 |
$35,730 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
790 |
0.21 |
$16.21 |
$33,720 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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) |
| Wisconsin |
8,660 |
3.09 |
4.66 |
$19.56 |
$40,680 |
| Pennsylvania |
6,600 |
1.15 |
1.73 |
$19.14 |
$39,820 |
| California |
5,920 |
0.37 |
0.56 |
$18.63 |
$38,750 |
| Texas |
5,510 |
0.47 |
0.71 |
$16.22 |
$33,730 |
| North Carolina |
4,910 |
1.16 |
1.75 |
$16.55 |
$34,420 |
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 |
8,660 |
3.09 |
4.66 |
$19.56 |
$40,680 |
| South Carolina |
3,940 |
1.99 |
3.00 |
$24.70 |
$51,380 |
| Arkansas |
1,620 |
1.36 |
2.06 |
$21.16 |
$44,010 |
| Kentucky |
2,350 |
1.26 |
1.89 |
$17.80 |
$37,020 |
| Alabama |
2,360 |
1.23 |
1.86 |
$18.79 |
$39,080 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Carolina |
3,940 |
1.99 |
3.00 |
$24.70 |
$51,380 |
| Delaware |
160 |
0.37 |
0.55 |
$24.53 |
$51,010 |
| New Hampshire |
200 |
0.30 |
0.46 |
$23.23 |
$48,320 |
| Washington |
1,730 |
0.56 |
0.85 |
$22.97 |
$47,770 |
| Oklahoma |
1,690 |
1.07 |
1.61 |
$21.75 |
$45,240 |
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) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
2,500 |
0.38 |
0.57 |
$14.83 |
$30,850 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
2,200 |
0.60 |
0.91 |
$17.25 |
$35,880 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
2,000 |
21.72 |
32.75 |
$21.59 |
$44,910 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
1,840 |
0.76 |
1.14 |
$15.72 |
$32,690 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
1,560 |
0.37 |
0.56 |
$18.57 |
$38,630 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,510 |
0.59 |
0.89 |
$16.20 |
$33,700 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA |
1,460 |
5.69 |
8.58 |
$22.16 |
$46,090 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,380 |
0.72 |
1.09 |
$17.57 |
$36,550 |
| Green Bay, WI |
1,320 |
7.74 |
11.67 |
$19.24 |
$40,030 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,230 |
1.06 |
1.60 |
$19.12 |
$39,770 |
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) |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
2,000 |
21.72 |
32.75 |
$21.59 |
$44,910 |
| Sheboygan, WI |
590 |
10.09 |
15.21 |
$16.57 |
$34,470 |
| Longview, WA |
350 |
9.71 |
14.64 |
$26.23 |
$54,560 |
| Altoona, PA |
500 |
8.54 |
12.87 |
$18.25 |
$37,960 |
| Gettysburg, PA |
250 |
7.83 |
11.80 |
$19.66 |
$40,900 |
| Green Bay, WI |
1,320 |
7.74 |
11.67 |
$19.24 |
$40,030 |
| Glens Falls, NY |
330 |
6.50 |
9.80 |
$21.28 |
$44,260 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA |
1,460 |
5.69 |
8.58 |
$22.16 |
$46,090 |
| Appleton, WI |
700 |
5.67 |
8.54 |
$19.63 |
$40,830 |
| Pine Bluff, AR |
170 |
5.66 |
8.54 |
$25.20 |
$52,410 |
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United States Department of Labor
