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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
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:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 392,910 |
1.4 % |
$15.38 |
$31,990 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.82 |
$11.31 |
$14.11 |
$18.31 |
$23.34 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,430 |
$23,530 |
$29,350 |
$38,090 |
$48,550 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
59,590 |
1.66 |
$13.34 |
$27,750 |
| Beverage Manufacturing |
28,660 |
11.73 |
$18.45 |
$38,370 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
25,220 |
8.77 |
$16.58 |
$34,480 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing |
25,160 |
15.21 |
$15.75 |
$32,750 |
| Other Food Manufacturing |
24,460 |
11.30 |
$15.50 |
$32,240 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Tobacco Manufacturing |
2,060 |
17.05 |
$19.40 |
$40,360 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing |
25,160 |
15.21 |
$15.75 |
$32,750 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing |
18,730 |
13.31 |
$17.33 |
$36,040 |
| Beverage Manufacturing |
28,660 |
11.73 |
$18.45 |
$38,370 |
| Other Food Manufacturing |
24,460 |
11.30 |
$15.50 |
$32,240 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
50,810 |
3.04 |
1.10 |
$15.04 |
$31,290 |
| Wisconsin |
21,430 |
7.59 |
2.75 |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
| Illinois |
20,580 |
3.47 |
1.26 |
$16.03 |
$33,350 |
| Pennsylvania |
19,930 |
3.45 |
1.25 |
$16.25 |
$33,800 |
| Texas |
19,080 |
1.60 |
0.58 |
$14.85 |
$30,890 |
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 |
21,430 |
7.59 |
2.75 |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
| Kansas |
6,930 |
5.06 |
1.84 |
$17.06 |
$35,480 |
| Idaho |
3,450 |
5.03 |
1.82 |
$15.85 |
$32,970 |
| Kentucky |
9,310 |
4.96 |
1.80 |
$17.10 |
$35,570 |
| Nebraska |
3,900 |
4.02 |
1.46 |
$17.55 |
$36,510 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
320 |
1.18 |
0.43 |
$21.32 |
$44,340 |
| Nebraska |
3,900 |
4.02 |
1.46 |
$17.55 |
$36,510 |
| Connecticut |
2,370 |
1.43 |
0.52 |
$17.28 |
$35,950 |
| Kentucky |
9,310 |
4.96 |
1.80 |
$17.10 |
$35,570 |
| Kansas |
6,930 |
5.06 |
1.84 |
$17.06 |
$35,480 |
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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 |
13,310 |
3.00 |
1.09 |
$14.63 |
$30,430 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
13,250 |
3.62 |
1.31 |
$16.52 |
$34,360 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
10,770 |
1.61 |
0.58 |
$13.71 |
$28,530 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
7,380 |
2.82 |
1.02 |
$16.49 |
$34,300 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
5,940 |
10.77 |
3.91 |
$14.65 |
$30,470 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
5,920 |
3.06 |
1.11 |
$16.60 |
$34,530 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
5,390 |
5.10 |
1.85 |
$16.18 |
$33,660 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
5,210 |
3.22 |
1.17 |
$13.30 |
$27,670 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
5,200 |
4.46 |
1.62 |
$15.20 |
$31,610 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
4,490 |
5.33 |
1.94 |
$13.08 |
$27,200 |
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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) |
| Logan, UT-ID |
1,000 |
18.35 |
6.66 |
$15.95 |
$33,170 |
| Gettysburg, PA |
540 |
16.50 |
5.99 |
$15.64 |
$32,530 |
| Wausau, WI |
1,100 |
15.74 |
5.71 |
$18.12 |
$37,680 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS |
780 |
14.69 |
5.33 |
$16.28 |
$33,860 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA |
620 |
14.67 |
5.32 |
$17.55 |
$36,510 |
| Yakima, WA |
1,250 |
13.98 |
5.07 |
$15.20 |
$31,620 |
| Racine, WI |
1,020 |
13.63 |
4.95 |
$16.33 |
$33,960 |
| Merced, CA |
870 |
12.57 |
4.56 |
$14.89 |
$30,980 |
| Bowling Green, KY |
900 |
12.12 |
4.40 |
$19.28 |
$40,100 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN |
480 |
12.01 |
4.36 |
$16.52 |
$34,370 |
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United States Department of Labor
