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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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)
390,540 1.3 % $16.15 $33,590 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.62 $12.30 $14.90 $18.87 $23.83
Annual Wage (2) $22,090 $25,580 $30,990 $39,250 $49,570


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 45,770 1.24 $14.07 $29,270
Beverage Manufacturing 28,940 10.66 $18.90 $39,320
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 27,750 16.47 $16.62 $34,570
Other Food Manufacturing 27,170 12.08 $16.61 $34,550
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 25,690 8.64 $16.89 $35,130

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 2,130 20.09 $23.02 $47,890
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 27,750 16.47 $16.62 $34,570
Dairy Product Manufacturing 23,190 15.36 $17.72 $36,860
Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) 21,280 12.18 $15.87 $33,020
Other Food Manufacturing 27,170 12.08 $16.61 $34,550

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) 30 (7) $27.42 $57,030
Tobacco Manufacturing 2,130 20.09 $23.02 $47,890
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 100 0.02 $22.12 $46,020
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 320 0.37 $19.92 $41,440
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,140 1.23 $19.77 $41,130


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 47,860 2.75 1.04 $16.12 $33,530
Wisconsin 24,360 8.49 3.19 $16.90 $35,160
Texas 22,970 1.85 0.69 $14.82 $30,820
Pennsylvania 19,320 3.27 1.23 $17.03 $35,420
New York 18,860 1.98 0.74 $15.89 $33,060




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 24,360 8.49 3.19 $16.90 $35,160
Idaho 4,210 5.79 2.18 $16.44 $34,200
Kentucky 9,430 4.97 1.87 $17.51 $36,430
Nebraska 4,200 4.27 1.61 $17.27 $35,920
Iowa 6,400 4.13 1.55 $16.55 $34,430




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 420 1.54 0.58 $22.39 $46,560
Missouri 10,720 3.80 1.43 $18.94 $39,390
Minnesota 9,220 3.20 1.20 $17.72 $36,850
Connecticut 2,200 1.32 0.50 $17.62 $36,640
Kentucky 9,430 4.97 1.87 $17.51 $36,430





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 20,240 2.10 0.79 $14.55 $30,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 16,190 2.60 0.98 $15.39 $32,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 13,820 2.95 1.11 $16.57 $34,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 9,060 2.48 0.93 $15.52 $32,270
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,760 2.70 1.02 $15.84 $32,950
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 6,590 6.08 2.29 $17.78 $36,980
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 5,880 2.10 0.79 $15.28 $31,790
St. Louis, MO-IL 5,740 4.19 1.57 $19.78 $41,140
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 5,710 2.16 0.81 $13.24 $27,540
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 5,180 6.05 2.28 $14.91 $31,020




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)
Twin Falls, ID 1,200 25.81 9.71 $15.46 $32,160
Appleton, WI 1,920 15.61 5.87 $19.82 $41,220
Gettysburg, PA 520 15.47 5.82 $17.13 $35,620
Sheboygan, WI 880 14.66 5.51 $17.70 $36,820
Wausau, WI 980 13.74 5.17 $18.91 $39,340
Fond du Lac, WI 630 13.67 5.14 $17.86 $37,140
Logan, UT-ID 740 12.88 4.84 $16.42 $34,160
Green Bay, WI 2,230 12.75 4.80 $17.52 $36,430
Merced, CA 960 12.54 4.72 $16.59 $34,500
Napa, CA 920 11.90 4.47 $20.73 $43,120




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kankakee, IL 140 3.03 1.14 $27.22 $56,620
Battle Creek, MI 200 3.78 1.42 $26.31 $54,730
Champaign-Urbana, IL (8) (8) (8) $25.89 $53,850
Cedar Rapids, IA 700 4.90 1.84 $24.21 $50,360
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH 70 1.93 0.73 $24.07 $50,070
Beckley, WV 50 1.12 0.42 $23.82 $49,550
Binghamton, NY 110 1.12 0.42 $22.15 $46,070
Owensboro, KY 560 10.80 4.06 $21.77 $45,290
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (8) (8) (8) $21.44 $44,600
Syracuse, NY 910 2.99 1.12 $21.37 $44,460

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 3,400 16.12 6.06 $16.71 $34,760
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 3,150 11.53 4.34 $19.90 $41,390
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,700 6.84 2.57 $15.74 $32,730
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 2,010 6.00 2.26 $16.12 $33,520
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,910 13.51 5.08 $16.26 $33,830

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 3,400 16.12 6.06 $16.71 $34,760
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,910 13.51 5.08 $16.26 $33,830
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 1,850 11.77 4.43 $19.36 $40,260
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 3,150 11.53 4.34 $19.90 $41,390
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 800 11.46 4.31 $16.68 $34,700

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 190 1.88 0.71 $26.86 $55,880
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 100 0.91 0.34 $21.19 $44,080
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 480 4.42 1.66 $20.50 $42,640
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 70 0.96 0.36 $19.98 $41,550
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 3,150 11.53 4.34 $19.90 $41,390


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020