Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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.

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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)
100,290	2.2 %	$19.70	$40,980	0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$12.02	$14.68	$18.85	$23.78	$29.53
Annual Wage (2)	$25,000	$30,530	$39,210	$49,460	$61,430

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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)
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	62,070	22.86	$18.69	$38,870
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	23,460	25.36	$24.79	$51,560
Printing and Related Support Activities	4,640	1.08	$17.03	$35,430
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	1,360	0.26	$15.26	$31,750
Plastics Product Manufacturing	580	0.10	$14.89	$30,980

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	23,460	25.36	$24.79	$51,560
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	62,070	22.86	$18.69	$38,870
Printing and Related Support Activities	4,640	1.08	$17.03	$35,430
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	1,360	0.26	$15.26	$31,750
Plastics Product Manufacturing	580	0.10	$14.89	$30,980

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	23,460	25.36	$24.79	$51,560
Dairy Product Manufacturing	120	0.08	$19.14	$39,820
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	62,070	22.86	$18.69	$38,870
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	130	0.04	$17.68	$36,780
Printing and Related Support Activities	4,640	1.08	$17.03	$35,430

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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)
Wisconsin	9,260	3.23	4.73	$21.35	$44,400
Pennsylvania	6,920	1.17	1.72	$19.64	$40,860
Texas	5,720	0.46	0.67	$16.52	$34,370
Georgia	5,630	1.26	1.84	$20.86	$43,400
Ohio	5,610	1.03	1.51	$19.11	$39,740

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	9,260	3.23	4.73	$21.35	$44,400
Arkansas	2,410	1.98	2.90	$19.79	$41,150
Alabama	3,230	1.64	2.40	$23.01	$47,850
South Carolina	3,300	1.57	2.29	$23.52	$48,910
Missouri	3,910	1.39	2.03	$20.52	$42,690

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Oregon	1,080	0.57	0.83	$27.30	$56,780
South Carolina	3,300	1.57	2.29	$23.52	$48,910
Oklahoma	1,140	0.71	1.04	$23.42	$48,710
Washington	2,110	0.64	0.93	$23.15	$48,150
Alabama	3,230	1.64	2.40	$23.01	$47,850

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)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	4,030	0.86	1.26	$18.15	$37,750
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3,060	0.32	0.46	$17.53	$36,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	2,450	0.67	0.98	$15.83	$32,930
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,230	0.81	1.19	$17.60	$36,600
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,830	0.29	0.43	$19.91	$41,420
Green Bay, WI	1,770	10.14	14.85	$20.30	$42,220
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	1,680	6.46	9.45	$21.63	$44,990
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1,440	15.16	22.20	$22.43	$46,660
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,340	0.47	0.68	$19.80	$41,190
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1,310	1.21	1.77	$19.38	$40,320

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	1,440	15.16	22.20	$22.43	$46,660
Pine Bluff, AR	350	11.61	17.01	$22.29	$46,370
Green Bay, WI	1,770	10.14	14.85	$20.30	$42,220
Wausau, WI	640	8.94	13.10	$24.97	$51,940
Owensboro, KY	460	8.93	13.08	$26.71	$55,570
Longview, WA	340	8.93	13.08	$27.39	$56,970
Walla Walla, WA	210	7.97	11.68	$26.05	$54,190
Gettysburg, PA	240	7.30	10.69	$19.27	$40,080
Glens Falls, NY	350	6.67	9.77	$23.27	$48,390
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA	1,680	6.46	9.45	$21.63	$44,990