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.

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

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

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