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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Industry profile for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
Geographic profile for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

National estimates for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
371,600 0.8 % $ 19.81 $ 41,200 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.45 $ 16.56 $ 18.43 $ 22.38 $ 26.96
Annual Wage (2) $ 30,050 $ 34,440 $ 38,330 $ 46,540 $ 56,070

Industry profile for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Animal Slaughtering and Processing 32,370 5.96 $ 18.73 $ 38,960
Other Food Manufacturing 31,640 12.19 $ 19.93 $ 41,460
Employment Services 31,000 0.83 $ 16.40 $ 34,110
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 30,600 8.95 $ 20.75 $ 43,160
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 26,210 15.34 $ 18.99 $ 39,490

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing 26,210 15.34 $ 18.99 $ 39,490
Dairy Product Manufacturing 22,270 13.72 $ 21.95 $ 45,660
Grain and Oilseed Milling 7,960 12.25 $ 23.45 $ 48,780
Other Food Manufacturing 31,640 12.19 $ 19.93 $ 41,460
Tobacco Manufacturing 1,300 11.56 $ 22.13 $ 46,040

Top paying industries for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 100 0.02 $ 33.60 $ 69,900
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 720 0.82 $ 27.37 $ 56,930
Scientific Research and Development Services 500 0.05 $ 25.84 $ 53,740
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 1,460 1.35 $ 24.09 $ 50,110
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 640 0.65 $ 23.58 $ 49,050

Geographic profile for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 42,740 2.38 0.97 $ 20.64 $ 42,920
Illinois 25,570 4.25 1.74 $ 20.78 $ 43,210
Pennsylvania 21,790 3.66 1.50 $ 20.99 $ 43,670
Texas 21,310 1.57 0.64 $ 17.57 $ 36,550
Wisconsin 18,490 6.41 2.62 $ 19.86 $ 41,320


Map of location quotient of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders by state, May 2023


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin 18,490 6.41 2.62 $ 19.86 $ 41,320
Kansas 7,800 5.52 2.26 $ 19.04 $ 39,600
Iowa 8,070 5.22 2.13 $ 20.85 $ 43,380
Illinois 25,570 4.25 1.74 $ 20.78 $ 43,210
Arkansas 5,010 3.94 1.61 $ 18.48 $ 38,440


Map of annual mean wages of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire 660 0.97 0.40 $ 23.92 $ 49,760
Wyoming 320 1.18 0.48 $ 23.26 $ 48,370
Rhode Island 1,100 2.25 0.92 $ 21.59 $ 44,910
Colorado 4,540 1.60 0.65 $ 21.28 $ 44,250
Virginia 7,790 1.96 0.80 $ 21.19 $ 44,080



Map of employment of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 18,940 4.20 1.72 $ 21.41 $ 44,540
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 14,630 1.54 0.63 $ 19.71 $ 40,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 12,580 2.03 0.83 $ 19.56 $ 40,680
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,540 1.90 0.78 $ 17.85 $ 37,120
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,820 2.41 0.99 $ 21.41 $ 44,530
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 5,870 2.08 0.85 $ 20.18 $ 41,980
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 4,490 1.96 0.80 $ 18.79 $ 39,080
St. Louis, MO-IL 4,470 3.37 1.38 $ 20.21 $ 42,030
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,450 1.61 0.66 $ 19.73 $ 41,030
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 4,350 4.02 1.64 $ 19.79 $ 41,170


Map of location quotient of packaging and filling machine operators and tenders by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sheboygan, WI 1,210 20.19 8.25 $ 19.85 $ 41,280
Twin Falls, ID 730 14.97 6.12 $ 19.48 $ 40,520
Gettysburg, PA 480 14.76 6.03 $ 18.10 $ 37,640
Owensboro, KY 760 14.73 6.02 $ 23.66 $ 49,220
St. Joseph, MO-KS 720 13.60 5.56 $ 22.42 $ 46,640
Grand Island, NE 480 11.31 4.62 $ 21.20 $ 44,100
Jonesboro, AR 660 11.27 4.61 $ 21.32 $ 44,340
Jackson, TN 770 11.25 4.60 $ 22.48 $ 46,760
Modesto, CA 2,120 11.06 4.52 $ 25.25 $ 52,520
Green Bay, WI 1,850 10.79 4.41 $ 20.58 $ 42,810