Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Industry profile for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geographic profile for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
National estimates for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 96,460 |
1.1 % |
$ 23.52 |
$ 48,910 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.11 |
$ 18.77 |
$ 22.71 |
$ 27.25 |
$ 30.91 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 35,590 |
$ 39,040 |
$ 47,250 |
$ 56,690 |
$ 64,290 |
Industry profile for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
63,660 |
23.32 |
$ 22.19 |
$ 46,150 |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
24,180 |
27.42 |
$ 28.43 |
$ 59,130 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
2,750 |
0.73 |
$ 21.14 |
$ 43,980 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
1,180 |
0.22 |
$ 20.32 |
$ 42,270 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
1,040 |
0.17 |
$ 17.98 |
$ 37,400 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
24,180 |
27.42 |
$ 28.43 |
$ 59,130 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
63,660 |
23.32 |
$ 22.19 |
$ 46,150 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
2,750 |
0.73 |
$ 21.14 |
$ 43,980 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
1,180 |
0.22 |
$ 20.32 |
$ 42,270 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
1,040 |
0.17 |
$ 17.98 |
$ 37,400 |
Top paying industries for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
24,180 |
27.42 |
$ 28.43 |
$ 59,130 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing |
60 |
0.04 |
$ 26.73 |
$ 55,590 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
100 |
0.01 |
$ 22.67 |
$ 47,160 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
63,660 |
23.32 |
$ 22.19 |
$ 46,150 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
540 |
0.07 |
$ 21.36 |
$ 44,420 |
Geographic profile for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wisconsin |
6,750 |
2.34 |
3.68 |
$ 25.47 |
$ 52,980 |
| Pennsylvania |
5,570 |
0.94 |
1.47 |
$ 22.48 |
$ 46,750 |
| Ohio |
5,410 |
0.99 |
1.56 |
$ 22.10 |
$ 45,970 |
| Texas |
5,310 |
0.39 |
0.62 |
$ 21.79 |
$ 45,330 |
| Georgia |
5,100 |
1.07 |
1.69 |
$ 24.63 |
$ 51,230 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wisconsin |
6,750 |
2.34 |
3.68 |
$ 25.47 |
$ 52,980 |
| South Carolina |
3,970 |
1.79 |
2.81 |
$ 25.09 |
$ 52,190 |
| Alabama |
3,430 |
1.67 |
2.63 |
$ 23.96 |
$ 49,850 |
| Arkansas |
2,010 |
1.58 |
2.49 |
$ 22.43 |
$ 46,660 |
| Maine |
810 |
1.30 |
2.05 |
$ 25.80 |
$ 53,670 |
Top paying states for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Louisiana |
920 |
0.50 |
0.78 |
$ 29.96 |
$ 62,320 |
| Washington |
2,620 |
0.75 |
1.18 |
$ 27.64 |
$ 57,480 |
| Iowa |
930 |
0.60 |
0.95 |
$ 26.85 |
$ 55,840 |
| Oregon |
950 |
0.49 |
0.77 |
$ 26.42 |
$ 54,950 |
| Oklahoma |
1,430 |
0.86 |
1.35 |
$ 25.97 |
$ 54,010 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Paper Goods Machine Setters, 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 |
4,540 |
1.01 |
1.59 |
$ 22.37 |
$ 46,530 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,690 |
0.28 |
0.45 |
$ 23.03 |
$ 47,890 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,240 |
0.57 |
0.89 |
$ 22.11 |
$ 45,990 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,010 |
0.71 |
1.12 |
$ 22.20 |
$ 46,180 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,730 |
0.28 |
0.44 |
$ 23.49 |
$ 48,860 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,670 |
0.59 |
0.93 |
$ 24.02 |
$ 49,960 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,380 |
0.72 |
1.14 |
$ 24.23 |
$ 50,400 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
1,310 |
1.21 |
1.91 |
$ 23.31 |
$ 48,470 |
| Green Bay, WI |
1,310 |
7.63 |
12.01 |
$ 26.58 |
$ 55,290 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
1,140 |
12.30 |
19.36 |
$ 24.33 |
$ 50,600 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Longview, WA |
700 |
17.04 |
26.83 |
$ 32.53 |
$ 67,660 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA |
370 |
13.09 |
20.61 |
$ 28.34 |
$ 58,950 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
1,140 |
12.30 |
19.36 |
$ 24.33 |
$ 50,600 |
| Pine Bluff, AR |
280 |
9.61 |
15.13 |
$ 25.59 |
$ 53,220 |
| Glens Falls, NY |
410 |
8.16 |
12.85 |
$ 27.17 |
$ 56,510 |
| Green Bay, WI |
1,310 |
7.63 |
12.01 |
$ 26.58 |
$ 55,290 |
| Wausau, WI |
410 |
5.84 |
9.20 |
$ 27.34 |
$ 56,860 |
| Gettysburg, PA |
180 |
5.64 |
8.87 |
$ 23.20 |
$ 48,250 |
| Appleton, WI |
650 |
5.26 |
8.28 |
$ 26.00 |
$ 54,080 |
| Leominster-Gardner, MA |
230 |
4.54 |
7.15 |
$ 23.74 |
$ 49,390 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Cedar Rapids, IA |
220 |
1.58 |
2.49 |
$ 33.78 |
$ 70,260 |
| Longview, WA |
700 |
17.04 |
26.83 |
$ 32.53 |
$ 67,660 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA |
370 |
13.09 |
20.61 |
$ 28.34 |
$ 58,950 |
| Jacksonville, FL |
360 |
0.49 |
0.77 |
$ 27.66 |
$ 57,540 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
800 |
0.38 |
0.60 |
$ 27.48 |
$ 57,170 |
| Wausau, WI |
410 |
5.84 |
9.20 |
$ 27.34 |
$ 56,860 |
| Glens Falls, NY |
410 |
8.16 |
12.85 |
$ 27.17 |
$ 56,510 |
| Green Bay, WI |
1,310 |
7.63 |
12.01 |
$ 26.58 |
$ 55,290 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
270 |
0.95 |
1.50 |
$ 26.46 |
$ 55,050 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
290 |
0.40 |
0.62 |
$ 26.37 |
$ 54,840 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:
About May 2023 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.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
