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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
53-7063 Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.
National estimates for Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Industry profile for Machine Feeders and Offbearers
Geographic profile for Machine Feeders and Offbearers
National estimates for Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 44,500 |
2.1 % |
$ 19.71 |
$ 41,000 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.37 |
$ 16.64 |
$ 18.87 |
$ 22.40 |
$ 25.63 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 29,880 |
$ 34,610 |
$ 39,250 |
$ 46,590 |
$ 53,320 |
Industry profile for Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Machine Feeders and Offbearers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Machine Feeders and Offbearers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Warehousing and Storage |
6,060 |
0.32 |
$ 23.54 |
$ 48,970 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
4,550 |
0.84 |
$ 17.50 |
$ 36,400 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
4,460 |
1.63 |
$ 20.99 |
$ 43,660 |
| Employment Services |
2,660 |
0.07 |
$ 16.54 |
$ 34,410 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
2,520 |
0.67 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 37,970 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing |
90 |
2.77 |
$ 18.69 |
$ 38,860 |
| Sawmills and Wood Preservation |
2,410 |
2.62 |
$ 19.36 |
$ 40,270 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing |
1,820 |
2.17 |
$ 19.92 |
$ 41,430 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
4,460 |
1.63 |
$ 20.99 |
$ 43,660 |
| Animal Slaughtering and Processing |
4,550 |
0.84 |
$ 17.50 |
$ 36,400 |
Top paying industries for Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
Geographic profile for Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Machine Feeders and Offbearers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Machine Feeders and Offbearers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
4,460 |
0.25 |
0.85 |
$ 20.80 |
$ 43,270 |
| Indiana |
3,260 |
1.03 |
3.53 |
$ 17.86 |
$ 37,150 |
| Texas |
2,970 |
0.22 |
0.75 |
$ 18.05 |
$ 37,540 |
| Ohio |
2,820 |
0.52 |
1.76 |
$ 19.93 |
$ 41,460 |
| Georgia |
2,540 |
0.53 |
1.82 |
$ 18.90 |
$ 39,320 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Dakota |
720 |
1.61 |
5.51 |
$ 17.89 |
$ 37,210 |
| Oregon |
2,290 |
1.18 |
4.02 |
$ 20.89 |
$ 43,450 |
| Alabama |
2,370 |
1.15 |
3.93 |
$ 17.47 |
$ 36,330 |
| Indiana |
3,260 |
1.03 |
3.53 |
$ 17.86 |
$ 37,150 |
| Arkansas |
910 |
0.71 |
2.43 |
$ 18.51 |
$ 38,500 |
Top paying states for Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
1,010 |
0.17 |
0.58 |
$ 25.20 |
$ 52,410 |
| Kansas |
470 |
0.33 |
1.13 |
$ 25.16 |
$ 52,330 |
| Louisiana |
210 |
0.12 |
0.40 |
$ 23.86 |
$ 49,630 |
| Missouri |
1,200 |
0.42 |
1.43 |
$ 23.32 |
$ 48,500 |
| Minnesota |
430 |
0.15 |
0.51 |
$ 22.75 |
$ 47,320 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,760 |
0.28 |
0.97 |
$ 19.91 |
$ 41,410 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,110 |
0.39 |
1.35 |
$ 19.95 |
$ 41,500 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,070 |
0.27 |
0.92 |
$ 18.89 |
$ 39,300 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
970 |
0.10 |
0.35 |
$ 20.79 |
$ 43,230 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
870 |
0.19 |
0.66 |
$ 24.84 |
$ 51,670 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
690 |
0.63 |
2.16 |
$ 18.08 |
$ 37,600 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
570 |
0.58 |
1.96 |
$ 18.97 |
$ 39,460 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
570 |
0.52 |
1.79 |
$ 20.95 |
$ 43,580 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
550 |
0.51 |
1.73 |
$ 16.65 |
$ 34,640 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
540 |
0.19 |
0.66 |
$ 21.44 |
$ 44,600 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Gainesville, GA |
350 |
3.56 |
12.15 |
$ 17.65 |
$ 36,710 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL |
150 |
3.29 |
11.22 |
$ 21.53 |
$ 44,780 |
| Harrisonburg, VA |
180 |
2.82 |
9.63 |
$ 19.07 |
$ 39,660 |
| Longview, WA |
110 |
2.62 |
8.94 |
$ 23.06 |
$ 47,960 |
| Columbus, IN |
130 |
2.57 |
8.78 |
$ 20.08 |
$ 41,760 |
| Eugene, OR |
400 |
2.56 |
8.74 |
$ 20.11 |
$ 41,830 |
| Albany, OR |
120 |
2.49 |
8.49 |
$ 21.30 |
$ 44,300 |
| Medford, OR |
190 |
2.14 |
7.31 |
$ 21.09 |
$ 43,860 |
| Springfield, OH |
100 |
2.03 |
6.92 |
$ 19.20 |
$ 39,940 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK |
210 |
1.94 |
6.61 |
$ 17.94 |
$ 37,320 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
510 |
0.47 |
1.62 |
$ 27.45 |
$ 57,100 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
80 |
0.21 |
0.73 |
$ 26.47 |
$ 55,050 |
| Wichita, KS |
30 |
0.10 |
0.36 |
$ 25.03 |
$ 52,060 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
870 |
0.19 |
0.66 |
$ 24.84 |
$ 51,670 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
270 |
0.14 |
0.48 |
$ 24.83 |
$ 51,640 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
60 |
0.08 |
0.27 |
$ 24.44 |
$ 50,840 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
160 |
0.08 |
0.28 |
$ 24.41 |
$ 50,760 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
240 |
0.65 |
2.23 |
$ 24.08 |
$ 50,090 |
| Racine, WI |
40 |
0.48 |
1.63 |
$ 23.99 |
$ 49,900 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
40 |
0.43 |
1.45 |
$ 23.81 |
$ 49,520 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Machine Feeders and Offbearers:
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
