Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

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: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
93,100 2.2 % $18.54 $38,570 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.67 $13.58 $17.79 $22.85 $28.23
Annual Wage (2) $22,200 $28,240 $36,990 $47,520 $58,720


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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 59,020 21.88 $17.66 $36,740
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 21,030 21.00 $22.91 $47,650
Printing and Related Support Activities 5,630 1.25 $16.88 $35,100
Employment Services 2,070 0.06 $12.07 $25,100
Animal Slaughtering and Processing 960 0.19 $13.43 $27,940

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 59,020 21.88 $17.66 $36,740
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 21,030 21.00 $22.91 $47,650
Printing and Related Support Activities 5,630 1.25 $16.88 $35,100
Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers 680 0.57 $17.18 $35,730
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 790 0.21 $16.21 $33,720

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 21,030 21.00 $22.91 $47,650
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing (8) (8) $17.91 $37,260
Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers 140 0.02 $17.72 $36,860
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 59,020 21.88 $17.66 $36,740
Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers 680 0.57 $17.18 $35,730


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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 8,660 3.09 4.66 $19.56 $40,680
Pennsylvania 6,600 1.15 1.73 $19.14 $39,820
California 5,920 0.37 0.56 $18.63 $38,750
Texas 5,510 0.47 0.71 $16.22 $33,730
North Carolina 4,910 1.16 1.75 $16.55 $34,420




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 8,660 3.09 4.66 $19.56 $40,680
South Carolina 3,940 1.99 3.00 $24.70 $51,380
Arkansas 1,620 1.36 2.06 $21.16 $44,010
Kentucky 2,350 1.26 1.89 $17.80 $37,020
Alabama 2,360 1.23 1.86 $18.79 $39,080




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Carolina 3,940 1.99 3.00 $24.70 $51,380
Delaware 160 0.37 0.55 $24.53 $51,010
New Hampshire 200 0.30 0.46 $23.23 $48,320
Washington 1,730 0.56 0.85 $22.97 $47,770
Oklahoma 1,690 1.07 1.61 $21.75 $45,240





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)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 2,500 0.38 0.57 $14.83 $30,850
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 2,200 0.60 0.91 $17.25 $35,880
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 2,000 21.72 32.75 $21.59 $44,910
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,840 0.76 1.14 $15.72 $32,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,560 0.37 0.56 $18.57 $38,630
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,510 0.59 0.89 $16.20 $33,700
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 1,460 5.69 8.58 $22.16 $46,090
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,380 0.72 1.09 $17.57 $36,550
Green Bay, WI 1,320 7.74 11.67 $19.24 $40,030
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,230 1.06 1.60 $19.12 $39,770




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 2,000 21.72 32.75 $21.59 $44,910
Sheboygan, WI 590 10.09 15.21 $16.57 $34,470
Longview, WA 350 9.71 14.64 $26.23 $54,560
Altoona, PA 500 8.54 12.87 $18.25 $37,960
Gettysburg, PA 250 7.83 11.80 $19.66 $40,900
Green Bay, WI 1,320 7.74 11.67 $19.24 $40,030
Glens Falls, NY 330 6.50 9.80 $21.28 $44,260
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 1,460 5.69 8.58 $22.16 $46,090
Appleton, WI 700 5.67 8.54 $19.63 $40,830
Pine Bluff, AR 170 5.66 8.54 $25.20 $52,410




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 190 1.20 1.81 $28.19 $58,640
Columbia, SC 660 1.76 2.66 $27.08 $56,340
Longview, WA 350 9.71 14.64 $26.23 $54,560
Florence, SC 430 5.10 7.69 $26.15 $54,380
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 100 0.45 0.68 $26.01 $54,110
Pine Bluff, AR 170 5.66 8.54 $25.20 $52,410
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 360 1.20 1.82 $24.99 $51,980
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 210 0.65 0.98 $24.85 $51,680
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 560 0.63 0.95 $24.36 $50,680
Richmond, VA 1,060 1.66 2.51 $24.23 $50,400

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,160 5.73 8.63 $20.37 $42,370
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 560 5.68 8.56 $21.79 $45,320
North Texas nonmetropolitan area 550 2.06 3.11 $21.87 $45,480
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 550 2.14 3.23 $13.26 $27,580
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 540 2.91 4.38 $16.95 $35,250

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,160 5.73 8.63 $20.37 $42,370
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 560 5.68 8.56 $21.79 $45,320
Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 280 4.30 6.48 $20.44 $42,510
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 470 4.21 6.35 $31.18 $64,850
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 160 3.74 5.64 $32.25 $67,070

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 160 3.74 5.64 $32.25 $67,070
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 470 4.21 6.35 $31.18 $64,850
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 350 2.25 3.39 $27.43 $57,050
North Texas nonmetropolitan area 550 2.06 3.11 $21.87 $45,480
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 40 0.27 0.41 $21.85 $45,450


About May 2016 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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017