Machine feeders & offbearers

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Total Workforce

33.5k

Average Age

40.8

Average Salary

$28,437

Average Male Salary

$33,746

Average Female Salary

$23,244

About

Machine feeders & offbearers are most often employed by the Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores industry. The average yearly wage for Machine feeders & offbearers was $28,437 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Machine feeders & offbearers by wage are Furniture finishers, Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders, and Skincare specialists.

Machine feeders & offbearers are part of the Material Moving Occupations, along with Industrial truck & tractor operators, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, Machine feeders & offbearers, Packers & packagers, hand, and 5 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Machine feeders & offbearers are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Machine feeders & offbearers are .

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Machine feeders & offbearers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores is the industry that employs the most Machine feeders & offbearers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Machine feeders & offbearers, by average wage, is Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals. Machine feeders & offbearers are paid most in Lubbock CountyLubbock City (Central) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$28,437

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,051

In 2018, Machine feeders & offbearers earned an average of $28,437, $25,452 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Skincare specialists make somewhat more than Machine feeders & offbearers while Furniture finishers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Machine feeders & offbearers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.362

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Machine feeders & offbearers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.362, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Machine feeders & offbearers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Machine feeders & offbearers.

Spatial Concentration

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Machine feeders & offbearers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Machine feeders & offbearers, by number of employees, are Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, Retail bakeries, and Printing & related support activities.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Machine feeders & offbearers, by average wage, are Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, Plastics product manufacturing, Printing & related support activities, Sawmills & wood preservation, Miscellaneous wood products, and Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c. .

Industries by Share

33.5k

2018 Workforce

± 4,496

15.6%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17%

The number of people employed as Machine feeders & offbearers has been growing at a rate of 15.6%, from 29,029 people in 2017 to 33,546 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Machine feeders & offbearers employed by various industries. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores employs the largest share of Machine feeders & offbearers at 14.8%, followed by Retail bakeries with 10.4% and Printing & related support activities with 6.46%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Machine feeders & offbearers in the US. The average age of male Machine feeders & offbearers in the workforce is 39.7 and of female Machine feeders & offbearers is 41.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Machine feeders & offbearers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

16.6k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,162

17k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,197

50.6% of Machine feeders & offbearers are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Machine feeders & offbearers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Machine feeders & offbearers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

56.5% of Machine feeders & offbearers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 22.4% of Machine feeders & offbearers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Machine feeders & offbearers.

Age by Gender

39.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.73

41.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.05

The median age of Machine feeders & offbearers is 40.8, and Male employees are generally 2.18 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Machine feeders & offbearers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Machine feeders & offbearers is Business but a relatively high number of Machine feeders & offbearers hold a major in Physical Sciences.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degree-majorss. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree-majors obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Machine feeders & offbearers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Machine feeders & offbearers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Monitoring, and Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Machine feeders & offbearers need more than the average amount of Operation Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Operation and Control.