Machine feeders & offbearers

Detailed Occupation

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2020 Workforce
31.3k
Average Age
39.5
Estimated Job Growth
5.44%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$29,889
Average Male Salary
$40,210
Average Female Salary
$25,887

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 $29,889 in 2020.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Machine feeders & offbearers workforce. Machine feeders & offbearers workforce in 2022 was 31,576 people, of which 48.5% were women and 51.5% were men. Machine feeders & offbearers are paid most in Steuben (outside Corning City), Schuyler, Chemung (North) & Tioga (North) Counties PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Mercer, Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers, Webster, Pocahontas Counties PUMA, WV.

Employment Over Time

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16,268
Male Workforce
± 3.13k
15,308
Female Workforce
± 3.04k

The Machine feeders & offbearers workforce in 2022 was 31,576 people (48.5% women and 51.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of −1.39% between 2014 (32,020) and 2022 (31,576).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Machine feeders & offbearers.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Indiana ($71,104), Kentucky ($50,916), and Louisiana ($50,175).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$29,889
AVERAGE WAGE
#453 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Machine feeders & offbearers earned an average of $33,266, $31,417 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

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0.376
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Machine feeders & offbearers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.376, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Machine feeders & offbearers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Machine feeders & offbearers and on wages 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 Coating, engraving, heat treating & allied activities ($89,800).

Occupations by Industries

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31.6k
2022 Workforce
± 4,362
1.45%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 19.3%

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 44.4%, followed by Retail bakeries with 37% and Printing & related support activities with 18.6%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Machine feeders & offbearers in the US. The workforce of Machine feeders & offbearers in 2022 was 31,576 people, with 48.5% woman, and 51.5% men. The average age of male Machine feeders & offbearers in the workforce is 37.8 and of female Machine feeders & offbearers is 40.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Machine feeders & offbearers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Machine feeders & offbearers in 2022 was 31,576 people, with 48.5% woman, and 51.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (4,661 people), 25 to 29 years (3,582  people), and 30 to 34 years (3,111 people). Among them they concentrated 36.2% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2020, 27.2% of Machine feeders & offbearers workers were Hispanic and 72.8% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2020, 69.6% of the Machine feeders & offbearers workforce were White, of which 46.9% were women and 53.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.7%) and Other (6.22%).

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Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Personal & Culinary Services.

Among the necessary skills for Machine feeders & offbearers, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Machine feeders & offbearers need more than the average amount of Operations Monitoring.

Majors

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The most common majors achieved by Machine feeders & offbearers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (338 people), Social Sciences (287 people), and Engineering (273 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Machine feeders & offbearers workers were High School or Equivalent (14,374 people), Some college (6,008 people), and Secondary Education (4,065 people).

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Skills

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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 Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Machine Feeders and Offbearers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Machine Feeders and Offbearers are expected to see a growth of 5.44% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Machine Feeders and Offbearers.
5.44%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Machine feeders & offbearers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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