Machine feeders & offbearers

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2024 Workforce

30.4k

Average Age

39.7

Estimated Job Growth

−13.1%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$35,389

Average Male Salary

$42,925

Average Female Salary

$27,778

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 $35,389 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Machine feeders & offbearers are Lackawanna (Outside Greater Scranton City) & Wyoming Counties PUMA, PA, West Arkansas PUMA, AR, and Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd & Wadena Counties PUMA, MN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Machine feeders & offbearers are Broward County (NE)--Pompano Beach (South) City PUMA, FL, Inner Northeast Prince George's County--New Carrollton & Hyattsville PUMA, MD, and Atlanta Regional Commission (Central)--Fulton County (Northwest)--Roswell & Milton PUMA, GA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Machine feeders & offbearers workforce. Machine feeders & offbearers workforce in 2024 was 30,439 people, of which 49.8% were women and 50.2% 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 Broward County (NE)--Pompano Beach (South) City PUMA, FL.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

15,295

Male Workforce

± 3.04k

15,144

Female Workforce

± 3.02k

The Machine feeders & offbearers workforce in 2024 was 30,439 people (49.8% women and 50.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of −4.94% between 2014 (32,020) and 2024 (30,439).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Iowa ($57,650), Kentucky ($52,065), and Kansas ($51,904).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$35,389

AVERAGE WAGE

#397 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Machine feeders & offbearers earned an average of $35,389, $34,489 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Machine feeders & offbearers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.39

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Machine feeders & offbearers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.39, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Machine feeders & offbearers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Machine feeders & offbearers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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 Couriers & messengers ($98,695).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

30.4k

2024 Workforce

± 4,283

−2.39%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 20.3%

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 45.4%, followed by Warehouse clubs, supercenters, & other general merchandise retailers with 20.9% and Retail bakeries with 20.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Machine feeders & offbearers in the US. The workforce of Machine feeders & offbearers in 2024 was 30,439 people, with 49.8% woman, and 50.2% men. The average age of male Machine feeders & offbearers in the workforce is 37.8 and of female Machine feeders & offbearers is 41.6, 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 2024 was 30,439 people, with 49.8% woman, and 50.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (4,161 people), 25 to 29 years (3,513 people), and 40 to 44 years (3,188 people). Among them they concentrated 36.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 25.5% of Machine feeders & offbearers workers were Hispanic and 74.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (74.9%), Puerto Rican (6.02)%, and Salvadoran (4.78)%

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Races

In 2024, 56.5% of the Machine feeders & offbearers workforce were White, of which 46.6% were women and 53.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (15.3%) and Black (12.9%).

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 2024 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

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Machine feeders & offbearers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (434 people), Education (393 people), and Social Sciences (377 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Machine feeders & offbearers workers were High School or Equivalent (13,404 people), Some college (6,690 people), and Secondary Education (4,170 people).

The graphic shows the Machine feeders & offbearers workforce by gender and educational level.

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.

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 3.07%, but Machine Feeders and Offbearers are expected to see a growth of −13.1% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less 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.

−13.1%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

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 less than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.