Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders

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2019 Workforce

270k

Average Age

41.3

Estimated Job Growth

1.75%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$29,277

Average Male Salary

$32,159

Average Female Salary

$26,776

About

Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders are most often employed by the Animal slaughtering & processing industry. The average yearly wage for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders was $29,277 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders by wage are Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers, Counter & rental clerks, and Data entry keyers.

Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders are Sioux City PUMA, IA, Sebastian & Crawford Counties PUMA, AR, and Pope, Johnson, Yell, Conway & Perry Counties PUMA, AR. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders are Sioux City PUMA, IA, Pope, Johnson, Yell, Conway & Perry Counties PUMA, AR, and Sebastian & Crawford Counties PUMA, AR.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders and on wages and locations for those in the field. Animal slaughtering & processing is the industry that employs the most Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders, by average wage, is Glass & glass product manufacturing. Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders are paid most in Mower, Steele, Freeborn & Dodge Counties PUMA, MN but are relatively concentrated in Sioux City PUMA, IA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$29,277

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,287

In 2019, Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders earned an average of $29,277, $26,247 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers make somewhat more than Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders while Data entry keyers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.318

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.318, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders (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 Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders, by number of employees, are Animal slaughtering & processing, Seafood & other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c. , and Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty food manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders, by average wage, are Fabric mills, except knitting mills, Glass & glass product manufacturing, Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing, Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers , Agricultural chemical manufacturing, Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing, Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers , Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers, Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals, Agricultural chemical manufacturing, Beverage manufacturing, Animal food, grain & oilseed milling, Structural metals, & boiler, tank, & shipping container manufacturing , Beverage manufacturing, Beverage manufacturing, Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing, Ordnance, and Agricultural implement manufacturing.

Industries by Share

270k

2019 Workforce

± 12,758

0.173%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.66%

The number of people employed as Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders has been growing at a rate of 0.173%, from 270,028 people in 2018 to 270,495 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders employed by various industries. Animal slaughtering & processing employs the largest share of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders at 25.6%, followed by Seafood & other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c. with 7.91% and Fruit & vegetable preserving & specialty food manufacturing with 6.94%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders in the US. The average age of male Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders in the workforce is 39.7 and of female Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders is 42.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

126k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,699

145k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 9,339

53.5% of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders

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

30.3% of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 23.8% of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders.

Age by Gender

39.7

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.01

42.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.867

The median age of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders is 41.3, and Male employees are generally 2.92 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders is Business but a relatively high number of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders hold a major in Engineering Technologies.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Coordination, and Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, and Operation and Control.

Radar Distribution

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 6.85%, but Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders are expected to see a growth of 1.75% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.

Job Growth

1.75%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

6.85%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2018 to 2028) for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders. This profession is expected to grow lower than 6.85%, the average rate of national job growth.