Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders

Detailed Occupation

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2024 Workforce

251k

Average Age

41.9

Estimated Job Growth

4.46%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$37,430

Average Male Salary

$41,470

Average Female Salary

$33,783

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 $37,430 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders are Woodbury & Plymouth Counties--Sioux City PUMA, IA, Sioux Falls City PUMA, SD, and Sebastian, Crawford & Franklin Counties PUMA, AR. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders are Woodbury & Plymouth Counties--Sioux City PUMA, IA, Subsistence Alaska PUMA, AK, and Pope, Johnson & Conway Counties PUMA, AR.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders workforce. Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders workforce in 2024 was 251,206 people, of which 52.6% were women and 47.4% were men.

Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders are paid most in Greeley PUMA, CO but are relatively concentrated in Woodbury & Plymouth Counties--Sioux City PUMA, IA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

119,186

Male Workforce

± 8.47k

132,020

Female Workforce

± 8.92k

The Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders workforce in 2024 was 251,206 people (52.6% women and 47.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of −3.67% between 2014 (260,782) and 2024 (251,206).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Colorado ($60,915), Maine ($49,488), and South Dakota ($49,055).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$37,430

AVERAGE WAGE

#417 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders earned an average of $37,430, $32,448 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.321

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.321, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders and on wages 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 Metal forgings & stampings ($125,941).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

251k

2024 Workforce

± 12,295

−3.26%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.1%

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 52.5%, followed by Seafood & other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c. with 19.8% and Beverage manufacturing with 13.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders in the US. The workforce of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders in 2024 was 251,206 people, with 52.6% woman, and 47.4% men. The average age of male Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders in the workforce is 40.5 and of female Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders is 43, and the most common race/ethnicity for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders in 2024 was 251,206 people, with 52.6% woman, and 47.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (27,410 people), 45 to 49 years (27,057 people), and 50 to 54 years (26,634 people). Among them they concentrated 32.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 41.5% of Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders workers were Hispanic and 58.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (63.3%), Puerto Rican (9.69)%, and Salvadoran (5.65)%

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Races

In 2024, 34.7% of the Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders workforce were White, of which 45.3% were women and 54.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (19.6%) and Black (19.6%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Communication Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders need more than the average amount of Equipment Maintenance.

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 Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,705 people), Engineering (1,731 people), and Education (1,400 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders workers were High School or Equivalent (111,330 people), Some college (40,669 people), and Secondary Education (37,652 people).

The graphic shows the Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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 Operations Monitoring, Coordination, Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders are expected to see a growth of 4.46% 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 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders.

4.46%

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 Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.