Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

What Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders Do

Set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.

Paper goods machine setter, operator, and tender Salaries

• 2020 employment: 102,300
• May 2021 median annual wage: $44,820

Job Outlook for Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

• Number of new jobs: -7,400
• Growth rate: -7 percent (Decline)

How to Become a Paper goods machine setter, operator, or tender

Education and training:

• Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
• Work experience in a related occupation: None
• Typical on-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

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