Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC 51-9196 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -3.5%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $49,842per year
- Projected openings
- 4,980
- Projected change
- -3.5%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Quality Control Analysis
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $62,756 | 140 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $59,024 | 280 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $53,535 | 260 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $52,161 | 200 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $51,064 | 1,450 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $50,789 | 430 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $50,693 | 330 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $50,406 | 250 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $49,791 | 690 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $47,162 | 3,280 | -6.3% |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers | $41,264 | 5,140 | -10.2% |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $49,556 | 6,410 | -11.7% |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $48,379 | 3,540 | -2.4% |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | $47,428 | 3,500 | -2.9% |