Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

This post summarizes key statistics on Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 36,047
25 36,650
30 42,227
35 55,342
40 56,704
45 41,197
50 50,779
55 48,617
60 61,083
65 43,216


Hours Worked Share
0-20 6.10
20-39 6.40
39-41 50.20
41-50 28.80
50-60 7.00
More than 60 1.50

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
35.90 66,945 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills
25.10 39,093 Paperboard containers and boxes
7.10 36,291 Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers
5.90 60,765 Miscellaneous paper and pulp products
3.10 23,768 Meat products
2.10 37,813 Miscellaneous plastics products
1.70 64,824 Warehousing and storage
1.60 29,171 Personnel supply services
1.10 33,266 Manufacturing industries, n.s.
1.00 81,029 Business services, n.e.c.

This table highlights the top industries people working as Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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