Machine feeders & offbearers

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2020 Workforce

31.3k

Average Age

39.5

Estimated Job Growth

0.159%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$29,901

Average Male Salary

$34,858

Average Female Salary

$24,696

About

Machine feeders & offbearers are most often employed by the Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores industry. The average yearly wage for Machine feeders & offbearers was $29,901 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Machine feeders & offbearers by wage are Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders, Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers, and Food batchmakers.

Machine feeders & offbearers are part of the Material Moving Occupations, along with Industrial truck & tractor operators, Cleaners of vehicles & equipment, Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand, Machine feeders & offbearers, Packers & packagers, hand, and 5 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Machine feeders & offbearers are Greenbrier, Nicholas, Summers, Monroe & Pocahontas Counties PUMA, WV, Altoona City PUMA, PA, and Brockton City, Stoughton & Avon Towns PUMA, MA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Machine feeders & offbearers are Greenbrier, Nicholas, Summers, Monroe & Pocahontas Counties PUMA, WV, Green River Area Development District (Southwest) PUMA, KY, and Brockton City, Stoughton & Avon Towns PUMA, MA.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Machine feeders & offbearers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores is the industry that employs the most Machine feeders & offbearers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Machine feeders & offbearers, by average wage, is Coating, engraving, heat treating & allied activities . Machine feeders & offbearers are paid most in Center TownshipIndianapolis City (Central) PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Greenbrier, Nicholas, Summers, Monroe & Pocahontas Counties PUMA, WV.

Yearly Wage

$29,901

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,376

In 2020, Machine feeders & offbearers earned an average of $29,901, $26,053 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders make somewhat more than Machine feeders & offbearers while Food batchmakers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Machine feeders & offbearers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.368

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Machine feeders & offbearers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.368, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Machine feeders & offbearers (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 Machine feeders & offbearers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Machine feeders & offbearers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Machine feeders & offbearers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Machine feeders & offbearers, by number of employees, are Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, Retail bakeries, Printing & related support activities, General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters, Restaurants & Food Services, Miscellaneous wood products, Animal slaughtering & processing, Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers, Bakeries & tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries, Sawmills & wood preservation, and Warehousing & storage.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Machine feeders & offbearers, by average wage, are Coating, engraving, heat treating & allied activities , Petroleum refining, and Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals.

Industries by Share

31.3k

2020 Workforce

± 4,340

2.62%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 19.3%

The number of people employed as Machine feeders & offbearers has been growing at a rate of 2.62%, from 30,456 people in 2019 to 31,255 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Machine feeders & offbearers employed by various industries. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores employs the largest share of Machine feeders & offbearers at 13.2%, followed by Retail bakeries with 10.9% and Printing & related support activities with 5.54%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Machine feeders & offbearers in the US. The average age of male Machine feeders & offbearers in the workforce is 38.6 and of female Machine feeders & offbearers is 40.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Machine feeders & offbearers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

16k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,106

15.2k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,031

51.2% of Machine feeders & offbearers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Machine feeders & offbearers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Machine feeders & offbearers

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

52.9% of Machine feeders & offbearers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 17% of Machine feeders & offbearers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Machine feeders & offbearers.

Age by Sex

38.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.65

40.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.1

The median age of Machine feeders & offbearers is 39.5, and Male employees are generally 1.93 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Machine feeders & offbearers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Machine feeders & offbearers is Business but a relatively high number of Machine feeders & offbearers hold a major in Visual & Performing Arts.

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 Machine feeders & offbearers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Machine feeders & offbearers need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Monitoring, and Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Machine feeders & offbearers need more than the average amount of Operation Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Operation and Control.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Machine Feeders and Offbearers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Machine Feeders and Offbearers are expected to see a growth of 0.159% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Machine Feeders and Offbearers.

0.159%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Machine Feeders and Offbearers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.