Program Codes: 
10268,20820
Employment Percentage: 
-29.198080877313
SOC ID: 
51-9196
SOC Title: 
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
ONET ID: 
51-9196.00
ONET Concat ID: 
51919600
Median Salary: 
39308.68
Interest Area Term: 
Ed Level High School: 
89.5
Ed Level Certificate: 
0.51
Ed Level Some College: 
9.39
Ed Level Associates: 
0.61
Ed Level Bachelors: 
0
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a high school diploma or less
Description: 

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.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.</li><li>Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.</li><li>Start machines and move controls to regulate tension on pressure rolls, to synchronize speed of machine components, and to adjust temperatures of glue or paraffin.</li><li>Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand or power tools.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
25629.49
Top Annual Earnings: 
60860.53
Title Slug: 
paper-goods-machine-setter-operator-or-tender