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Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders in New Jersey

Want to work as an Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders in New Jersey? Below are the key facts. Operate or tend bonding machines that use adhesives to join items for further processing or to form a completed product. Processes include joining veneer sheets into plywood; gluing paper; or joining rubber and rubberized fabric parts, plastic, simulated leather, or other materials. Excludes “Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders” (51-6042).

What do Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders Make in New Jersey?

For a adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders working in New Jersey, the median annual wage is $48,510 per year (or roughly $23.32/hour).Annual wages span from $34,050 at the 10th percentile to $60,660 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$34,050	$16.37
25th percentile	$45,300	$21.78
Median (50th)	$48,510	$23.32
75th percentile	$52,290	$25.14
90th percentile	$60,660	$29.16

The job concentration index in New Jersey relative to the national average — is 0.20, suggesting fewer adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders earn a median of $59,077 per year ($28.40/hour), lower than the New Jersey median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 268,235 adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders nationwide. In New Jersey alone, approximately 70 people work in this role. That’s below the typical state, which employs around 220 adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders.

Top States for Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders Employment

These states have the highest employment of adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders work.

State	Number Employed
North Carolina	1,200
Oregon	1,010
California	940
Texas	850
Indiana	780
Ohio	730
Pennsylvania	600
Wisconsin	540
Washington	480
Mississippi	440
New York	420
Tennessee	380
Arkansas	310
Michigan	280
Virginia	250
Massachusetts	240
Iowa	220
Missouri	220
Alabama	180
Georgia	160

Highest-Paying States for Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders

Where adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders earn the most: adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders.

State	Annual Median Salary
Rhode Island	$61,420
Kentucky	$58,560
Oklahoma	$57,560
Minnesota	$55,480
Utah	$54,640
Connecticut	$53,620
Washington	$52,890
Idaho	$52,240
Colorado	$52,150
Pennsylvania	$51,590

Skills

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Knowledge Areas

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Abilities

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Daily Tasks

Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders typically:

• Align and position materials being joined to ensure accurate application of adhesive or heat sealing.
• Adjust machine components according to specifications such as widths, lengths, and thickness of materials and amounts of glue, cement, or adhesive required.
• Monitor machine operations to detect malfunctions and report or resolve problems.
• Start machines, and turn valves or move controls to feed, admit, apply, or transfer materials and adhesives, and to adjust temperature, pressure, and time settings.
• Fill machines with glue, cement, or adhesives.
• Perform test production runs and make adjustments as necessary to ensure that completed products meet standards and specifications.
• Examine and measure completed materials or products to verify conformance to specifications, using measuring devices such as tape measures, gauges, or calipers.
• Read work orders and communicate with coworkers to determine machine and equipment settings and adjustments and supply and product specifications.
• Remove and stack completed materials or products, and restock materials to be joined.
• Observe gauges, meters, and control panels to obtain information about equipment temperatures and pressures, or the speed of feeders or conveyors.
• Maintain production records such as quantities, dimensions, and thicknesses of materials processed.
• Remove jammed materials from machines and readjust components as necessary to resume normal operations.

Work Activities

• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Handling and Moving Objects
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Getting Information
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Microsoft Excel

Related Careers

Other careers like adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders include:

• Industrial Machinery Mechanics
• Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
• Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Also Known As

Adhesive Laminator, Automatic Gluing Machine Operator, Automobile Brake Bonder, Band Builder, Band Edger, Bead Preparer, Bindery Operator, Bindery Specialist, Bindery Technician (Bindery Tech), Blanket Winder Operator, Board Liner Operator, Bonder, Bonding Machine Operator, Bonding Molder, Book Jacket Cover Machine Operator.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 51-9191.00