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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Missouri

Considering a career as a Paper Goods Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Missouri?

-9% Jobs Projection
$43,420 Median Salary
240 Job Openings

While jobs for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Missouri are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Missouri is expected to decrease.

  • Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Missouri earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Missouri?

There were approximately 3,470 workers employed as Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state in 2018.

There were 3,080 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 390 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,640 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Missouri has more Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Missouri

Jobs for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 9.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -9.0%.

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Missouri Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 240 annual Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Missouri, and 2,450 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 8,300 annual jobs and 86,100 total jobs in 2026.

What do Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Missouri?

In 2018 wages for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $27,090 to $60,330 with $43,420 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.02 to $29.01. The median hourly rate was $20.87.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.77 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.90.

The median salary in Missouri is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Missouri Metros for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Kansas City, MO-KS 1,190 $35,750
St. Louis, MO-IL 1,120 $40,640
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO 200 $30,690

Top States for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Wisconsin 9,940 $44,770
Pennsylvania 6,040 $42,270
California 5,950 $34,530
Georgia 5,670 $40,130
Ohio 4,980 $40,160
North Carolina 4,890 $35,600
Texas 4,640 $28,650
New York 4,130 $36,980
South Carolina 3,930 $54,220
Illinois 3,600 $36,970
Missouri 3,470 $43,420
Alabama 3,430 $37,830
Michigan 3,340 $37,390
Virginia 2,950 $41,240
Kentucky 2,560 $44,380
New Jersey 2,470 $28,420
Indiana 2,390 $31,810
Arkansas 2,130 $35,820
Washington 2,080 $47,220
Tennessee 2,080 $30,910

Below are the states where Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
South Carolina $54,220
Oklahoma $53,500
Oregon $52,480
West Virginia $47,350
Washington $47,220
Idaho $45,980
Wisconsin $44,770
Kentucky $44,380
Missouri $43,420
Louisiana $42,690

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