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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Wisconsin

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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Wisconsin

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-8% Jobs Projection
$44,770 Median Salary
720 Job Openings

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

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

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

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

9,940 people worked as Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 8,890 Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,050 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 Wisconsin has more Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Wisconsin

Jobs for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 7.8% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Wisconsin Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 720 annual job openings, and a total of 7,410 jobs for Wisconsin Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 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 Wisconsin?

In 2018 wages for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $28,130 to $61,380 with $44,770 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.53 to $29.51. The median hourly rate was $21.52.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.8 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.72.

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

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Top Wisconsin 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 3,230 $36,420
Green Bay, WI 1,900 $41,320
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 1,760 $46,010
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,260 $36,940
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 1,250 $41,990
Appleton, WI 730 $47,250
Wausau, WI 570 $51,450
Eau Claire, WI 320 $43,880
Racine, WI 220 $45,590
Madison, WI 140 $32,340

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

The table below shows the states 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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