Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Imminent Risk
87%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
91%
(Imminent Risk)
POLLING
83%
(Imminent Risk)
Average: 87%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-12.5%
by year 2033
WAGES
$47,250
or $22.71 per hour
Volume
96,460
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
1.6/10

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Calculated automation risk

91% (Imminent Risk)

Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Manual Dexterity

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83% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's very probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 91% chance of automation.

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Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' job openings is expected to decline 12.5% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' was $47,250, or $22 per hour

'Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' were paid 1.7% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 96,460 people employed as 'Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders' within the United States.

This represents around 0.06% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders'.

Job 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.

SOC Code: 51-9196.00

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