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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders

What do they do?

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.

Education Required

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

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What Does This Job Pay?

Median Annual Salary: $47,250

Median Hourly Salary: $23

$35,590

$47,250

$64,290

One out of ten earn less than $35,590

The median salary is $47,250

One out of ten earn more than $64,290

Top Skills For This Job

Basic Skills
Reading work related information
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Understanding people's reactions
Looking for ways to help people
Talking to others
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Looking for ways to help people
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Understanding people's reactions
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Reading work related information
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Looking for ways to help people
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Looking for ways to help people
Understanding people's reactions
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Understanding people's reactions
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Looking for ways to help people
Understanding people's reactions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Understanding people's reactions
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
Reading work related information
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Understanding people's reactions
Looking for ways to help people
Talking to others
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Looking for ways to help people
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Understanding people's reactions
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Reading work related information
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Looking for ways to help people
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Talking to others
Looking for ways to help people
Understanding people's reactions
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Understanding people's reactions
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Reading work related information
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Looking for ways to help people
Understanding people's reactions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Understanding people's reactions
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Changing what is done based on other people's actions
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Will There Be Jobs?

New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

Typical Daily Tasks

Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct production problems.
Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper forming, glue flow, or pasteboard tension.
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.