Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders (51-9111)

Occupation description:  Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.

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2017 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
93	10	10.8	41.7	31.0

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	37
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	14
UI claimants previously working in occupation	20

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	162
Number of job position postings	4
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	40.5

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

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