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Occupational Description

Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Include cannery workers who pack food products.

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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Employment Outlook for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be much larger than the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at a somewhat slower rate than the regional average. Total job openings are projected to be somewhat higher than the regional average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist largely due to the need to fill replacement job openings.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders There are 2 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 2 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Packaging / Racking Operator (Fsa) (Ez)	5/17/10	Portland	DOE
Packers A885 A886	8/18/10	Ne Portland	$8.40/hr to $8.65/hr

Job Openings from the Web for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web. These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.

There are 4 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 4 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Senior Packaging Developer	8/27/10	Portland	Judge Group, Inc.
Packaging Operator	8/24/10	Hermiston	Express Employment Professionals
Production Operator	8/17/10	Wilsonville	bioM¿¿rieux
Base Operator	8/14/10	North Portland

State of Oregon License Information for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$8.81	$9.42	$11.25	$14.34	$17.48	$12.23	$25,437
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	8.90	9.60	11.11	15.13	18.55	12.35	25,700
Multnomah / Washington	9.04	10.07	12.04	15.28	18.89	13.08	27,211
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	8.62	8.91	9.44	10.54	14.12	10.38	21,610
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	8.75	9.24	10.63	13.62	16.15	11.64	24,214
Lane	9.78	11.64	14.22	16.95	19.08	14.34	29,835
Douglas	9.32	13.26	16.00	17.72	18.90	15.03	31,270
Coos / Curry	9.31	10.65	12.97	15.16	16.82	12.90	26,828
Jackson / Josephine	8.77	9.29	10.16	13.79	15.84	11.57	24,057
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	9.50	10.36	11.81	14.52	16.56	12.39	25,774
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	8.90	9.70	12.06	14.64	17.94	12.64	26,294
Klamath / Lake	9.68	11.06	14.12	16.53	18.26	14.08	29,298
Morrow / Umatilla	8.71	9.13	10.73	13.19	14.52	11.15	23,202
Baker / Union / Wallowa	10.06	10.83	12.05	13.41	14.64	12.03	25,016
Clackamas	9.16	10.34	12.53	14.92	18.30	13.14	27,329

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Regional Employment Projections for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2008	2018			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	5,060	5,367	307	6.1%	31	87	118
Multnomah / Washington	1,449	1,568	119	8.2%	12	25	37
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	1,121	1,183	62	5.5%	6	19	26
Morrow / Umatilla	474	509	35	7.4%	4	8	12
Clackamas	319	342	23	7.2%	2	6	8
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	315	332	17	5.4%	2	5	7
Lane	303	323	20	6.6%	2	5	7
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	298	313	15	5.0%	2	5	7
Jackson / Josephine	265	275	10	3.8%	1	5	6
Grant / Harney / Malheur	249	263	14	5.6%	1	4	6
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	107	127	20	18.7%	2	2	4
Douglas	88	92	4	4.5%	0	2	2
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	58	62	4	6.9%	0	1	1
Coos / Curry	35	37	2	5.7%	0	1	1
Baker / Union / Wallowa	25	26	1	4.0%	0	0	1
Klamath / Lake	21	24	3	14.3%	0	0	1

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Industries of Employment for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	5,060
Total, All Industries	Private	5,057
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	Private	188
Crop Production	Private	165
Fruit and Tree Nut Farming	Private	165
Manufacturing	Private	3,958
Food Manufacturing	Private	2,819
Grain and Oilseed Milling	Private	39
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	Private	1,434
Dairy Product Manufacturing	Private	304
Animal Slaughtering and Processing	Private	143
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging	Private	96
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	Private	460
Other Food Manufacturing	Private	308
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	Private	218
Beverage Manufacturing	Private	218
Wood Product Manufacturing	Private	183
Sawmills and Wood Preservation	Private	76
Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	Private	66
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	Private	41
Paper Manufacturing	Private	90
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	Private	58
Chemical Manufacturing	Private	187
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	Private	66
Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	Private	41
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	Private	141
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	Private	67
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	Private	63
Primary Metal Manufacturing	Private	69
Alumina & aluminum production & processing	Private	60
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	Private	100
Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	Private	98
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	Private	39
Wholesale Trade	Private	210
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	180
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers	Private	106
Retail Trade	Private	200
Food and Beverage Stores	Private	171
Grocery Stores	Private	160
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	419
Administrative and Support Services	Private	419
Employment Services	Private	389

Educational Requirements for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders Workers must have short-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

• Apply Quality Assurance Techniques
• Apply Statistical Process Control (Spc)
• Follow Safety Procedures
• Follow Set Industrial And Manufacturing Machine Operation Procedures
• Hand Pack Products For Shipment
• Inspect Components During Manufacturing
• Keep Production Records
• Maintain Consistent Quality
• Maintain Repair Records
• Maneuver Heavy Objects
• Operate Labeling Machine
• Operate Packaging Machine
• Prepare And Package Goods For Shipment
• Read And Understand Operating Manuals
• Use Basic Mathematics
• Use Metric System
• Weigh And Package Products
• Work As A Team Member
• Wrap And Label Products

Schools and Training Providers for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders No programs of training are associated with this occupation.

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Cementing And Gluing Machine Operators And Tenders	43%
Tire Builders	42%
Cooling And Freezing Equipment Operators And Tenders	38%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders	36%
Textile Winding, Twisting, And Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, And Tende	36%
Production Workers, All Other	34%
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, And Kettle Operators And Tenders	32%
Packers And Packagers, Hand	31%
Photographic Processing Machine Operators	30%