Average Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, And Tenders Salary in Wilmington, NC

BLS tracks 60 paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Wilmington, NC but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Wilmington, NC (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Wilmington, NC. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 60
How common this job is here: 0.55×; Less concentrated here than nationally.

Where paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

Louisiana: $30.14/hr
Oklahoma: $29.69/hr
Utah: $28.42/hr
Wisconsin: $27.77/hr
Oregon: $27.41/hr
Illinois: $27.34/hr
Idaho: $27.07/hr
Washington: $27.04/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Cedar Rapids, IA: $38.90/hr
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT: $36.44/hr
Longview-Kelso, WA: $32.02/hr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $29.34/hr
Salem, OR: $29.20/hr
Glens Falls, NY: $28.79/hr
Green Bay, WI: $28.72/hr
Tulsa, OK: $28.66/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: -6.3%; -6,100 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 8,100; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.