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Last updated: October 31, 2024
Center Machine Operator Salary
in Gaithersburg, Maryland
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$33,891 (USD)
Average Salary
$16/hr
Average Hourly
$380
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Center Machine Operator is $33,891 a year and $16 an hour in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. The average salary range for a Center Machine Operator is between $26,367 and $38,771. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$38,069
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About Gaithersburg, Maryland
Gaithersburg Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Gaithersburg ( GAY-thərz-burg) is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, Gaithersburg had a population of 69,657, making it the ninth-most populous community in the state. Gaithersburg is located to the northwest of Washington, D.C., and is considered a suburb and a primary city within the Washington metropolitan area. Gaithersburg was incorporated as a town in 1878 and as a city in 1968.
Gaithersburg is located east and west of Interstate 270. The eastern section includes the historic area of the town. Landmarks and buildings from that time can still be seen in many...
Job Summary
Description:
- Operates and prepares machine that extrudes soft candy, such as fondant, to form centers of specified size and shape for bonbons and chocolates.
- Inserts die plate in machine and tightens thumbscrews to secure plate.
- Examines and feels candy for specified consistency.
- Dumps candy into machine hopper.
- Starts machine that automatically feeds candy through openings in die plate and cuts off and deposits formed pieces on conveyor, or moves control to force candy through openings in die plate and moves wires that cut extruded candy to specified thickness.
- Weighs formed pieces at random to determine adherence to specifications.
- Adjusts wire or knife that cuts extruded candy to specified dimensions.
- When making cream centers to be coated with chocolate, may synchronize speed of center machine with enrobing machine.
- May be designated by product formed.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Center Machine Operator is $33,891 a year and $16 an hour in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. The average salary range for a Center Machine Operator is between $26,367 and $38,771. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Center Machine Operator Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job family population: 57,080
Estimated population of Center Machine Operator jobs: 4,050
Rate of error: 1.8%
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About Gaithersburg, Maryland
Gaithersburg Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Gaithersburg ( GAY-thərz-burg) is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, Gaithersburg had a population of 69,657, making it the ninth-most populous community in the state. Gaithersburg is located to the northwest of Washington, D.C., and is considered a suburb and a primary city within the Washington metropolitan area. Gaithersburg was incorporated as a town in 1878 and as a city in 1968.
Gaithersburg is located east and west of Interstate 270. The eastern section includes the historic area of the town. Landmarks and buildings from that time can still be seen in many...
Job Summary
Description:
- Operates and prepares machine that extrudes soft candy, such as fondant, to form centers of specified size and shape for bonbons and chocolates.
- Inserts die plate in machine and tightens thumbscrews to secure plate.
- Examines and feels candy for specified consistency.
- Dumps candy into machine hopper.
- Starts machine that automatically feeds candy through openings in die plate and cuts off and deposits formed pieces on conveyor, or moves control to force candy through openings in die plate and moves wires that cut extruded candy to specified thickness.
- Weighs formed pieces at random to determine adherence to specifications.
- Adjusts wire or knife that cuts extruded candy to specified dimensions.
- When making cream centers to be coated with chocolate, may synchronize speed of center machine with enrobing machine.
- May be designated by product formed.
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