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Continuous Process Machine Operator Salary
in Clear Lake, Iowa

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$32,397 (USD)

Average Salary

$16/hr

Average Hourly

$415

Average Bonus

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Continuous Process Machine Operator is $32,397 a year and $16 an hour in Clear Lake, Iowa, United States. The average salary range for a Continuous Process Machine Operator is between $24,525 and $37,807. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Continuous Process Machine Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Clear Lake, Iowa.

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:
$36,390
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Clear Lake, Iowa

Clear Lake Cost of Living Score:

Description: Clear Lake is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,687 at the 2020 census. The city is named for the large lake on which it is located. It is the home of a number of marinas, state parks and tourism-related businesses. Clear Lake is also a major stop on Interstate 35 with many restaurants, hotels and truck stops.
Description:
  • Tends machine that develops sheets, strips, or continuous roll of film preparatory to printing: pulls film through trapdoor into darkroom.
  • Strips paper backing from film and attaches identifying label.
  • Feels edges of film to detect tears and repairs film, using stapler.
  • Reads work order or feels film for size or notches to determine type of process and developing time required.
  • Positions racks of film on machine chain links according to developing time required or threads leader of continuous roll through machine preparatory to processing.
  • Activates machine that automatically transports film through series of chemical baths to develop, fix, harden, bleach, and wash film.
  • Listens for sounds that indicate machine malfunctioning and notifies supervisor or maintenance personnel when repairs are needed.
  • May run test strip through machine for inspection by supervisor and add chemicals to or adjust machine as directed.
  • May tend equipment that develops, fixes image, and dries x-ray plates and be designated x-ray-developing-machine operator.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Continuous Process Machine Operator is $32,397 a year and $16 an hour in Clear Lake, Iowa, United States. The average salary range for a Continuous Process Machine Operator is between $24,525 and $37,807. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Continuous Process Machine Operator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Clear Lake, Iowa.

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Job Statistics

Continuous Process Machine Operator Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Job family population: 5,770

Estimated population of Continuous Process Machine Operator jobs: 200

Rate of error: 9.4%

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Clear Lake Cost of Living Score:

Description: Clear Lake is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,687 at the 2020 census. The city is named for the large lake on which it is located. It is the home of a number of marinas, state parks and tourism-related businesses. Clear Lake is also a major stop on Interstate 35 with many restaurants, hotels and truck stops.
Description:
  • Tends machine that develops sheets, strips, or continuous roll of film preparatory to printing: pulls film through trapdoor into darkroom.
  • Strips paper backing from film and attaches identifying label.
  • Feels edges of film to detect tears and repairs film, using stapler.
  • Reads work order or feels film for size or notches to determine type of process and developing time required.
  • Positions racks of film on machine chain links according to developing time required or threads leader of continuous roll through machine preparatory to processing.
  • Activates machine that automatically transports film through series of chemical baths to develop, fix, harden, bleach, and wash film.
  • Listens for sounds that indicate machine malfunctioning and notifies supervisor or maintenance personnel when repairs are needed.
  • May run test strip through machine for inspection by supervisor and add chemicals to or adjust machine as directed.
  • May tend equipment that develops, fixes image, and dries x-ray plates and be designated x-ray-developing-machine operator.
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