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Cover Making Machine Operator Salary
in Columbus, Ohio
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$39,579 (USD)
Average Salary
$19/hr
Average Hourly
$534
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Cover Making Machine Operator is $39,579 a year and $19 an hour in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The average salary range for a Cover Making Machine Operator is between $29,645 and $46,506. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Columbus, Ohio.
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:
$44,458
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Columbus (, kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest after Chicago, and the third-most populous U.S. state capital after Phoenix, Arizona and Austin, Texas. Columbus is the seat of government of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses ten counties in central Ohio. It had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020, making it the largest metropolitan area...
Job Summary
Description:
- Tends machine that glues binder boards and reinforcing strips to covering material, miters corners of covers, and turns edges of covers over boards to assemble book covers: reads work order to determine adjustment requirements.
- Turns thumbscrews to adjust feed hopper guides according to size of binder boards and covers, and fills feed hopper with binder boards and covers.
- Mounts roll of reinforcing paper onto spindle, or inserts roll into holder, and adjusts cutting blade.
- Adjusts corner-nicking and mitering blades as specified.
- Fills glue fountain and turns switch to activate heating element.
- Adjusts rollers to distribute glue on binder boards and reinforcing strips.
- Adjusts pressure gauge of roller, according to thickness of binder boards.
- Starts machine and places covering pieces sequentially onto feeder.
- Examines finished covers to ensure established standards have been met.
- Adjusts machine as necessary during production run.
- Occasionally stirs glue to maintain consistency.
- May mount roll of headbands on spindle of machine that cuts and glues headbands on each end of reinforcing strip.
- May position, align, and press binder boards, reinforcing strips, and headbands onto covering material, and turn in corners manually.
- May slide cover down into machine or push cover between press surfaces of pneumatic-powered machine that folds, creases, and bonds protruding edges of covers over boards and manually rotates cover until all edges have been creased and bonded.
- May feed covers through rotary press to ensure bonding.
- May stack finished covers on table.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Cover Making Machine Operator is $39,579 a year and $19 an hour in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The average salary range for a Cover Making Machine Operator is between $29,645 and $46,506. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Columbus, Ohio.
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.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Cover Making Machine Operator Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Job family population: 11,320
Estimated population of Cover Making Machine Operator jobs: 342
Rate of error: 3.3%
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About Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Columbus (, kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest after Chicago, and the third-most populous U.S. state capital after Phoenix, Arizona and Austin, Texas. Columbus is the seat of government of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses ten counties in central Ohio. It had a population of 2,138,926 in 2020, making it the largest metropolitan area...
Job Summary
Description:
- Tends machine that glues binder boards and reinforcing strips to covering material, miters corners of covers, and turns edges of covers over boards to assemble book covers: reads work order to determine adjustment requirements.
- Turns thumbscrews to adjust feed hopper guides according to size of binder boards and covers, and fills feed hopper with binder boards and covers.
- Mounts roll of reinforcing paper onto spindle, or inserts roll into holder, and adjusts cutting blade.
- Adjusts corner-nicking and mitering blades as specified.
- Fills glue fountain and turns switch to activate heating element.
- Adjusts rollers to distribute glue on binder boards and reinforcing strips.
- Adjusts pressure gauge of roller, according to thickness of binder boards.
- Starts machine and places covering pieces sequentially onto feeder.
- Examines finished covers to ensure established standards have been met.
- Adjusts machine as necessary during production run.
- Occasionally stirs glue to maintain consistency.
- May mount roll of headbands on spindle of machine that cuts and glues headbands on each end of reinforcing strip.
- May position, align, and press binder boards, reinforcing strips, and headbands onto covering material, and turn in corners manually.
- May slide cover down into machine or push cover between press surfaces of pneumatic-powered machine that folds, creases, and bonds protruding edges of covers over boards and manually rotates cover until all edges have been creased and bonded.
- May feed covers through rotary press to ensure bonding.
- May stack finished covers on table.
Cover Making Machine Operator Job Listings for
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Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
View our ProductsTake the guess work out of setting pay
Determine competitive salary levels, compare employee compensation with market benchmarks, and get instant access to reliable salary survey data online.
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