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Machine Setup Operator Paper Goods Salary
in Rochester, New York

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$49,784 (USD)

Average Salary

$24/hr

Average Hourly

$757

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The average pay for a Machine Setup Operator Paper Goods is $49,784 a year and $24 an hour in Rochester, New York, United States. The average salary range for a Machine Setup Operator Paper Goods is between $36,542 and $59,244. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Machine Setup Operator Paper Goods. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Rochester, New York.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$55,921
5 Year Change:
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About Rochester, New York

Rochester Cost of Living Score:

Description: Rochester () is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Monroe County. It is the fourth-most populous city and 10th most-populated municipality in New York, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the larger Rochester metropolitan area in Western New York, with a population of over 1.09 million residents. Throughout its history, Rochester has acquired several nicknames based on local industries; it has been known as "the Flour City" and "the Flower City" for its dual role in flour production and floriculture, and as the "Imaging Capital of the World" for its association...
Description:
  • Sets up and adjusts machines that convert, saw, corrugate, band, wrap, box, stitch, form, or seal paper or paperboard sheets into products, such as toilet tissue, towels, napkins, bags, envelopes, tubing, cartons, wax rolls, and containers, according to specifications, by any combination of following tasks: adjusts rolls, guides, and chutes to accommodate type of paper or paperboard fed from parent rolls or flat stock from automatic feedracks, using handtools.
  • Measures, spaces, and sets saw blades, cutters, and perforators, according to product specifications, using rule, thumbscrews, and wrenches.
  • Installs printing attachment to machine and makes adjustment for clarity of print.
  • Threads wire through stitching head and synchronizes speed for spacing stitches.
  • Installs or resets cutting dies according to work orders, using handtools.
  • Operates machine for test run to verify adjustments and observes functioning of machine parts, such as gauges, elevator, belts, slip clutches, oil injectors, glue feeders, and electrical devices.
  • Repairs or replaces defective parts.
  • May be designated according to type of machine adjusted as bag-machine set-up operator; gluing-machine adjuster; stitcher set-up operator, automatic.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Machine Setup Operator Paper Goods is $49,784 a year and $24 an hour in Rochester, New York, United States. The average salary range for a Machine Setup Operator Paper Goods is between $36,542 and $59,244. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Machine Setup Operator Paper Goods. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Rochester, New York.

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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Machine Setup Operator Paper Goods Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Job family population: 92,050

Estimated population of Machine Setup Operator Paper Goods jobs: 23,252

Rate of error: 1.9%

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Rochester Cost of Living Score:

Description: Rochester () is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Monroe County. It is the fourth-most populous city and 10th most-populated municipality in New York, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the larger Rochester metropolitan area in Western New York, with a population of over 1.09 million residents. Throughout its history, Rochester has acquired several nicknames based on local industries; it has been known as "the Flour City" and "the Flower City" for its dual role in flour production and floriculture, and as the "Imaging Capital of the World" for its association...
Description:
  • Sets up and adjusts machines that convert, saw, corrugate, band, wrap, box, stitch, form, or seal paper or paperboard sheets into products, such as toilet tissue, towels, napkins, bags, envelopes, tubing, cartons, wax rolls, and containers, according to specifications, by any combination of following tasks: adjusts rolls, guides, and chutes to accommodate type of paper or paperboard fed from parent rolls or flat stock from automatic feedracks, using handtools.
  • Measures, spaces, and sets saw blades, cutters, and perforators, according to product specifications, using rule, thumbscrews, and wrenches.
  • Installs printing attachment to machine and makes adjustment for clarity of print.
  • Threads wire through stitching head and synchronizes speed for spacing stitches.
  • Installs or resets cutting dies according to work orders, using handtools.
  • Operates machine for test run to verify adjustments and observes functioning of machine parts, such as gauges, elevator, belts, slip clutches, oil injectors, glue feeders, and electrical devices.
  • Repairs or replaces defective parts.
  • May be designated according to type of machine adjusted as bag-machine set-up operator; gluing-machine adjuster; stitcher set-up operator, automatic.
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