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Last updated: November 10, 2024
Waxer Operator Salary
in Prestonsburg, Kentucky
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$28,943 (USD)
Average Salary
$14/hr
Average Hourly
$353
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Waxer Operator is $28,943 a year and $14 an hour in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, United States. The average salary range for a Waxer Operator is between $22,084 and $33,574. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
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:
$32,511
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Prestonsburg Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Prestonsburg is a small home rule-class city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is in the eastern part of the state in the valley of the Big Sandy River. The population was 3,255 at the time of the 2010 census, down from 3,612 at the 2000 census.
Job Summary
Description:
- Operates machines to coat paper or cardboard container blanks with wax or paraffin: mounts paper roll on machine feedrack by hand or using chain hoist, or loads blanks on stacking mechanism.
- Fills tank with wax chunks or paraffin blocks, and turns valves to regulate temperature and melt material.
- Starts machine and adjusts controls to regulate machine feed, temperature of wax, paraffin, cooling rolls, or cold water bath, and tension of paper feed or stacking mechanism.
- Weighs standard-size paper sheets before and after coating and calculates weight of wax, or measures thickness of coated blanks with automatic micrometer, to verify that coating meets specifications.
- Examines blanks for uneven paraffin distribution, bubbles, spots, or other imperfections.
- May be designated according to type of product coated as carton-waxing-machine operator.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Waxer Operator is $28,943 a year and $14 an hour in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, United States. The average salary range for a Waxer Operator is between $22,084 and $33,574. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
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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Waxer Operator Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Job family population: 155,880
Estimated population of Waxer Operator jobs: 2,123
Rate of error: 1.5%
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About Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Prestonsburg Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Prestonsburg is a small home rule-class city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is in the eastern part of the state in the valley of the Big Sandy River. The population was 3,255 at the time of the 2010 census, down from 3,612 at the 2000 census.
Job Summary
Description:
- Operates machines to coat paper or cardboard container blanks with wax or paraffin: mounts paper roll on machine feedrack by hand or using chain hoist, or loads blanks on stacking mechanism.
- Fills tank with wax chunks or paraffin blocks, and turns valves to regulate temperature and melt material.
- Starts machine and adjusts controls to regulate machine feed, temperature of wax, paraffin, cooling rolls, or cold water bath, and tension of paper feed or stacking mechanism.
- Weighs standard-size paper sheets before and after coating and calculates weight of wax, or measures thickness of coated blanks with automatic micrometer, to verify that coating meets specifications.
- Examines blanks for uneven paraffin distribution, bubbles, spots, or other imperfections.
- May be designated according to type of product coated as carton-waxing-machine operator.
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