Vocational Programs for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Career

The role of Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders is to set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $48,910 and $24 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders career. Based on BLS data, a total of 96,460 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. Total 5 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Graphic Communications (other) page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Graphic Communications (other)	5	$20,388	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Related Occupations toPaper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	63,370	$45,440	$22
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	24,750	$49,290	$24
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	179K	$44,260	$21
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	75,260	$44,450	$21
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	19,560	$48,850	$23
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	13,990	$50,020	$24
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	128K	$43,990	$21
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	6,660	$48,520	$23
Sewing Machine Operators	116K	$35,000	$17
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	9,760	$37,040	$18
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	23,550	$37,100	$18
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	14,520	$45,270	$22
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	61,250	$40,360	$19
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	12,290	$41,490	$20
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	52,720	$44,700	$21
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	57,080	$44,610	$21
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	372K	$41,200	$20
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	12,510	$44,400	$21
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	44,500	$41,000	$20

Schools offering vocational programs for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The following 5 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.