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Highest Paying Industries for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The top 43 highest paying industries for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $44,710, pulp, paper, and paperboard mills is the highest paying industry for paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders. It is followed by paper manufacturing industry (average annual salary $36,110). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 43 Highest Paying Industries for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$44,710	$26,570	20,620
2	Paper Manufacturing	$36,110	$21,590	77,650
3	Manufacturing	$35,750	$21,430	86,110
4	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$35,500	$24,150	140
5	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$34,550	$24,640	80
6	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$34,210	$20,530	57,030
7	Machinery Manufacturing	$33,660	$24,220	40
8	Chemical Manufacturing	$33,640	$21,890	180
9	Printing and Related Support Activities	$33,490	$21,420	5,960
10	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$33,230	$22,730	930
11	Wholesale Trade	$33,070	$22,400	980
12	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$32,780	$20,960	450
13	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$32,780	$20,960	450
14	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$32,770	$23,810	110
15	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$32,560	$22,690	780
16	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$32,530	$18,720	90
17	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$32,420	$17,130	170
18	Warehousing and Storage	$31,490	$21,680	120
19	Transportation and Warehousing	$31,490	$21,680	120
20	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$30,380	$18,300	1,790
21	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$30,350	$18,310	1,800
22	Information	$30,350	$18,310	1,800
23	Newspaper Publishers	$28,910	$17,810	1,100
24	Food Manufacturing	$27,570	$19,140	1,530
25	Other Food Manufacturing	$27,410	$20,890	80
26	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$27,020	$20,590	50
27	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$26,760	$20,930	1,050
28	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$26,750	$19,520	990
29	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$25,320	$16,820	260
30	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$25,160	$16,810	260
31	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$24,030	$19,850	90
32	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$23,970	$20,410	30
33	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$23,670	$20,350	30
34	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$22,360	$16,900	60
35	Social Assistance	$22,360	$16,900	60
36	Health Care and Social Assistance	$22,360	$16,900	60
37	Administrative and Support Services	$20,770	$17,330	1,580
38	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$20,770	$17,330	1,580
39	Employment Services	$20,550	$17,280	1,480
40	Temporary Help Services	$20,050	$17,250	1,350
41	Support Activities for Crop Production	$17,940	$16,750	190
42	Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry	$17,940	$16,750	190
43	Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	$17,940	$16,750	190