Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders in Alabama
Packaging and filling machine operators tend equipment that prepares products for storage and shipment. Work takes place in factories, canneries, and manufacturing plants where machines fill containers, seal packages, and prepare goods for distribution In Alabama the median pay is $37,820 a year, 12% below the national median of $43,220.
$37,820median pay in Alabama, per year
$31,970–$46,110middle half earn
3,240employed in Alabama
$43,220U.S. median, for comparison
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Who is hiring in Alabama
7open roles like this on employer career sites, 0 in Alabama or remote
4employers hiring
2posted in the last 7 days
OHwhere most openings are
What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold a high school diploma.
Skills that matter most
Operations MonitoringMonitoringActive ListeningCoordinationOperation and ControlReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingSocial Perceptiveness
Knowledge areas
Production and ProcessingMechanicalPublic Safety and SecurityEducation and TrainingEnglish LanguageCustomer and Personal Service
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders.
Licenses and training in Alabama
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders pay in other states
New Hampshire · $49,450Wyoming · $48,890Missouri · $48,070Maine · $47,970North Dakota · $47,390Idaho · $46,720Vermont · $46,670West Virginia · $46,410Nebraska · $46,220Wisconsin · $46,220
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against packaging and filling machine operators and tenders and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against packaging and filling machine operators and tenders and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 51-9111.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Alabama, annual.