Careers · Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · Rhode Island
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Rhode Island
Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders set up and run machines that process paper and paperboard into finished products. They work in manufacturing facilities, performing tasks like converting, sawing, corrugating, wrapping, boxing, and sealing In Rhode Island the median pay is $48,710 a year, 3% below the national median of $50,270.
$48,710median pay in Rhode Island, per year
$37,710–$49,260middle half earn
240employed in Rhode Island
$50,270U.S. median, for comparison
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Four short assessments and your background, scored against paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
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 MonitoringOperation and ControlQuality Control AnalysisActive ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingMonitoringTime Management
Knowledge areas
Production and ProcessingMechanicalMathematics (knowledge)Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguageEducation and Training
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.
Licenses and training in Rhode Island
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in other states
Oklahoma · $63,640Maine · $61,780Utah · $60,790Washington · $59,410Louisiana · $58,230Minnesota · $58,150Kentucky · $58,050Wisconsin · $58,050Idaho · $57,950Oregon · $56,810
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 51-9196.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Rhode Island, annual.