Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Machine Feeders and Offbearers is a professional role in the Transportation and Material Moving job family, focused on Machine Feeders and Offbearers work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Machine Feeders and Offbearerss do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Inspect materials and products for defects, and to ensure conformance to specifications.
Record production and operational data, such as amount of materials processed.
Push dual control buttons and move controls to start, stop, or adjust machinery and equipment.
Weigh or measure materials or products to ensure conformance to specifications.
Identify and mark materials, products, and samples, following instructions.
Top skills:Operations MonitoringMonitoringTroubleshootingSpeakingReading ComprehensionQuality Control Analysis
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Machine Feeders and Offbearers salary by industry
Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing
29,140 workers
$45,000
Sectors 48 and 49 – Transportation and Warehousing
6,360 workers
$51,000
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
3,190 workers
$38,500
Other Services (except Public Administration)
1,650 workers
$36,000
Wholesale Trade
970 workers
$45,500
Information
270 workers
$38,500
Sectors 44 and 45 – Retail Trade
230 workers
$49,500
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
220 workers
$48,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Machine Feeders and Offbearers pays 34% below the average across 50 roles in the Transportation and Material Moving job family (family average $68,500).
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