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Packaging machine operator

SOC Code
51-9111

Operate machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes workers who pack food products.

Recommended Education
High school diploma or equivalentOn-the-job training
Kansas Career Cluster
Manufacturing
High Demand! A career that Kansas businesses are currently struggling to hire for because there aren't enough people who are trained for it, or interested in working in it, to fill all open positions.

Job Growth & Salary Info

Kansas

Growth Projection: Growth

Median Salary: $35,550

National

Growth Projection: Growth

Median Salary: $32,640

Jobs labeled Growth or Extreme Growth have promising projections for the future, meaning industry's need for the job will continue to increase.
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