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Conveyor Operators and Tenders — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$42,420
United States, 2025
Employment
22,930
United States, 2025
Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles. May control speed and routing of materials or products.
- O*NET code
- 53-7011.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
- Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
- Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
- Observe packages moving along conveyors to identify packages, detect defective packaging, and perform quality control.
- Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
- Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
- Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
- Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$36,180
25th percentile
$38,180
75th percentile
$48,530
90th percentile
$59,470
Most important skills
- Operation and Control4.0
- Operations Monitoring4.0
- Monitoring3.4
- Active Listening3.1
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Complex Problem Solving3.0
- Speaking3.0
- Time Management2.9
- Troubleshooting2.9
- Reading Comprehension2.9
- Quality Control Analysis2.9
- Judgment and Decision Making2.9
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 7 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
7
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Monitoring | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Operation and Control | 4.0 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Monitoring | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Active Listening | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Conveyor Operators and TendersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling, WV | $64,160 | 160 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $63,780 | — | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | $62,970 | 40 | 2025 |
| WV | $62,830 | 580 | 2025 |
| Charleston, WV | $62,820 | 70 | 2025 |
| Paducah, KY | $59,140 | 50 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | $57,780 | 30 | 2025 |
| IA | $56,900 | 590 | 2025 |
| MD | $56,120 | 30 | 2025 |
| AL | $55,970 | 210 | 2025 |
| Birmingham, AL | $55,110 | 80 | 2025 |
| LA | $54,590 | 210 | 2025 |
| WY | $52,480 | 120 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $50,810 | 120 | 2025 |
| NJ | $50,750 | 210 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | $50,410 | 110 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $49,910 | 50 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | $49,680 | 40 | 2025 |
| UT | $48,620 | 140 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | $48,470 | 50 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.