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Conveyor Operators and Tenders Career, Salary and Skills

Conveyor Operators and Tenders have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $42,420 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 22,930. Wage data is published for 110 locations.

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Occupation description

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

Typical education

Less than a High School Diploma

Experience

None

National salary and employment

Median annual

$42,420

Hourly median

$20.39

Employment

22,930

Data year

2025

National salary distribution

$36,180
10th
$38,180
25th
$42,420
Median
$48,530
75th
$59,470
90th

Top skills

SkillImportanceLevel
Operation and Control4.003.88
Operations Monitoring4.004.00
Monitoring3.383.12
Active Listening3.123.00
Critical Thinking3.002.88
Speaking3.002.88
Complex Problem Solving3.002.75
Reading Comprehension2.882.88
Troubleshooting2.882.75
Quality Control Analysis2.882.62
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Typical tasks

  • 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.
  • Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
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Technology

  • Control system software
  • Conveyor control software
  • Intelligrated InControlWare
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Windows
  • SAP software
  • Sortation software
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Conveyor Operators and Tenders salary by location

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.