Machine Feeders and Offbearers Career, Salary and Skills
Machine Feeders and Offbearers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $41,220 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 42,330. Wage data is published for 167 locations.
Occupation description
Feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.
O*NET code
53-7063.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$41,220
Hourly median
$19.82
Employment
42,330
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Operations Monitoring | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Monitoring | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Active Listening | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Troubleshooting | 2.75 | 2.00 |
| Speaking | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Operation and Control | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Critical Thinking | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 2.50 | 2.12 |
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Clean and maintain machinery, equipment, and work areas to ensure proper functioning and safe working conditions.
- Load materials and products into machines and equipment, or onto conveyors, using hand tools and moving devices.
- Transfer materials and products to and from machinery and equipment, using industrial trucks or hand trucks.
Technology
- Machine operation software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Work time tracking software
Machine Feeders and Offbearers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in CAMedian $40,380 · Employment 4,830
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in TXMedian $37,350 · Employment 3,100
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in OHMedian $45,130 · Employment 2,930
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in INMedian $37,850 · Employment 2,800
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in ORMedian $45,580 · Employment 2,390
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in ALMedian $38,810 · Employment 2,160
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in NCMedian $37,370 · Employment 2,040
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in ARMedian $45,250 · Employment 1,580
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in GAMedian $39,360 · Employment 1,550
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $38,600 · Employment 1,480
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in PAMedian $41,220 · Employment 1,390
- Machine Feeders and Offbearers Salary in VAMedian $36,290 · Employment 1,340
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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.