SOC 53-7063 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Machine Feeders and Offbearers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$41,220

U.S. median hourly wage$19.82

U.S. employment42,330

Nationally, machine feeders and offbearers earned a median of $41,220 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 42,330 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Machine Feeders and Offbearers: pay and employment by state
State
Wisconsin	$55,120	$26.50	570	0.2
Wyoming	$51,280	$24.66	30	0.1
Minnesota	$48,740	$23.43	410	0.1
Colorado	$48,400	$23.27	650	0.2
Kansas	$47,930	$23.04	430	0.3
Missouri	$46,580	$22.39	1,280	0.4
New Hampshire	$46,580	$22.39	200	0.3
Washington	$45,600	$21.92	1,040	0.3
Oregon	$45,580	$21.91	2,390	1.2
Nebraska	$45,470	$21.86	210	0.2
Arkansas	$45,250	$21.75	1,580	1.2
Iowa	$45,250	$21.75	560	0.4
Ohio	$45,130	$21.70	2,930	0.5
New Jersey	$44,890	$21.58	850	0.2
Delaware	$44,110	$21.21	30	0.1
Massachusetts	$43,510	$20.92	620	0.2
New York	$43,450	$20.89	770	0.1
Louisiana	$43,370	$20.85	130	0.1
Idaho	$42,580	$20.47	170	0.2
Michigan	$42,320	$20.35	740	0.2
Kentucky	$42,200	$20.29	980	0.5
Maryland	$41,590	$19.99	110	0.0
Pennsylvania	$41,220	$19.82	1,390	0.2
Nevada	$40,550	$19.50	150	0.1
Tennessee	$40,400	$19.42	450	0.1
California	$40,380	$19.41	4,830	0.3
Arizona	$40,250	$19.35	170	0.1
Utah	$40,160	$19.31	140	0.1
Georgia	$39,360	$18.93	1,550	0.3
West Virginia	$39,360	$18.92	180	0.3
South Dakota	$39,310	$18.90	660	1.4
Alabama	$38,810	$18.66	2,160	1.0
Mississippi	$38,340	$18.43	670	0.6
South Carolina	$38,050	$18.29	680	0.3
Indiana	$37,850	$18.20	2,800	0.9
North Carolina	$37,370	$17.97	2,040	0.4
Texas	$37,350	$17.96	3,100	0.2
Connecticut	$36,950	$17.76	120	0.1
Oklahoma	$36,680	$17.63	310	0.2
Virginia	$36,290	$17.45	1,340	0.3
Florida	$35,110	$16.88	1,110	0.1
Rhode Island	$32,770	$15.76	Not published	Not published
Maine	$32,310	$15.54	210	0.3
Puerto Rico	$22,400	$10.77	50	0.1
Illinois	Not published	Not published	1,450	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 125 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Machine Feeders and Offbearers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Kansas City, MO-KS	$77,100	$37.07	540	0.5
Columbus, OH	$60,410	$29.04	560	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$59,870	$28.79	80	0.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$58,960	$28.34	90	0.2
Williamsport, PA	$54,340	$26.12	60	1.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$53,650	$25.80	230	0.1
Lancaster, PA	$52,770	$25.37	80	0.3
Reading, PA	$51,490	$24.76	80	0.5
Utica-Rome, NY	$51,400	$24.71	100	0.9
Springfield, MO	$50,350	$24.21	Not published	Not published
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$49,260	$23.68	200	0.7
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$49,200	$23.66	170	0.3
Wichita, KS	$49,100	$23.61	70	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$48,430	$23.28	200	0.6
Longview-Kelso, WA	$47,510	$22.84	70	1.7
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$47,450	$22.81	190	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$47,020	$22.60	280	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$46,950	$22.57	250	0.1
Vineland, NJ	$46,660	$22.43	240	3.9
Medford, OR	$46,630	$22.42	190	2.1
Salem, OR	$46,600	$22.40	60	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$46,310	$22.26	370	0.2
Akron, OH	$46,190	$22.21	160	0.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$46,140	$22.18	70	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$46,000	$22.11	290	0.8
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$45,990	$22.11	80	0.1
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$45,960	$22.10	50	1.0
Albany, OR	$45,900	$22.07	130	2.8
Toledo, OH	$45,880	$22.06	110	0.4
Columbus, IN	$45,700	$21.97	80	1.6
Syracuse, NY	$45,690	$21.97	70	0.2
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$45,680	$21.96	60	0.5
Harrisonburg, VA	$45,610	$21.93	150	2.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$45,550	$21.90	320	2.0
St. Louis, MO-IL	$45,430	$21.84	240	0.2
Bend, OR	$45,360	$21.81	190	1.7
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$45,320	$21.79	360	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$45,180	$21.72	70	0.0
Jefferson City, MO	$45,130	$21.70	60	0.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$44,410	$21.35	100	1.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$44,170	$21.23	300	0.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$44,120	$21.21	40	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$44,020	$21.16	290	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$43,870	$21.09	320	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$43,780	$21.05	630	0.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$43,720	$21.02	320	1.8
Worcester, MA	$43,720	$21.02	180	0.5
Cleveland, OH	$43,630	$20.98	550	0.5
Gettysburg, PA	$43,610	$20.97	40	1.2
Visalia, CA	$43,510	$20.92	320	1.9
Owensboro, KY	$43,300	$20.82	40	0.9
Bowling Green, KY	$43,220	$20.78	30	0.4
Birmingham, AL	$42,750	$20.56	260	0.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$42,460	$20.42	40	0.1
Amarillo, TX	$42,140	$20.26	50	0.4
Merced, CA	$41,930	$20.16	50	0.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$41,690	$20.05	570	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$41,680	$20.04	140	0.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$41,510	$19.96	70	0.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$41,490	$19.95	50	0.4
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$41,340	$19.87	Not published	Not published
Reno, NV	$41,140	$19.78	40	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$40,900	$19.67	130	0.1
Bellingham, WA	$40,430	$19.44	160	1.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$40,400	$19.42	1,000	0.2
Modesto, CA	$39,950	$19.21	110	0.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$39,840	$19.15	250	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$39,710	$19.09	450	0.4
Springfield, MA	$39,610	$19.04	40	0.2
Columbus, GA-AL	$39,450	$18.97	60	0.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$39,450	$18.97	100	0.3
York-Hanover, PA	$39,350	$18.92	160	0.9
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$39,210	$18.85	240	0.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$39,190	$18.84	60	0.3
Fresno, CA	$39,170	$18.83	80	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$39,160	$18.83	260	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$38,980	$18.74	910	0.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$38,870	$18.69	510	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$38,780	$18.64	300	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$38,600	$18.56	1,480	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$38,560	$18.54	160	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$38,530	$18.53	70	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$38,470	$18.49	90	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$38,330	$18.43	140	0.5
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$38,220	$18.37	230	1.8
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$38,160	$18.35	70	0.2
Asheville, NC	$38,130	$18.33	70	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$38,130	$18.33	440	0.3
Montgomery, AL	$37,890	$18.22	250	1.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$37,820	$18.18	600	0.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$37,780	$18.16	100	0.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$37,740	$18.15	110	0.1
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$37,710	$18.13	230	2.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$37,570	$18.06	150	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$37,410	$17.98	230	1.0
Rochester, NY	$37,230	$17.90	80	0.2
Richmond, VA	$37,110	$17.84	300	0.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$36,950	$17.76	60	0.1
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$36,800	$17.69	130	0.8
Tulsa, OK	$36,680	$17.63	130	0.3
Evansville, IN	$36,600	$17.59	150	1.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$36,560	$17.58	90	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$36,490	$17.55	240	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$36,460	$17.53	380	0.1
Mansfield, OH	$36,290	$17.45	30	0.7
El Paso, TX	$35,600	$17.11	60	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$35,500	$17.07	130	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$35,390	$17.02	80	0.1
Pittsburgh, PA	$35,020	$16.84	60	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$34,970	$16.81	310	0.1
Winston-Salem, NC	$34,790	$16.73	160	0.6
Gainesville, GA	$34,590	$16.63	160	1.5
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$34,400	$16.54	80	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$34,350	$16.52	170	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$34,110	$16.40	130	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$33,400	$16.06	170	0.7
Lynchburg, VA	$32,830	$15.78	40	0.4
Tuscaloosa, AL	$32,830	$15.79	150	1.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$32,700	$15.72	50	0.3
Jackson, MS	$32,300	$15.53	170	0.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$31,400	$15.10	120	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$29,700	$14.28	60	0.1
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$22,400	$10.77	40	0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	Not published	Not published	1,410	0.3
Columbia, SC	Not published	Not published	170	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.