Machine Feeders and Offbearers
SOC 53-7063 · 2024-2034
Feed materials into or remove materials from machines or equipment that is automatic or tended by other workers.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -10.2%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $41,264per year
- Projected openings
- 5,140
- Projected change
- -10.2%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Operations Monitoring
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Quality Control Analysis
- Troubleshooting
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $57,034 | 210 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $56,040 | 180 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $47,845 | 80 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $46,493 | 340 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $44,916 | 310 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $44,383 | 80 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $43,223 | 910 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $41,905 | 70 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $41,905 | 150 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $40,942 | 440 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $40,819 | 210 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $40,675 | 420 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $38,476 | 550 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $37,708
- A quarter earn under
- $39,128
- Half earn under
- $41,264
- Three quarters earn under
- $50,287
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $59,321
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $47,162 | 3,280 | -6.3% |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $48,379 | 3,540 | -2.4% |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $46,917 | 2,180 | -4.2% |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $49,842 | 4,980 | -3.5% |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | $47,428 | 3,500 | -2.9% |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,937 | 5,890 | -14.1% |