Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass-forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics.
US jobs
59K
Avg. wage
$23/h
GDP output/y
$9.5B
Tasks
26
AI Parity
8%
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O*NET-SOC 51-9041.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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