NorthStar

Occupations/51-9111.00

Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders

Operate or tend machines to prepare industrial or consumer products for storage or shipment. Includes cannery workers who pack food products.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

75%

Higher automation risk

Human characteristics

25%

Fewer uniquely human demands

Task orientation

78%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.

  • Mostly routine

    Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.

  • Mostly routine

    Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards.

Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Attach identification labels to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations.
  2. 02Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.
  3. 03Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
  4. 04Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards.
  5. 05Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.
  6. 06Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as pile-ups, jams, or glue that isn't sticking properly.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.97
  • Degree of automation2.56
  • Time sitting1.55
  • Originality (ability)2.12
  • Conflict situations2.51
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.55
  • Outdoors / weather1.72
  • Disease exposure1.15
  • Decision freedom3.59

Top abilities

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.25
  • Problem Sensitivity3.12
  • Perceptual Speed3.12
  • Oral Expression3.12
  • Oral Comprehension3.12
  • Near Vision3.12
  • Manual Dexterity3.12
  • Control Precision3.12

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension2.88
  • Active Listening3.00
  • Writing2.62
  • Speaking2.75
  • Mathematics2.12
  • Science1.00
  • Critical Thinking2.88
  • Active Learning2.38
  • Learning Strategies2.12
  • Monitoring3.12

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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