Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

53-7011 Conveyor Operators and Tenders

Control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles. May control speed and routing of materials or products.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
54,380 2.9 % $12.85 $26,720 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.59 $10.05 $12.23 $15.05 $18.49
Annual Wage (2) $17,870 $20,900 $25,430 $31,290 $38,450

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Farm product raw material merch. whls. 3,400 $11.20 $23,290
Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers 2,060 $11.32 $23,550
Warehousing and storage 1,830 $11.96 $24,880
Converted paper product manufacturing 1,640 $13.90 $28,920
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 1,630 $12.04 $25,040

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Metal ore mining 100 $20.57 $42,780
Power generation and supply 120 $19.09 $39,710
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills 790 $18.08 $37,600
Basic chemical manufacturing 110 $17.78 $36,980
Coal mining 1,150 $17.69 $36,790

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
North Dakota 580 $13.52 $28,130 0.182%
Nebraska 980 $11.13 $23,150 0.111%
Arkansas 1,150 $12.01 $24,970 0.102%
Idaho 540 $11.80 $24,540 0.094%
Kentucky 1,540 $12.73 $26,480 0.089%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Wyoming 130 $20.29 $42,200 0.053%
West Virginia 520 $17.82 $37,070 0.076%
Washington 1,010 $16.39 $34,100 0.039%
New Hampshire (7) $16.15 $33,600 (7)
Montana 230 $15.12 $31,450 0.057%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 140 $11.51 $23,950 0.226%
St. Joseph, MO MSA 90 $14.83 $30,850 0.197%
Great Falls, MT MSA 60 $13.13 $27,310 0.179%
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 80 $18.66 $38,810 0.128%
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA 1,430 $13.08 $27,200 0.125%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 80 $18.66 $38,810 0.128%
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 300 $18.52 $38,530 0.023%
Bridgeport, CT PMSA 80 $17.25 $35,890 0.043%
Pittsburgh, PA MSA 230 $17.13 $35,640 0.021%
Gary, IN PMSA 60 $16.52 $34,370 0.024%

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2005