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Packaging and Filling Machine Workers

(SOC Code : 51-9111)

in San Diego County

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

Employers usually expect an employee in this occupation to be able to do the job after Short-term on-the-job training .

San Diego County is the same as San Diego-Carlsbad MSA.

Occupational Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
				25th	Median	75th
San Diego-Carlsbad MSA	2023	1st Qtr	$20.09	$17.38	$18.34	$21.69

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Occupational Projections of Employment (also called "Outlook" or "Demand")

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Area	Estimated Year-Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Total Job Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
San Diego County	2018 - 2028	2,070	2,100	30	1.5	2,450

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Industries Employing This Occupation (click on Industry Title to View Employers List)

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Number of Employers in San Diego County

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of California

Employment Services

472

11.8%

Beverage and Tobacco Product Manuf

308

9.7%

Fruit and Vegetable Preserving a

8.5%

Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manu

165

7.0%

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting

679

6.2%

Dairy Product Manufacturing

6.0%

Bakeries and Tortilla Manufactur

425

5.8%

Other Food Manufacturing

156

5.0%

Animal Slaughtering and Processi

4.1%

Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toi

3.5%

Grocery and Related Product Merc

303

3.3%

Other Support Services

804

2.8%

Plastics and Rubber Products Manuf

102

1.7%

Paper and Paper Product Merchant

1.5%

Printing and Related Support Activities

496

1.5%

Converted Paper Product Manufacturing

1.4%

Warehousing and Storage

131

1.3%

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Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.)

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

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

Monitor the production line, watching for problems such as pile-ups, jams, or glue that isn`t sticking properly.

Attach identification labels to finished packaged items, or cut stencils and stencil information on containers, such as lot numbers or shipping destinations.

Stock and sort product for packaging or filling machine operation, and replenish packaging supplies, such as wrapping paper, plastic sheet, boxes, cartons, glue, ink, or labels.

Package the product in the form in which it will be sent out, for example, filling bags with flour from a chute or spout.

Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.

Start machine by engaging controls.

Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.

Count and record finished and rejected packaged items.

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Top Skills used in this Job

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions.

Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

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Top Work Values (Aspects of this job that create satisfaction.)

Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees.

Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment.

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Top Interests (The types of activities someone in this job would like.)

Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Conventional - Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

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