Conveyor Operators and Tenders Salary in the US
A conveyor operators and tenders earns a national median of $42,420 a year (mean $45,080) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #698 of 825.
How much does a conveyor operators and tenders earn in the US?
A conveyor operators and tenders in the United States earns a median of $42,420 a year (mean $45,080), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 17% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 22,930 people work in this occupation (SOC 53-7011), ranked #698 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$42,420
per year
Mean
$45,080
per year
Employment
22,930
US workers
National rank
#698
of 825 by median
What a conveyor operators and tenders earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a conveyor operators and tenders (SOC 53-7011) earns a median annual wage of $42,420 and a mean (average) of $45,080. The median is the midpoint — half of conveyor operators and tenders earn more and half earn less — and is 17% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a conveyor operators and tenders in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for conveyor operators and tenders is $42,420, and the mean (average) is $45,080. The median is the midpoint — half of conveyor operators and tenders earn more and half earn less.
- How does conveyor operators and tenders pay compare to the US average?
- At $42,420, a conveyor operators and tenders earns 17% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many conveyor operators and tenders are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 22,930 conveyor operators and tenders employed nationally (SOC 53-7011), across all industries.
- Where does this conveyor operators and tenders salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 53-7011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 53-7011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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