Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders Salary in the US
A shoe machine operators and tenders earns a national median of $35,650 a year (mean $36,280) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #796 of 825.
How much does a shoe machine operators and tenders earn in the US?
A shoe machine operators and tenders in the United States earns a median of $35,650 a year (mean $36,280), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 30% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 3,280 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-6042), ranked #796 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$35,650
per year
Mean
$36,280
per year
Employment
3,280
US workers
National rank
#796
of 825 by median
What a shoe machine operators and tenders earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a shoe machine operators and tenders (SOC 51-6042) earns a median annual wage of $35,650 and a mean (average) of $36,280. The median is the midpoint — half of shoe machine operators and tenders earn more and half earn less — and is 30% 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 shoe machine operators and tenders in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for shoe machine operators and tenders is $35,650, and the mean (average) is $36,280. The median is the midpoint — half of shoe machine operators and tenders earn more and half earn less.
- How does shoe machine operators and tenders pay compare to the US average?
- At $35,650, a shoe machine operators and tenders earns 30% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many shoe machine operators and tenders are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 3,280 shoe machine operators and tenders employed nationally (SOC 51-6042), across all industries.
- Where does this shoe machine 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 51-6042. 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 51-6042 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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