Paper Processing Workers

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders earned median annual salaries of $38,730 in May 2018. The lowest 10 percent earned $23,820 or less, and the top 10 percent earned $60,790 or more annually. Those who worked in converted paper product manufacturing earned mean annual salaries of $38,180, while those employed at pulp, paper, and paperboard mills made $50,770. 

Workers in this industry usually receive fringe benefits such as medical insurance and paid vacation and sick time.