Paper Processing Workers

Employers

Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders hold approximately 97,960 jobs. This employment is scattered throughout the United States based on the location of the mills. However, the largest American producer of paper is International Paper, which is based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Although their number is decreasing, there are still many smaller mills throughout the United States. The distribution of pulp and paper mills tends to be heaviest where there are a lot of logging and sawmill operations.

Starting Out

Many pulp and paper companies advertise their openings on their Web sites, Careerbuilder.com, Indeed.com, and other job Web sites (such as https://www.simplyhired.com/k-pulp-paper-industry-jobs.html).

Paper production workers usually begin as laborers or helpers and move up to more skilled jobs as they gain experience and skill. Competition for these more highly skilled jobs, which tend to pay better than comparable jobs, is intense.