Career Wiring

Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

O*NET-SOC 51-9196.00 · interest code RCI

Set up, operate, or tend paper goods machines that perform a variety of functions, such as converting, sawing, corrugating, banding, wrapping, boxing, stitching, forming, or sealing paper or paperboard sheets into products.

How this work is wired

O*NET rates every occupation 1-7 on six interest dimensions. This one leans Realistic — hands-on, physical, practical work with tools, machines, plants or animals — then Conventional and Investigative.

Realistic6.5
Investigative1.7
Artistic1.3
Social1.0
Enterprising1.4
Conventional4.5

Preparation typically needed

Job Zone 2 — some preparation — usually a high-school diploma and a few months of training.

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