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Jobs / Transportation and material moving / 53-7011.00

Conveyor Operators and Tenders

Control or tend conveyors or conveyor systems that move materials or products to and from stockpiles, processing stations, departments, or vehicles. May control speed and routing of materials or products.

US jobs
22,930
Median wage
$42,420 a year
Job family
Transportation and material moving

Can agents do the work of conveyor operators and tenders?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Transportation and material moving: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)

No direct benchmark gives a success rate.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 16%Operate industrial processing or production equipmentNot measured
  • 11%Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processingNot measured
  • 7%Notify others of emergencies or problemsNot measured
  • 6%Maintain operational recordsNot measured
  • 6%Maintain vehicles in working conditionNot measured
  • 6%Communicate with others about operational plans or activitiesNot measured
  • 6%Position tools or equipmentNot measured
  • 5%Monitor operations to ensure adequate performanceNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in transportation and material moving, not always this occupation's tasks.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

  • Waymo Safety Impact data hubby WaymoTask level · Reduction in any-injury-reported crashes vs human benchmark
    82%Waymo Driver (rider-only, 220.6M miles through March 2026) · Mar 2026
    Unrated

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Stop equipment or machinery and clear jams, using poles, bars, and hand tools, or remove damaged materials from conveyors.
  • Load, unload, or adjust materials or products on conveyors by hand, by using lifts, hoists, and scoops, or by opening gates, chutes, or hoppers.
  • Observe conveyor operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges to maintain specified operating levels and to detect equipment malfunctions.
  • Observe packages moving along conveyors to identify packages, detect defective packaging, and perform quality control.
  • Position deflector bars, gates, chutes, or spouts to divert flow of materials from one conveyor onto another conveyor.
  • Clean, sterilize, and maintain equipment, machinery, and work stations, using hand tools, shovels, brooms, chemicals, hoses, and lubricants.
  • Record production data such as weights, types, quantities, and storage locations of materials, as well as equipment performance problems and downtime.
  • Inform supervisors of equipment malfunctions that need to be addressed.
  • Manipulate controls, levers, and valves to start pumps, auxiliary equipment, or conveyors, and to adjust equipment positions, speeds, timing, and material flows.
  • Distribute materials, supplies, and equipment to work stations, using lifts and trucks.
  • Press console buttons to deflect packages to predetermined accumulators or reject lines.
  • Thread strapping through strapping tools and secure battens with strapping to form protective pallets around extrusions.
Other job titles for this occupation (42)

Chipper Operator · Conveyor Operator · Conveyor Tender · Flumer · Machine Operator · Package Line Operator · Packaging Line Operator · Process Line Operator · Process Operator · Strapper Operator · Ash Conveyor Operator · Assembly Line Tender · Bed Operator · Belt Operator · Belt Technician (Belt Tech) · Belt Tender · Beltman · Bin Tripper Operator · Boom Conveyor Operator · Bull-Chain Operator · Char Conveyor Tender · Chip Bin Conveyor Tender · Chip Bin Operator · Conveyor Attendant · Conveyor Belt Operator · Conveyor Console Operator · Conveyor System Operator · Conveyor Technician (Conveyor Tech) · Drier Take-Off Tender · Extrusion Operator · Grain Elevator Operator · Line Operator · Mechanical Conveyor Installer · Packing Line Operator · Palletizer Operator · Pneumatic System Conveyor Operator · Production Supply Equipment Tender · Silo Operator · Silo Tender · Tipple Operator · Tipple Tender · Transfer Operator