Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders

Jobs in the same field (Production) that pay more than this one. A plain “same field, higher pay” guide — not a skills-match score.

• Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
  $47,568 median (+$72) · −8.4% by 2032
• Butchers and Meat Cutters
  $47,693 median (+$197) · −6.0% by 2032
• Printing Press Operators
  $47,813 median (+$317) · −16.9% by 2032
• Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  $48,064 median (+$567) · −13.5% by 2032
• Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  $48,108 median (+$611) · −7.2% by 2032
• Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  $48,152 median (+$656) · −11.4% by 2032

Jobs in the same field (Production) that pay less than this one — often earlier-career roles or a way in.

• Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  $47,098 median (−$398) · −14.0% by 2032
• Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
  $46,949 median (−$548) · −10.2% by 2032
• Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  $46,303 median (−$1,193) · −13.7% by 2032
• Furniture Finishers
  $45,925 median (−$1,572) · −6.7% by 2032
• Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
  $45,255 median (−$2,242) · −13.3% by 2032
• Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers?(OES-specific code and title)
  $45,069 median (−$2,427) · +1.8% by 2032