How to become a packing or Bottling or Labelling machine operator

Official title: Packing/Bottling/Labelling machine operator

Also called: Bottle washing machine operator, Bottling machine operator, Boxing machine operator (packing), Canning and bottling line operator, Capping and sealing machine operator, Goods branding machine operator, Goods marking machine operator, Labelling machine operator, Machine labeller, Machine packer, Packaging and filling machine operator, Packing machine operator

Packing/Bottling/Labelling machine operator monitors and operates machines which weigh, pack and label various products or fill different containers with products.

Main tasks

• Operating and monitoring machines that weigh, wrap, seal and pack various products
• Operating and monitoring machines that fill and seal tubes, bottles, cans, boxes, bags and other containers with products such as food, beverages, paints, oils and lotions
• Operating and monitoring machines that, by gluing or other methods, label products, packages and various containers

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $25,212 a year. The middle half earn $19,200 to $36,240 a year.
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How much does a packing or Bottling or Labelling machine operator earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $25,212 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $19,200 to $36,240.

Will AI change the work of a packing or Bottling or Labelling machine operator?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026