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Salary levels rise, as do job-security concerns (sidebar)

Survey methodology

The 2005 salary survey, taken on Packworld.com earlier this year, is based on responses from 131 end-user buyers of packaging machinery, materials, or services.

Food packaging dominated the type of products packaged, with 32% of respondents. Fewer than 10% of respondents reported from each of the following product categories: pharmaceuticals, beverages, chemicals, medical products, or cosmetics.

Geographically speaking, 41% of respondents were located in the Midwest. The Southeast was next at 17%, followed by the Northeast (14%) and the Southwest (9%).

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