Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.

Salary by State

State Name Employment Annual Salary Hourly Salary
Alabama 1,610 $34,580 $16.63
Arizona 310 $38,670 $18.59
Arkansas 1,250 $39,280 $18.88
California 2,760 $39,880 $19.17
Colorado 350 $40,480 $19.46
Connecticut 950 $41,400 $19.90
Delaware 330 $43,390 $20.86
Florida 1,040 $36,880 $17.73
Georgia 2,350 $41,580 $19.99
Illinois 2,190 $45,770 $22.01
Indiana 3,990 $39,770 $19.12
Iowa 920 $43,210 $20.78
Kansas 760 $39,300 $18.89
Kentucky 2,150 $42,280 $20.33
Louisiana 180 $37,200 $17.89
Maine 90 $35,200 $16.93
Maryland 170 $43,170 $20.76
Massachusetts 2,730 $35,790 $17.21
Michigan 1,570 $39,730 $19.10
Minnesota 1,800 $43,920 $21.11
Mississippi 560 $34,780 $16.72
Missouri 2,500 $39,170 $18.83
Nebraska 370 $41,070 $19.74
Nevada 120 $37,050 $17.81
New Hampshire 520 $43,720 $21.02
New Jersey 1,170 $42,670 $20.52
New Mexico 160 $32,080 $15.43
New York 1,410 $40,480 $19.46
North Carolina 2,070 $41,570 $19.99
North Dakota $39,640 $19.06
Ohio 4,390 $39,270 $18.88
Oklahoma 670 $39,660 $19.07
Oregon 440 $43,170 $20.76
Pennsylvania 4,210 $42,280 $20.33
Rhode Island 570 $49,610 $23.85
South Carolina 2,130 $46,880 $22.54
South Dakota 80 $41,030 $19.73
Tennessee 2,150 $36,930 $17.76
Texas 2,850 $39,710 $19.09
Utah 260 $38,120 $18.33
Vermont 150 $37,260 $17.92
Virginia 890 $38,530 $18.52
Washington 1,090 $42,130 $20.26
West Virginia 310 $37,650 $18.10
Wisconsin 2,780 $40,740 $19.59

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, manufacture, assemble, test, and repair parts, mechanisms, machines, and structures in which materials are cast, formed, shaped, molded, heat treated, cut, twisted, pressed, fused, stamped or worked.

Associate Degree
Certificate Associate Degree
Certificate Associate Degree
  • $40,520 per year
    National average salary
    Slow
    Job growth rate
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    Typical education requirement
  • Moderate-term on-the-job training
    Typical on-the-job training requirement

Educational Attainment

The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.

  • Less than high school 13%
  • High school graduate 50%
  • College dropout 24%
  • Associate’s degree 7%
  • Bachelor’s degree 4%
  • Master’s degree 2%
  • Doctorate degree 0%

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