Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | 2,570 | $51,060 | $24.55 | |
| Arizona | 300 | $36,930 | $17.75 | |
| Arkansas | 810 | $44,990 | $21.63 | |
| California | $45,640 | $21.94 | ||
| Colorado | 200 | $42,190 | $20.29 | |
| Connecticut | 440 | $50,040 | $24.06 | |
| Florida | 300 | $38,790 | $18.65 | |
| Georgia | 530 | $39,120 | $18.81 | |
| Idaho | $33,140 | $15.93 | ||
| Illinois | 890 | $43,540 | $20.93 | |
| Indiana | 2,600 | $48,270 | $23.21 | |
| Iowa | 550 | $48,030 | $23.09 | |
| Kansas | 140 | $37,890 | $18.22 | |
| Kentucky | 1,400 | $47,080 | $22.64 | |
| Louisiana | 160 | $40,610 | $19.53 | |
| Maryland | 90 | $46,060 | $22.15 | |
| Massachusetts | $49,310 | $23.71 | ||
| Michigan | 1,600 | $44,400 | $21.35 | |
| Minnesota | 600 | $44,590 | $21.44 | |
| Mississippi | 230 | $31,140 | $14.97 | |
| Missouri | 260 | $40,450 | $19.45 | |
| Nebraska | 290 | $40,320 | $19.39 | |
| New Hampshire | 50 | $44,320 | $21.31 | |
| New Jersey | 450 | $44,970 | $21.62 | |
| New York | 520 | $50,700 | $24.37 | |
| North Carolina | 250 | $40,080 | $19.27 | |
| Ohio | 4,090 | $48,250 | $23.20 | |
| Oklahoma | 160 | $37,080 | $17.83 | |
| Oregon | 230 | $48,090 | $23.12 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1,750 | $48,180 | $23.17 | |
| South Carolina | 1,350 | $56,690 | $27.25 | |
| South Dakota | 150 | $44,000 | $21.15 | |
| Tennessee | 1,660 | $37,180 | $17.87 | |
| Texas | 1,330 | $43,050 | $20.70 | |
| Utah | 80 | $42,200 | $20.29 | |
| Virginia | 310 | $50,140 | $24.11 | |
| Washington | 390 | $52,670 | $25.32 | |
| West Virginia | 370 | $36,680 | $17.64 | |
| Wisconsin | 330 | $53,580 | $25.76 |
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.
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to form, shape, bend and fold extruded metals, including the creation of new products, using hand tools and machines such as cornice brakes, forming rolls, and squaring shears.
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$46,210 per yearNational average salaryDecliningJob growth rate
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High school diploma or equivalentTypical education requirement
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Moderate-term on-the-job trainingTypical on-the-job training requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as rolling 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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