Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 6,050 | $36,070 | $17.34 | |
| Alaska | 100 | $51,660 | $24.84 | |
| Arizona | 1,340 | $42,060 | $20.22 | |
| Arkansas | 2,340 | $35,710 | $17.17 | |
| California | 9,040 | $41,800 | $20.10 | |
| Colorado | 840 | $42,330 | $20.35 | |
| Connecticut | 1,750 | $41,770 | $20.08 | |
| Delaware | 300 | $39,250 | $18.87 | |
| Florida | 2,490 | $34,750 | $16.71 | |
| Georgia | 5,030 | $35,070 | $16.86 | |
| Idaho | 150 | $39,620 | $19.05 | |
| Illinois | 8,860 | $39,590 | $19.04 | |
| Indiana | 17,470 | $39,590 | $19.03 | |
| Iowa | 2,140 | $40,200 | $19.33 | |
| Kansas | 1,470 | $39,020 | $18.76 | |
| Kentucky | 7,020 | $37,740 | $18.14 | |
| Louisiana | 470 | $39,790 | $19.13 | |
| Maine | 300 | $40,380 | $19.41 | |
| Maryland | 390 | $45,720 | $21.98 | |
| Massachusetts | 1,820 | $43,230 | $20.79 | |
| Michigan | 23,610 | $43,310 | $20.82 | |
| Minnesota | 4,170 | $40,610 | $19.52 | |
| Mississippi | 2,460 | $34,410 | $16.54 | |
| Missouri | 3,350 | $38,700 | $18.61 | |
| Montana | 150 | $39,420 | $18.95 | |
| Nebraska | 1,060 | $40,300 | $19.37 | |
| Nevada | 410 | $40,170 | $19.31 | |
| New Hampshire | 810 | $39,580 | $19.03 | |
| New Jersey | 2,380 | $42,320 | $20.35 | |
| New Mexico | 230 | $31,920 | $15.35 | |
| New York | 4,520 | $41,620 | $20.01 | |
| North Carolina | 3,370 | $36,710 | $17.65 | |
| North Dakota | 350 | $40,010 | $19.24 | |
| Ohio | 17,230 | $39,890 | $19.18 | |
| Oklahoma | 1,340 | $38,010 | $18.27 | |
| Oregon | 1,040 | $43,510 | $20.92 | |
| Pennsylvania | 6,050 | $41,200 | $19.81 | |
| Rhode Island | 450 | $35,450 | $17.05 | |
| South Carolina | 3,970 | $43,060 | $20.70 | |
| South Dakota | 810 | $39,640 | $19.06 | |
| Tennessee | 5,860 | $37,540 | $18.05 | |
| Texas | 10,230 | $36,770 | $17.68 | |
| Utah | 1,470 | $41,370 | $19.89 | |
| Vermont | 120 | $40,300 | $19.38 | |
| Virginia | 1,530 | $41,030 | $19.73 | |
| Washington | 2,070 | $47,390 | $22.78 | |
| West Virginia | 420 | $41,160 | $19.79 | |
| Wisconsin | 10,680 | $41,540 | $19.97 | |
| Wyoming | 80 | $40,210 | $19.33 |
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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$40,000 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 cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.
- Less than high school 17%
- High school graduate 52%
- College dropout 20%
- Associate’s degree 7%
- Bachelor’s degree 3%
- Master’s degree 0%
- Doctorate degree 0%
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