Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.

Salary by State

State Name Employment Annual Salary Hourly Salary
Arizona $38,870 $18.69
California 1,270 $47,890 $23.03
Colorado 50 $37,280 $17.92
Connecticut $54,060 $25.99
Florida 70 $38,880 $18.69
Georgia 50 $43,020 $20.68
Illinois 290 $43,700 $21.01
Indiana 360 $44,480 $21.39
Iowa 140 $37,580 $18.07
Kansas $37,280 $17.92
Kentucky 80 $43,330 $20.83
Louisiana $38,270 $18.40
Massachusetts 60 $53,540 $25.74
Michigan 430 $50,350 $24.21
Minnesota 280 $38,660 $18.59
Mississippi 50 $35,510 $17.07
Missouri 80 $39,430 $18.96
Nebraska 70 $41,670 $20.04
New Hampshire 50 $39,380 $18.93
New Jersey 60 $39,240 $18.86
New York 120 $46,550 $22.38
North Carolina 260 $38,650 $18.58
Ohio 280 $42,140 $20.26
Oklahoma 100 $42,410 $20.39
Oregon 160 $52,620 $25.30
Pennsylvania 190 $44,310 $21.30
South Carolina 40 $41,750 $20.07
Tennessee 400 $36,750 $17.67
Texas 800 $38,930 $18.72
Utah 40 $41,080 $19.75
Virginia 70 $37,750 $18.15
West Virginia 30 $39,770 $19.12
Wisconsin 170 $48,960 $23.54

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
  • $43,240 per year
    National average salary
    Declining
    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 drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.

  • Less than high school 19%
  • High school graduate 52%
  • College dropout 22%
  • Associate’s degree 4%
  • Bachelor’s degree 1%
  • Master’s degree 2%
  • Doctorate degree 0%

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