Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-6091 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	190	19	$37.36/hr	$33.78/hr	$35.54/hr	$36.30/hr	$40.97/hr	$40.97/hr

Leading Industries for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	190	$36.30/hr

Other Regional Data for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change -10-
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	100	$40.97/hr	N/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	150	$37.16/hr	N/A
Minnesota	190	$36.30/hr	N/A

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Pourers and Casters, Metal	N/A	$24.42/hr	N/A

Task for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

Pull extruded fiberglass filaments over sleeves where binding solution is applied, and into grooves of graphite shoes that bind filaments into single strands of sliver.
Turn petcocks to adjust the flow of binding fluid to sleeves.
Wipe finish rollers with cloths and wash finish trays with water when necessary.
Notify other workers of defects, and direct them to adjust extruding and forming machines.
Start metering pumps and observe operation of machines and equipment to ensure continuous flow of filaments extruded through spinnerettes and to detect processing defects.
Record details of machine malfunctions.
Press buttons to stop machines when processes are complete or when malfunctions are detected.
Record operational data on tags, and attach tags to machines.
Observe flow of finish across finish rollers, and turn valves to adjust flow to specifications.
Lower pans inside cabinets to catch molten filaments until flow of polymer through packs has stopped.