DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
51-4022 Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 220 | 75 | $17.62/hr | $1.74/hr | $12.72/hr | $13.64/hr | $15.15/hr | $21.39/hr | $26.95/hr |
| U S | 16,320 | 783 | $20.10/hr | $0.30/hr | $13.09/hr | $15.84/hr | $19.35/hr | $24.06/hr | $28.71/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2023 - 2025 | |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 5,400 | $20.74/hr | -0.5% |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic | 2,720 | $18.44/hr | -0.4% |
| Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 2,010 | $18.68/hr | 0.6% |
| Tool and Die Makers | 1,840 | $27.62/hr | 0.3% |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | 1,180 | $22.18/hr | 0.2% |
| Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers | N/A | N/A | 1.0% |
Tasks for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
- Starts machine, produces sample workpiece, and observes operations to detect machine malfunction and ensure setup conforms to specifications.
- Reads blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequence of operations to set up machines.
- Positions and moves metal wire or workpiece through series of dies to compress and shape stock to form die impressions.
- Marks layout, verifies dimensions, and measures, weighs and inspects machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
- Confers with other workers regarding setup and operational specifications of machines.
- Sharpens cutting tools and drill bits, using bench grinder.
- Adjust temperature controls of furnace in which rods are heated.
- Trims and compresses finished forgings to specified tolerances.
- Installs and adjusts or removes and replaces dies, synchronizing cams, forging hammer, and stop guides, according to specifications.
- Selects, aligns, and bolts positioning fixtures and stops and specified dies to ram and anvil, forging rolls, or presses and hammers.
- Turns handles or knobs to set pressure and depth of ram stroke, and synchronize machine operations.
