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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/A76N/A$2.84/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Minnesota 22075$17.62/hr$1.74/hr$12.72/hr$13.64/hr$15.15/hr$21.39/hr$26.95/hr
U S 16,320783$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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