DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-4031 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Southwest Minnesota 28048$19.28/hr$0.76/hr$15.20/hr$16.65/hr$18.60/hr$22.02/hr$24.74/hr
Minnesota 5,400454$21.05/hr$0.40/hr$14.73/hr$17.07/hr$20.74/hr$24.89/hr$29.19/hr
U S 195,0402,731$18.20/hr$0.13/hr$12.16/hr$14.17/hr$17.37/hr$21.54/hr$26.11/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing270$18.59/hr
Other Regional Data For Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,220 $21.96/hr -2.4%
Northwest Minnesota 830 $18.45/hr 0.2%
Central Minnesota 780 $19.15/hr -1.6%
Southeast Minnesota 510 $20.24/hr -2.9%
Southwest Minnesota 280 $18.60/hr 0.0%
Northeast Minnesota 60 $16.22/hr -6.3%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders240$19.04/hr0.5%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic220$19.05/hrN/A
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic190$19.04/hr-5.5%
Tool and Die Makers100$20.41/hrN/A
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders80$17.65/hr8.3%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic70$14.76/hr-7.7%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders60$26.00/hr0.0%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic20$16.55/hr-7.1%
Foundry Mold and CoremakersN/AN/AN/A
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except SawingN/A$18.09/hrN/A
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersN/AN/AN/A
Tool Grinders, Filers, and SharpenersN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic