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
Central Minnesota 78065$19.81/hr$1.16/hr$13.09/hr$15.67/hr$19.15/hr$23.80/hr$28.52/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
Manufacturing760$19.11/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 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,220 $21.96/hr -6.2%
Northwest Minnesota 830 $18.45/hr 4.9%
Central Minnesota 780 $19.15/hr 2.2%
Southeast Minnesota 510 $20.24/hr -0.6%
Southwest Minnesota 280 $18.60/hr -1.0%
Northeast Minnesota 60 $16.22/hr -3.7%
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic880$18.18/hr4.7%
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders460$22.04/hr8.2%
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic450$18.17/hr7.4%
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic410$17.33/hr2.3%
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing370$17.25/hr7.9%
Tool and Die Makers220$28.00/hr4.5%
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders170$19.67/hr5.2%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic110$16.93/hr-1.4%
Foundry Mold and Coremakers40$19.55/hrN/A
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners40$17.73/hrN/A
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass FibersN/AN/AN/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
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Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersN/AN/A-10.2%
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Patternmakers, Metal and PlasticN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic