DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	140	20	$20.90/hr	$0.67/hr	$15.84/hr	$17.34/hr	$19.81/hr	$23.64/hr	$26.88/hr
U S	18,730	1,217	$21.87/hr	$0.35/hr	$13.33/hr	$16.52/hr	$21.08/hr	$26.39/hr	$31.20/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 130 $19.95/hr

Other Regional Data For Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2023 - 2025 Minnesota 140 $19.81/hr -1.2% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 90 $21.40/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 40 $22.12/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 30 $17.83/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 20 $17.83/hr N/A Central Minnesota 20 $20.59/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Southwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Southeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Southwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Sheet Metal Workers	2,860	$30.16/hr	2.7%
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	2,010	$18.68/hr	0.6%
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,830	$20.40/hr	0.5%
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	1,200	$19.10/hr	1.0%
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,010	$17.84/hr	-0.1%
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	410	$21.85/hr	0.0%

• Selects and installs cutting tool, stylus, and other accessories according to specifications, using hand tools or power tools.
• Moves controls to set cutting specifications, position cutting tool and workpiece in relation to each other, and start machine.
• Moves cutter or material manually or by turning handwheel, or engages automatic feeding mechanism to mill workpiece to specifications.
• Observes machine operation and adjusts controls to ensure conformance with specified tolerances.
• Selects cutting speed, feed rate, and depth of cut, applying knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
• Verifies alignment of workpiece on machine, using measuring instruments, such as rules, gauges, or calipers.
• Turns valve to begin and regulate the flow of coolant on work area.
• Studies blueprint, layout, sketch, or other specifications to determine materials needed, sequence of operations, dimensions, and tooling instructions.
• Computes dimensions, tolerances, and angles, of workpiece or machine according to specifications and knowledge of metal properties and shop mathematics.
• Positions and secures workpiece on machine, using holding devices, measuring instruments, hand tools, and hoists.
• Verifies conformance of finished workpiece to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as microscopes, gauges, calipers, and micrometers.
• Removes workpiece and template or model from machine.
• Mounts attachments and other tools, such as pantograph, engraver, or router, to perform other operations, such as drilling or boring.
• Replaces worn tools, using hand tools.
• Sharpens dull tools, using bench grinder.
• Makes templates or cutting tools.
• Records production output.