DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-9041 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Occupational Description:
Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass-forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics. Excludes ?Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders? (51-6042) and ?Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders? (51-9196).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 420112$21.54/hr$1.25/hr$14.66/hr$17.01/hr$20.43/hr$25.75/hr$30.71/hr
Minnesota 1,200178$20.01/hr$0.54/hr$13.69/hr$15.86/hr$19.10/hr$23.57/hr$28.59/hr
U S 71,8501,581$18.16/hr$0.11/hr$12.18/hr$14.16/hr$17.31/hr$21.60/hr$26.11/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Manufacturing390$20.38/hr
Other Regional Data For Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 420 $20.43/hr N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast 180 $16.11/hr N/A
EDR 5 - North Central 130 $15.77/hr N/A
EDR 9 - South Central 120 $18.49/hr N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead 120 $22.27/hr N/A
EDR 4 - West Central 90 $18.71/hr N/A
EDR 7W- Central 60 $17.81/hr N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest N/A N/A N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters N/A N/A N/A
EDR 7E- East Central N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley N/A N/A N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central N/A N/A N/A
Related Occupations
Occupation
(click title for details)
OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change  - 
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic1,950$19.97/hrN/A
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, & Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, &Tenders, Metal & Plastic1,800$18.84/hrN/A
Sheet Metal Workers1,490$34.41/hrN/A
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders1,010$19.36/hrN/A
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic950$21.17/hrN/A
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders650$22.78/hrN/A
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers490$16.16/hrN/A
Machine Feeders and Offbearers430$18.66/hrN/A
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders180$20.64/hrN/A
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic170$21.92/hrN/A
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic40$22.12/hrN/A
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and TendersN/A$20.25/hrN/A
Tasks for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders