Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender Career

Job 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.


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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tender Career

Salary Info

Median Annual Wage

$34,370

Median Hourly Wage

$16.52*

Total Employed Nationally

71,260


Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2016 wage data and 2016-2026 employment projections. "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2016-2026). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.