Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2010

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

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 "Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-9196) and "Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders" (51-6042).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
65,100 2.4 % $15.74 $32,740 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.04 $12.17 $15.01 $18.77 $22.77
Annual Wage (2) $20,890 $25,300 $31,210 $39,040 $47,360

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rubber Product Manufacturing 12,630 10.54 $15.30 $31,820
Plastics Product Manufacturing 6,150 1.23 $15.36 $31,960
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing 5,910 3.30 $15.22 $31,660
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing 4,210 5.22 $18.34 $38,160
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 2,900 1.09 $13.99 $29,090

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rubber Product Manufacturing 12,630 10.54 $15.30 $31,820
Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing 2,480 6.10 $15.61 $32,480
Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing 4,210 5.22 $18.34 $38,160
Tobacco Manufacturing 600 3.55 $20.17 $41,950
Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing 5,910 3.30 $15.22 $31,660

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 40 0.05 $23.96 $49,840
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 1,810 1.64 $22.11 $46,000
Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 210 0.59 $21.93 $45,610
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing 260 0.57 $20.36 $42,340
Tobacco Manufacturing 600 3.55 $20.17 $41,950

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ohio 5,240 1.07 2.08 $14.61 $30,380
Texas 4,910 0.49 0.95 $14.49 $30,130
California 4,430 0.32 0.62 $15.00 $31,200
North Carolina 3,070 0.82 1.59 $16.18 $33,660
Indiana 3,000 1.10 2.15 $15.46 $32,150




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alabama 2,750 1.52 2.97 $18.85 $39,200
Arkansas 1,330 1.17 2.29 $14.68 $30,540
South Dakota 450 1.15 2.25 $15.18 $31,580
Kentucky 1,970 1.15 2.24 $16.28 $33,860
Indiana 3,000 1.10 2.15 $15.46 $32,150




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 210 0.78 1.53 $22.82 $47,470
Oklahoma 900 0.61 1.18 $20.03 $41,660
Alabama 2,750 1.52 2.97 $18.85 $39,200
Colorado 610 0.29 0.56 $17.85 $37,120
Pennsylvania 2,840 0.52 1.01 $17.16 $35,690

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,420 0.37 0.73 $12.99 $27,020
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division 1,360 0.38 0.75 $16.56 $34,450
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,090 0.55 1.07 $16.10 $33,480
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,090 0.44 0.85 $13.09 $27,220
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 870 0.52 1.01 $16.70 $34,740
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 750 0.34 0.67 $17.39 $36,170
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division 720 0.87 1.70 $14.71 $30,600
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 710 0.14 0.28 $14.81 $30,800
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 660 0.48 0.94 $14.06 $29,240
St. Louis, MO-IL 660 0.52 1.02 $16.65 $34,620




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tuscaloosa, AL 360 4.04 7.89 $19.87 $41,340
Lynchburg, VA 340 3.43 6.70 $15.06 $31,330
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 270 3.21 6.26 $17.88 $37,200
Wausau, WI 210 3.20 6.25 $15.64 $32,540
Decatur, AL 160 3.12 6.10 (8) (8)
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 160 2.76 5.38 $16.85 $35,040
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 120 2.42 4.73 $12.68 $26,380
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 90 2.06 4.02 $16.39 $34,100
Akron, OH 590 1.91 3.72 $14.06 $29,240
Danville, IL 50 1.88 3.67 $17.30 $35,980