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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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


National estimates for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Industry profile for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Geographic profile for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

National estimates for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
58,740 2.0 % $ 20.17 $ 41,940 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.56 $ 16.69 $ 18.98 $ 23.01 $ 27.46
Annual Wage (2) $ 30,290 $ 34,720 $ 39,480 $ 47,870 $ 57,120


Industry profile for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rubber Product Manufacturing 16,260 12.24 $ 19.22 $ 39,980
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 10,650 2.59 $ 20.56 $ 42,760
Plastics Product Manufacturing 6,520 1.07 $ 19.96 $ 41,510
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 2,580 0.78 $ 22.75 $ 47,320
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing 2,540 0.94 $ 21.46 $ 44,630

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rubber Product Manufacturing 16,260 12.24 $ 19.22 $ 39,980
Tobacco Manufacturing 460 4.10 $ 19.67 $ 40,910
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media 430 3.85 $ 18.02 $ 37,490
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 10,650 2.59 $ 20.56 $ 42,760
Animal Food Manufacturing 970 1.38 $ 20.81 $ 43,280

Top paying industries for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (8) (8) $ 29.10 $ 60,530
Beverage Manufacturing 70 0.02 $ 27.16 $ 56,500
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 570 0.66 $ 26.80 $ 55,750
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel 100 0.17 $ 24.68 $ 51,340
Dairy Product Manufacturing 160 0.10 $ 24.14 $ 50,200


Geographic profile for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 4,560 0.26 0.65 $ 21.48 $ 44,680
North Carolina 4,340 0.93 2.35 $ 19.80 $ 41,180
Ohio 4,010 0.75 1.88 $ 19.21 $ 39,960
Texas 3,670 0.28 0.71 $ 18.68 $ 38,860
New Jersey 3,160 0.77 1.93 $ 21.30 $ 44,300


Map of location quotient of extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 570 1.30 3.28 $ 18.84 $ 39,180
Tennessee 3,120 1.00 2.51 $ 18.05 $ 37,540
North Carolina 4,340 0.93 2.35 $ 19.80 $ 41,180
Maine 530 0.87 2.19 $ 20.56 $ 42,760
New Jersey 3,160 0.77 1.93 $ 21.30 $ 44,300


Map of annual mean wages of extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Montana 40 0.09 0.22 $ 26.41 $ 54,940
Connecticut 280 0.17 0.43 $ 24.50 $ 50,960
Colorado 430 0.16 0.39 $ 23.58 $ 49,050
New York 2,920 0.32 0.81 $ 23.54 $ 48,950
North Dakota 160 0.40 1.00 $ 22.08 $ 45,930



Map of employment of extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,860 0.31 0.78 $ 21.00 $ 43,680
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,650 0.27 0.68 $ 21.23 $ 44,150
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,580 0.36 0.90 $ 17.83 $ 37,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,050 0.28 0.69 $ 16.86 $ 35,070
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,030 0.38 0.95 $ 21.19 $ 44,070
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 870 0.28 0.72 $ 20.23 $ 42,080
St. Louis, MO-IL 790 0.60 1.52 $ 20.95 $ 43,580
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 790 0.42 1.06 $ 18.70 $ 38,900
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 780 0.61 1.55 $ 19.52 $ 40,610
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 770 0.28 0.70 $ 20.60 $ 42,840


Map of location quotient of extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 390 6.48 16.32 $ 22.70 $ 47,210
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA 220 3.07 7.73 $ 19.01 $ 39,530
Lima, OH 130 2.58 6.48 $ 19.90 $ 41,390
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 310 2.16 5.44 $ 17.04 $ 35,440
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 480 2.12 5.33 $ 21.95 $ 45,650
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 90 1.87 4.72 $ 20.81 $ 43,280
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 90 1.83 4.61 $ 19.16 $ 39,850
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 190 1.69 4.26 $ 17.09 $ 35,540
Rapid City, SD 120 1.69 4.25 $ 17.70 $ 36,810
Racine, WI 120 1.65 4.14 $ 22.04 $ 45,830


Map of annual mean wages of extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 180 0.12 0.30 $ 26.89 $ 55,930
Greeley, CO 30 0.31 0.77 $ 26.78 $ 55,700
Albany, OR 50 1.17 2.95 $ 24.94 $ 51,870
St. Joseph, MO-KS 60 1.12 2.83 $ 24.48 $ 50,930
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 700 1.35 3.41 $ 24.41 $ 50,760
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA 180 0.73 1.83 $ 24.35 $ 50,650
Joplin, MO 90 1.09 2.75 $ 24.25 $ 50,440
Stockton-Lodi, CA 180 0.67 1.69 $ 24.13 $ 50,190
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 60 0.11 0.27 $ 24.11 $ 50,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 360 0.15 0.38 $ 24.05 $ 50,020

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 780 3.18 8.01 $ 20.97 $ 43,630
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 630 2.50 6.29 $ 21.07 $ 43,830
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 580 1.80 4.53 $ 18.52 $ 38,520
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 540 2.20 5.54 $ 23.54 $ 48,970
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 450 1.18 2.98 $ 17.67 $ 36,750

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 230 3.55 8.93 $ 24.55 $ 51,060
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 350 3.24 8.16 $ 16.25 $ 33,790
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 780 3.18 8.01 $ 20.97 $ 43,630
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 390 2.99 7.53 $ 17.54 $ 36,490
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 240 2.72 6.85 (8) (8)

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 80 0.41 1.03 $ 27.06 $ 56,280
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 150 0.87 2.20 $ 26.26 $ 54,630
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 230 3.55 8.93 $ 24.55 $ 51,060
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 90 1.20 3.02 $ 24.43 $ 50,820
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 50 0.41 1.04 $ 24.23 $ 50,410


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023