Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
51-4021 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 76,940 |
2.4 % |
$18.16 |
$37,770 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.03 |
$14.16 |
$17.46 |
$21.80 |
$25.85 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$25,010 |
$29,460 |
$36,320 |
$45,350 |
$53,770 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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) |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
36,870 |
6.21 |
$17.73 |
$36,880 |
| Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing |
5,610 |
9.01 |
$21.59 |
$44,900 |
| Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing |
4,210 |
2.86 |
$19.58 |
$40,720 |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing |
4,090 |
6.79 |
$17.70 |
$36,810 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
3,850 |
1.06 |
$20.02 |
$41,640 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing |
5,610 |
9.01 |
$21.59 |
$44,900 |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing |
4,090 |
6.79 |
$17.70 |
$36,810 |
| Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel |
3,830 |
6.62 |
$17.70 |
$36,810 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
36,870 |
6.21 |
$17.73 |
$36,880 |
| Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing |
4,210 |
2.86 |
$19.58 |
$40,720 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
7,480 |
1.37 |
2.62 |
$17.42 |
$36,230 |
| Texas |
5,880 |
0.47 |
0.90 |
$17.82 |
$37,070 |
| California |
5,490 |
0.32 |
0.60 |
$16.38 |
$34,080 |
| Indiana |
4,840 |
1.58 |
3.01 |
$17.46 |
$36,320 |
| Wisconsin |
4,690 |
1.63 |
3.12 |
$20.02 |
$41,650 |
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) |
| Wisconsin |
4,690 |
1.63 |
3.12 |
$20.02 |
$41,650 |
| Indiana |
4,840 |
1.58 |
3.01 |
$17.46 |
$36,320 |
| Ohio |
7,480 |
1.37 |
2.62 |
$17.42 |
$36,230 |
| South Carolina |
2,540 |
1.21 |
2.30 |
$22.11 |
$45,980 |
| Alabama |
2,070 |
1.05 |
2.00 |
$14.66 |
$30,480 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Carolina |
2,540 |
1.21 |
2.30 |
$22.11 |
$45,980 |
| Connecticut |
1,350 |
0.81 |
1.55 |
$21.94 |
$45,630 |
| Maine |
60 |
0.10 |
0.19 |
$21.27 |
$44,240 |
| Iowa |
750 |
0.48 |
0.92 |
$21.18 |
$44,050 |
| Rhode Island |
300 |
0.61 |
1.17 |
$20.95 |
$43,580 |
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-Anaheim, CA |
2,840 |
0.45 |
0.87 |
$16.20 |
$33,700 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,760 |
1.01 |
1.92 |
$19.23 |
$40,000 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,010 |
0.21 |
0.40 |
$17.03 |
$35,420 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,880 |
0.51 |
0.98 |
$16.74 |
$34,820 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,780 |
0.38 |
0.73 |
$17.06 |
$35,490 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,700 |
0.56 |
1.07 |
$18.68 |
$38,860 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
1,520 |
9.91 |
18.92 |
$20.33 |
$42,290 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,440 |
1.16 |
2.21 |
$20.32 |
$42,270 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
1,260 |
1.16 |
2.22 |
$18.64 |
$38,770 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,220 |
1.17 |
2.23 |
$16.92 |
$35,190 |
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) |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
1,520 |
9.91 |
18.92 |
$20.33 |
$42,290 |
| Terre Haute, IN |
550 |
8.40 |
16.03 |
$20.34 |
$42,300 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL |
380 |
6.86 |
13.10 |
$17.09 |
$35,550 |
| Williamsport, PA |
280 |
5.57 |
10.63 |
$19.22 |
$39,980 |
| Appleton, WI |
540 |
4.38 |
8.36 |
$24.23 |
$50,390 |
| Valdosta, GA |
210 |
3.88 |
7.41 |
$13.03 |
$27,110 |
| Fort Wayne, IN |
830 |
3.81 |
7.27 |
$17.91 |
$37,250 |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI |
250 |
3.80 |
7.25 |
$17.18 |
$35,730 |
| Evansville, IN-KY |
540 |
3.45 |
6.58 |
$17.12 |
$35,600 |
| Gainesville, GA |
300 |
3.32 |
6.34 |
$15.91 |
$33,090 |
United States Department of Labor
