51 Series · SOC 51-4021
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $47,720
- Median / year
- $63,710
- Top 10% earn
- +1.2%
- Growth '23–'33
- 60,840
- US workers
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earn a median of $47,720 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $47,720, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $36,700 (10th percentile) to $63,710 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 60,840 US workers. Rhode Island pays the most ($61,350), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earn a median of $47,720, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 27% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Production, it ranks #52 of 105 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 1.2% by 2033.
- $47,720
- Median annual wage
- Top 73%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #52 of 105
- in Production
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Rhode Island at $61,350. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (SOC 51-4021) pays a national median of $47,720 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $36,700 at the 10th percentile to $63,710 at the 90th, with a mean of $49,480 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 60,840 Americans work in this occupation across 47 reporting states and 192 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +1.2% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 6,500 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 3.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.2 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Rhode Island pays the highest state median at $61,350, which is +29% above the national figure. The top metro is High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area at $71,850 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$47,720
per year
Median Hourly
$22.94/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$49,480
average
Employment
60,840
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$47,720 Bottom 27% higher than 27% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 51-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 23 51-series occupations with growth data, Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic sits on the slower-growing side at +1.2% growth and $47,720 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+1.2%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
6,500
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
3.5/100K
Injury Rate
3.2/100
Danger Index
14.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Measure and examine extruded products to locate defects and to check for conformance to specifications, adjusting controls as necessary to alter products.
- ▸ Determine setup procedures and select machine dies and parts, according to specifications.
- ▸ Start machines and set controls to regulate vacuum, air pressure, sizing rings, and temperature, and to synchronize speed of extrusion.
- ▸ Reel extruded products into rolls of specified lengths and weights.
- ▸ Install dies, machine screws, and sizing rings on machines that extrude thermoplastic or metal materials.
- ▸ Change dies on extruding machines, according to production line changes.
- ▸ Clean work areas.
- ▸ Weigh and mix pelletized, granular, or powdered thermoplastic materials and coloring pigments.
- ▸ Test physical properties of products with testing devices such as acid-bath testers, burst testers, and impact testers.
- ▸ Load machine hoppers with mixed materials, using augers, or stuff rolls of plastic dough into machine cylinders.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$36,700
25th Percentile
$40,450
Median
$47,720
75th Percentile
$56,840
90th Percentile
$63,710
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island | $61,350 | +29% above national |
| 2 | Vermont | $59,220 | +24% above national |
| 3 | North Carolina | $53,330 | +12% above national |
| 4 | Nebraska | $52,360 | +10% above national |
| 5 | Minnesota | $51,830 | +9% above national |
| 6 | New Jersey | $51,180 | +7% above national |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | $51,150 | +7% above national |
| 8 | Colorado | $51,110 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $50,370 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Connecticut | $50,230 | +5% above national |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $50,230 | +5% above national |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $50,210 | +5% above national |
| 13 | Arkansas | $50,150 | +5% above national |
| 14 | Kentucky | $50,000 | +5% above national |
| 15 | Oregon | $49,650 | +4% above national |
| 16 | South Dakota | $49,620 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Indiana | $49,420 | +4% above national |
| 18 | South Carolina | $49,040 | +3% above national |
| 19 | Utah | $49,000 | +3% above national |
| 20 | New York | $48,930 | +3% above national |
| 21 | Illinois | $48,520 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Georgia | $48,410 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Louisiana | $47,930 | same as national |
| 24 | Alabama | $47,690 | same as national |
| 25 | Tennessee | $47,550 | same as national |
| 26 | Iowa | $47,240 | 1% below national |
| 27 | Washington | $47,230 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Maryland | $46,730 | 2% below national |
| 29 | Maine | $46,550 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Ohio | $46,340 | 3% below national |
| 31 | Kansas | $46,270 | 3% below national |
| 32 | Delaware | $46,140 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Missouri | $46,050 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Wyoming | $45,950 | 4% below national |
| 35 | Texas | $45,890 | 4% below national |
| 36 | California | $45,880 | 4% below national |
| 37 | New Mexico | $45,670 | 4% below national |
| 38 | Virginia | $45,220 | 5% below national |
| 39 | Michigan | $45,140 | 5% below national |
| 40 | Arizona | $45,000 | 6% below national |
| 41 | West Virginia | $44,510 | 7% below national |
| 42 | Mississippi | $44,220 | 7% below national |
| 43 | Nevada | $44,210 | 7% below national |
| 44 | Florida | $39,730 | 17% below national |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $38,820 | 19% below national |
| 46 | Idaho | $34,700 | 27% below national |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | $26,030 | 45% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $71,850 | +51% above national |
| 2 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $68,010 | +43% above national |
| 3 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $65,520 | +37% above national |
| 4 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $64,760 | +36% above national |
| 5 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $64,760 | +36% above national |
| 6 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $64,520 | +35% above national |
| 7 | Appleton, WI | $61,960 | +30% above national |
| 8 | Lincoln, NE | $61,570 | +29% above national |
| 9 | Duluth, MN-WI | $61,530 | +29% above national |
| 10 | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,820 | +27% above national |
| 11 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $60,390 | +27% above national |
| 12 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $58,080 | +22% above national |
| 13 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $57,370 | +20% above national |
| 14 | Fort Wayne, IN | $56,970 | +19% above national |
| 15 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $56,820 | +19% above national |
| 16 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $56,730 | +19% above national |
| 17 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $56,590 | +19% above national |
| 18 | Columbia, SC | $56,430 | +18% above national |
| 19 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $56,200 | +18% above national |
| 20 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $56,020 | +17% above national |
| 21 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $55,960 | +17% above national |
| 22 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $55,790 | +17% above national |
| 23 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $55,680 | +17% above national |
| 24 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $55,420 | +16% above national |
| 25 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $55,380 | +16% above national |
| 26 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $55,060 | +15% above national |
| 27 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $54,610 | +14% above national |
| 28 | Reading, PA | $54,490 | +14% above national |
| 29 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $54,170 | +14% above national |
| 30 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $53,800 | +13% above national |
| 31 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $53,670 | +12% above national |
| 32 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $53,380 | +12% above national |
| 33 | Baton Rouge, LA | $53,240 | +12% above national |
| 34 | Terre Haute, IN | $52,510 | +10% above national |
| 35 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $52,360 | +10% above national |
| 36 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $51,920 | +9% above national |
| 37 | Birmingham, AL | $51,810 | +9% above national |
| 38 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $51,510 | +8% above national |
| 39 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $51,410 | +8% above national |
| 40 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $51,230 | +7% above national |
| 41 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $51,220 | +7% above national |
| 42 | Bloomington, IN | $51,200 | +7% above national |
| 43 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $51,200 | +7% above national |
| 44 | Knoxville, TN | $51,170 | +7% above national |
| 45 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $51,040 | +7% above national |
| 46 | Asheville, NC | $50,880 | +7% above national |
| 47 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $50,720 | +6% above national |
| 48 | Worcester, MA | $50,660 | +6% above national |
| 49 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $50,500 | +6% above national |
| 50 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $50,000 | +5% above national |
| 51 | Evansville, IN | $49,970 | +5% above national |
| 52 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $49,840 | +4% above national |
| 53 | Green Bay, WI | $49,660 | +4% above national |
| 54 | New Haven, CT | $49,590 | +4% above national |
| 55 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $49,450 | +4% above national |
| 56 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $49,420 | +4% above national |
| 57 | Kankakee, IL | $49,280 | +3% above national |
| 58 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $49,040 | +3% above national |
| 59 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $49,010 | +3% above national |
| 60 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $48,980 | +3% above national |
| 61 | Rochester, NY | $48,940 | +3% above national |
| 62 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $48,820 | +2% above national |
| 63 | Midland, MI | $48,750 | +2% above national |
| 64 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $48,680 | +2% above national |
| 65 | Wausau, WI | $48,660 | +2% above national |
| 66 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $48,630 | +2% above national |
| 67 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $48,590 | +2% above national |
| 68 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $48,570 | +2% above national |
| 69 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $48,550 | +2% above national |
| 70 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $48,520 | +2% above national |
| 71 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $48,510 | +2% above national |
| 72 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $48,510 | +2% above national |
| 73 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $48,470 | +2% above national |
| 74 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $48,370 | +1% above national |
| 75 | Syracuse, NY | $48,260 | +1% above national |
| 76 | Jackson, TN | $48,250 | +1% above national |
| 77 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $48,160 | +1% above national |
| 78 | Sheboygan, WI | $48,080 | +1% above national |
| 79 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $47,990 | +1% above national |
| 80 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $47,970 | +1% above national |
| 81 | Ogden, UT | $47,960 | +1% above national |
| 82 | Dalton, GA | $47,940 | same as national |
| 83 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $47,900 | same as national |
| 84 | Eau Claire, WI | $47,850 | same as national |
| 85 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $47,690 | same as national |
| 86 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $47,630 | same as national |
| 87 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $47,460 | 1% below national |
| 88 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,450 | 1% below national |
| 89 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $47,390 | 1% below national |
| 90 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $47,360 | 1% below national |
| 91 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $47,280 | 1% below national |
| 92 | Morristown, TN | $47,240 | 1% below national |
| 93 | York-Hanover, PA | $47,220 | 1% below national |
| 94 | Toledo, OH | $47,210 | 1% below national |
| 95 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $47,200 | 1% below national |
| 96 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $47,180 | 1% below national |
| 97 | Akron, OH | $47,110 | 1% below national |
| 98 | Columbus, OH | $47,090 | 1% below national |
| 99 | Gainesville, GA | $46,930 | 2% below national |
| 100 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $46,900 | 2% below national |
| 101 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $46,890 | 2% below national |
| 102 | Winston-Salem, NC | $46,860 | 2% below national |
| 103 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $46,800 | 2% below national |
| 104 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $46,800 | 2% below national |
| 105 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $46,750 | 2% below national |
| 106 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $46,730 | 2% below national |
| 107 | Richmond, VA | $46,670 | 2% below national |
| 108 | Utica-Rome, NY | $46,660 | 2% below national |
| 109 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $46,640 | 2% below national |
| 110 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $46,560 | 2% below national |
| 111 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $46,520 | 3% below national |
| 112 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $46,470 | 3% below national |
| 113 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $46,420 | 3% below national |
| 114 | Lancaster, PA | $46,400 | 3% below national |
| 115 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,400 | 3% below national |
| 116 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $46,390 | 3% below national |
| 117 | Reno, NV | $46,250 | 3% below national |
| 118 | Madison, WI | $46,150 | 3% below national |
| 119 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $46,010 | 4% below national |
| 120 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $45,980 | 4% below national |
| 121 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $45,960 | 4% below national |
| 122 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $45,950 | 4% below national |
| 123 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $45,940 | 4% below national |
| 124 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $45,890 | 4% below national |
| 125 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,880 | 4% below national |
| 126 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $45,790 | 4% below national |
| 127 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $45,760 | 4% below national |
| 128 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $45,620 | 4% below national |
| 129 | Cleveland, OH | $45,410 | 5% below national |
| 130 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $45,250 | 5% below national |
| 131 | St. Cloud, MN | $45,220 | 5% below national |
| 132 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $45,180 | 5% below national |
| 133 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $45,170 | 5% below national |
| 134 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $45,160 | 5% below national |
| 135 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $45,140 | 5% below national |
| 136 | Tulsa, OK | $45,100 | 5% below national |
| 137 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $44,970 | 6% below national |
| 138 | Lynchburg, VA | $44,840 | 6% below national |
| 139 | Alexandria, LA | $44,800 | 6% below national |
| 140 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $44,790 | 6% below national |
| 141 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $44,730 | 6% below national |
| 142 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $44,510 | 7% below national |
| 143 | Springfield, MA | $44,450 | 7% below national |
| 144 | Visalia, CA | $44,420 | 7% below national |
| 145 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $44,320 | 7% below national |
| 146 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $44,280 | 7% below national |
| 147 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,280 | 7% below national |
| 148 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $44,220 | 7% below national |
| 149 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $44,210 | 7% below national |
| 150 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44,200 | 7% below national |
| 151 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $44,180 | 7% below national |
| 152 | El Paso, TX | $43,890 | 8% below national |
| 153 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $43,450 | 9% below national |
| 154 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $43,230 | 9% below national |
| 155 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $43,060 | 10% below national |
| 156 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $42,650 | 11% below national |
| 157 | Johnson City, TN | $42,140 | 12% below national |
| 158 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $41,970 | 12% below national |
| 159 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $41,970 | 12% below national |
| 160 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $41,920 | 12% below national |
| 161 | Modesto, CA | $41,850 | 12% below national |
| 162 | Fresno, CA | $41,810 | 12% below national |
| 163 | Erie, PA | $41,430 | 13% below national |
| 164 | Oklahoma City, OK | $41,120 | 14% below national |
| 165 | Jackson, MS | $41,080 | 14% below national |
| 166 | Jackson, MI | $40,840 | 14% below national |
| 167 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $40,790 | 15% below national |
| 168 | Roanoke, VA | $40,530 | 15% below national |
| 169 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $40,460 | 15% below national |
| 170 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $40,160 | 16% below national |
| 171 | Wichita, KS | $39,790 | 17% below national |
| 172 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $39,680 | 17% below national |
| 173 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $39,650 | 17% below national |
| 174 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,600 | 17% below national |
| 175 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $39,340 | 18% below national |
| 176 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $39,120 | 18% below national |
| 177 | Kenosha, WI | $39,050 | 18% below national |
| 178 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,990 | 18% below national |
| 179 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,480 | 19% below national |
| 180 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,350 | 20% below national |
| 181 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $38,210 | 20% below national |
| 182 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,030 | 20% below national |
| 183 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $37,600 | 21% below national |
| 184 | Jacksonville, FL | $37,190 | 22% below national |
| 185 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $36,890 | 23% below national |
| 186 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,700 | 23% below national |
| 187 | Springfield, MO | $36,370 | 24% below national |
| 188 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,150 | 24% below national |
| 189 | Logan, UT-ID | $35,940 | 25% below national |
| 190 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $35,630 | 25% below national |
| 191 | Flint, MI | $35,600 | 25% below national |
| 192 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $21,980 | 54% below national |
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