Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

What They Do

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 and Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders.

Salary

• 2014 employment: 68,200
• May 2015 median annual wage: $32,160

Job Outlook

Projected employment change, 2014–24:

• Number of new jobs: -9,200
• Growth rate: -14 percent (Decline)

How to Become One

Education and training:

• Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
• Work experience in a related occupation: None
• Typical on-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

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