SOC 51-4021 · Production Occupations

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$47,720

U.S. median hourly wage$22.94

U.S. employment60,840

Nationally, extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earned a median of $47,720 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 60,840 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: pay and employment by state
State
Rhode Island	$61,350	$29.50	430	0.9
Vermont	$59,220	$28.47	60	0.2
North Carolina	$53,330	$25.64	2,950	0.6
Nebraska	$52,360	$25.17	510	0.5
Minnesota	$51,830	$24.92	900	0.3
New Jersey	$51,180	$24.61	750	0.2
Pennsylvania	$51,150	$24.59	2,960	0.5
Colorado	$51,110	$24.57	240	0.1
Massachusetts	$50,370	$24.22	1,490	0.4
Connecticut	$50,230	$24.15	1,000	0.6
Wisconsin	$50,230	$24.15	3,190	1.1
New Hampshire	$50,210	$24.14	580	0.9
Arkansas	$50,150	$24.11	1,270	1.0
Kentucky	$50,000	$24.04	1,400	0.7
Oregon	$49,650	$23.87	440	0.2
South Dakota	$49,620	$23.86	50	0.1
Indiana	$49,420	$23.76	3,740	1.2
South Carolina	$49,040	$23.58	2,000	0.9
Utah	$49,000	$23.56	410	0.2
New York	$48,930	$23.52	1,400	0.1
Illinois	$48,520	$23.33	2,750	0.5
Georgia	$48,410	$23.27	2,560	0.5
Louisiana	$47,930	$23.04	580	0.3
Alabama	$47,690	$22.93	1,200	0.6
Tennessee	$47,550	$22.86	2,980	0.9
Iowa	$47,240	$22.71	450	0.3
Washington	$47,230	$22.71	1,080	0.3
Maryland	$46,730	$22.47	270	0.1
Maine	$46,550	$22.38	90	0.1
Ohio	$46,340	$22.28	5,020	0.9
Kansas	$46,270	$22.25	1,140	0.8
Delaware	$46,140	$22.18	470	1.0
Missouri	$46,050	$22.14	1,040	0.4
Wyoming	$45,950	$22.09	80	0.3
Texas	$45,890	$22.06	4,070	0.3
California	$45,880	$22.06	3,870	0.2
New Mexico	$45,670	$21.96	50	0.1
Virginia	$45,220	$21.74	1,490	0.4
Michigan	$45,140	$21.70	1,800	0.4
Arizona	$45,000	$21.64	910	0.3
West Virginia	$44,510	$21.40	540	0.8
Mississippi	$44,220	$21.26	550	0.5
Nevada	$44,210	$21.26	260	0.2
Florida	$39,730	$19.10	1,190	0.1
Oklahoma	$38,820	$18.66	490	0.3
Idaho	$34,700	$16.68	Not published	Not published
Puerto Rico	$26,030	$12.52	480	0.5

Pay by metro area

All 131 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$64,760	$31.13	50	0.4
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$64,760	$31.14	450	4.8
Cedar Rapids, IA	$64,520	$31.02	110	0.8
Appleton, WI	$61,960	$29.79	250	2.0
Lincoln, NE	$61,570	$29.60	90	0.5
Duluth, MN-WI	$61,530	$29.58	80	0.7
Pittsburgh, PA	$60,820	$29.24	520	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$60,390	$29.03	430	1.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$57,370	$27.58	150	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$56,970	$27.39	790	3.5
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$56,820	$27.32	110	0.6
Columbia, SC	$56,430	$27.13	310	0.8
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$56,020	$26.93	650	0.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$55,960	$26.90	820	0.1
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$55,790	$26.82	130	2.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$55,420	$26.64	460	0.7
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$55,380	$26.62	150	1.6
St. Louis, MO-IL	$54,610	$26.25	570	0.4
Reading, PA	$54,490	$26.20	140	0.8
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$54,170	$26.04	80	0.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$53,800	$25.87	940	6.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$53,670	$25.80	230	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$53,240	$25.60	290	0.7
Terre Haute, IN	$52,510	$25.25	130	2.0
Birmingham, AL	$51,810	$24.91	130	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$51,510	$24.76	610	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$51,410	$24.72	280	0.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$51,230	$24.63	50	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$51,220	$24.63	540	0.2
Bloomington, IN	$51,200	$24.62	70	1.0
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$51,200	$24.61	210	3.0
Knoxville, TN	$51,170	$24.60	740	1.7
Asheville, NC	$50,880	$24.46	170	1.0
Worcester, MA	$50,660	$24.36	270	0.8
Evansville, IN	$49,970	$24.03	140	1.0
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$49,840	$23.96	370	1.4
Green Bay, WI	$49,660	$23.87	30	0.2
New Haven, CT	$49,590	$23.84	280	1.0
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$49,450	$23.78	800	0.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$49,420	$23.76	60	0.0
Kankakee, IL	$49,280	$23.69	50	1.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$49,010	$23.56	110	0.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$48,980	$23.55	140	0.9
Rochester, NY	$48,940	$23.53	210	0.4
Midland, MI	$48,750	$23.44	30	0.9
Kansas City, MO-KS	$48,680	$23.40	500	0.5
Wausau, WI	$48,660	$23.39	60	0.9
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$48,630	$23.38	2,070	0.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$48,590	$23.36	1,460	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$48,570	$23.35	1,680	0.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$48,550	$23.34	490	1.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$48,520	$23.33	490	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$48,510	$23.32	360	1.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$48,370	$23.25	770	0.3
Syracuse, NY	$48,260	$23.20	70	0.2
Jackson, TN	$48,250	$23.20	150	1.8
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$48,160	$23.15	330	1.2
Sheboygan, WI	$48,080	$23.12	100	1.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$47,990	$23.07	810	0.7
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$47,970	$23.06	140	0.3
Ogden, UT	$47,960	$23.06	80	0.3
Dalton, GA	$47,940	$23.05	120	1.9
Eau Claire, WI	$47,850	$23.01	90	1.0
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$47,630	$22.90	260	0.2
Morristown, TN	$47,240	$22.71	100	2.1
York-Hanover, PA	$47,220	$22.70	160	0.9
Toledo, OH	$47,210	$22.70	160	0.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$47,200	$22.69	210	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$47,180	$22.69	220	0.4
Akron, OH	$47,110	$22.65	290	0.9
Columbus, OH	$47,090	$22.64	430	0.4
Gainesville, GA	$46,930	$22.56	110	1.1
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$46,890	$22.54	250	2.0
Winston-Salem, NC	$46,860	$22.53	160	0.6
Canton-Massillon, OH	$46,800	$22.50	160	1.0
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$46,750	$22.48	160	0.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$46,730	$22.47	160	0.1
Richmond, VA	$46,670	$22.44	200	0.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$46,660	$22.44	150	1.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$46,520	$22.37	420	0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$46,420	$22.32	560	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$46,400	$22.31	270	1.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$46,390	$22.30	70	0.3
Reno, NV	$46,250	$22.24	80	0.3
Madison, WI	$46,150	$22.19	140	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$46,010	$22.12	1,790	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$45,960	$22.10	670	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$45,950	$22.09	140	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$45,790	$22.02	130	0.1
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$45,760	$22.00	80	0.1
Cleveland, OH	$45,410	$21.83	1,120	1.1
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$45,250	$21.76	600	0.3
St. Cloud, MN	$45,220	$21.74	50	0.5
Clarksville, TN-KY	$45,180	$21.72	120	1.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$45,170	$21.72	880	0.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$45,160	$21.71	70	0.2
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$45,140	$21.70	40	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$45,100	$21.69	80	0.2
Lynchburg, VA	$44,840	$21.56	90	0.9
Alexandria, LA	$44,800	$21.54	60	1.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$44,790	$21.53	190	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$44,730	$21.51	280	0.7
Springfield, MA	$44,450	$21.37	150	0.8
Visalia, CA	$44,420	$21.36	60	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$44,280	$21.29	110	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$44,210	$21.26	160	0.1
El Paso, TX	$43,890	$21.10	110	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$42,650	$20.51	1,090	0.3
Johnson City, TN	$42,140	$20.26	90	1.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$41,970	$20.18	350	0.6
Modesto, CA	$41,850	$20.12	50	0.2
Fresno, CA	$41,810	$20.10	70	0.2
Erie, PA	$41,430	$19.92	70	0.6
Oklahoma City, OK	$41,120	$19.77	90	0.1
Jackson, MS	$41,080	$19.75	70	0.2
Jackson, MI	$40,840	$19.64	40	0.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$40,790	$19.61	100	0.1
Roanoke, VA	$40,530	$19.49	190	1.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$40,460	$19.45	290	1.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$40,160	$19.31	100	0.1
Wichita, KS	$39,790	$19.13	330	1.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$39,650	$19.06	170	0.2
Kenosha, WI	$39,050	$18.77	160	2.1
Jacksonville, FL	$37,190	$17.88	390	0.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$36,890	$17.73	220	0.1
Springfield, MO	$36,370	$17.49	40	0.2
Logan, UT-ID	$35,940	$17.28	90	1.3
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$35,630	$17.13	50	0.8
Flint, MI	$35,600	$17.12	60	0.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$21,980	$10.57	320	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	Not published	Not published	100	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.