Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
SOC code 51-4021 · Production Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,700 | $17.65 |
| 25th percentile | $40,450 | $19.45 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $47,720 | $22.94 |
| 75th percentile | $56,840 | $27.33 |
| 90th percentile | $63,710 | $30.63 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (SOC 51-4021), from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) State estimates, May 2024. Data available for 46 of 51 states/DC for this occupation.
| State | Employment | Mean annual | Median annual | 10th pctl annual | 25th pctl annual | 75th pctl annual | 90th pctl annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,940 | $43,490 | $41,750 | $30,550 | $34,510 | $48,680 | $62,360 |
| Arizona | 390 | $50,050 | $49,850 | $39,460 | $45,970 | $51,900 | $61,170 |
| Arkansas | 1,050 | $49,020 | $48,570 | $37,890 | $44,880 | $54,560 | $58,790 |
| California | 4,860 | $46,580 | $44,970 | $35,700 | $38,620 | $50,020 | $61,190 |
| Colorado | 260 | $46,290 | $49,510 | $30,620 | $39,730 | $50,260 | $58,810 |
| Connecticut | 1,060 | $49,590 | $49,020 | $35,950 | $39,310 | $55,480 | $63,440 |
| Delaware | 490 | $50,380 | $50,410 | $35,740 | $41,880 | $55,170 | $63,510 |
| Florida | 1,440 | $43,200 | $40,150 | $32,250 | $36,750 | $49,460 | $55,570 |
| Georgia | 2,550 | $50,800 | $46,930 | $37,540 | $42,330 | $61,430 | $65,770 |
| Idaho | 110 | $43,660 | $39,840 | $39,680 | $39,680 | $47,730 | $53,380 |
| Illinois | 1,900 | $51,350 | $49,070 | $36,770 | $40,990 | $59,280 | $72,150 |
| Indiana | 3,750 | $47,880 | $47,280 | $36,440 | $39,510 | $55,180 | $60,630 |
| Iowa | 630 | $48,080 | $46,590 | $38,630 | $43,070 | $49,200 | $62,240 |
| Kansas | 1,000 | $43,290 | $43,660 | $29,820 | $35,420 | $48,790 | $59,750 |
| Kentucky | 1,540 | $46,390 | $47,170 | $30,590 | $35,950 | $56,900 | $62,350 |
| Louisiana | 860 | $68,310 | $50,610 | $34,210 | $44,440 | $105,110 | $105,120 |
| Maine | 60 | $51,490 | $45,880 | $33,870 | $36,920 | $61,330 | $99,270 |
| Maryland | 260 | $53,270 | $53,190 | $37,370 | $42,130 | $59,930 | $68,910 |
| Massachusetts | 1,840 | $48,670 | $48,290 | $38,470 | $43,780 | $52,400 | $58,900 |
| Michigan | 1,800 | $48,050 | $47,660 | $37,750 | $40,450 | $53,280 | $60,940 |
| Minnesota | 820 | $54,560 | $54,340 | $42,160 | $49,650 | $59,210 | $65,760 |
| Mississippi | 690 | $43,690 | $40,700 | $31,790 | $37,630 | $49,580 | $52,160 |
| Missouri | 1,290 | $45,170 | $42,640 | $34,980 | $38,030 | $49,300 | $59,370 |
| Nebraska | 510 | $48,320 | $50,750 | $36,860 | $39,950 | $51,710 | $58,380 |
| Nevada | 350 | $42,480 | $38,430 | $34,410 | $36,980 | $47,730 | $52,170 |
| New Hampshire | 640 | $54,820 | $48,820 | $41,100 | $48,330 | $65,870 | $73,430 |
| New Jersey | 810 | $50,190 | $49,540 | $36,960 | $38,560 | $57,770 | $62,890 |
| New Mexico | 70 | $46,500 | $44,340 | $39,350 | $41,770 | $49,660 | $52,080 |
| New York | 1,980 | $48,770 | $48,050 | $35,240 | $44,820 | $54,830 | $58,680 |
| North Carolina | 4,370 | $51,380 | $51,930 | $37,530 | $44,040 | $57,570 | $61,320 |
| Ohio | 4,150 | $43,870 | $43,320 | $33,280 | $36,050 | $48,370 | $59,120 |
| Oklahoma | 510 | $42,380 | $44,770 | $34,520 | $37,600 | $47,460 | $49,550 |
| Oregon | 280 | $51,620 | $46,230 | $39,570 | $43,680 | $61,510 | $61,590 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,660 | $51,540 | $47,670 | $37,160 | $40,970 | $57,380 | $68,970 |
| Rhode Island | 380 | $59,060 | $64,860 | $47,690 | $49,890 | $64,860 | $69,550 |
| South Carolina | 2,310 | $51,560 | $50,750 | $38,280 | $46,210 | $57,940 | $64,620 |
| South Dakota | 90 | $48,080 | $48,060 | $38,490 | $40,000 | $50,290 | $59,160 |
| Tennessee | 3,790 | $44,030 | $43,660 | $31,600 | $36,940 | $50,830 | $56,430 |
| Texas | 5,220 | $45,020 | $45,280 | $31,210 | $38,180 | $48,800 | $60,430 |
| Utah | 730 | $45,300 | $44,910 | $30,140 | $39,630 | $48,670 | $58,880 |
| Vermont | 120 | $55,330 | $52,900 | $40,240 | $45,420 | $66,190 | $76,110 |
| Virginia | 1,030 | $48,960 | $47,260 | $38,140 | $42,980 | $54,080 | $62,290 |
| Washington | 890 | $48,090 | $45,750 | $38,420 | $39,240 | $56,500 | $58,900 |
| West Virginia | 200 | $51,510 | $47,360 | $30,950 | $39,620 | $54,470 | $83,070 |
| Wisconsin | 2,890 | $51,000 | $48,840 | $39,100 | $45,060 | $60,390 | $63,980 |
| Wyoming | 40 | $41,820 | $44,070 | $32,380 | $32,380 | $46,940 | $50,670 |
Hourly by-state wages are in the source dataset but not rendered here (annual only, to keep this table a manageable width); see the source link below for the full file. BLS suppresses some state-level figures for reliability: an em dash (—) means BLS did not publish that figure for this state and occupation. Per BLS’s own field definitions: "*" = a wage estimate is not available; "**" = an employment estimate is not available; "#" = a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year (all three are shown here as —, not guessed). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), State occupational employment and wage estimates, May 2024.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 estimates. Wage figures are BLS OEWS estimates and may not reflect current pay.