Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
SOC code 51-9041 · Production Occupations
Wage percentiles
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,630 | $16.65 |
| 25th percentile | $38,360 | $18.44 |
| 50th percentile (median) | $45,760 | $22.00 |
| 75th percentile | $52,580 | $25.28 |
| 90th percentile | $63,450 | $30.51 |
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Wages by state (May 2024)
State-level employment and wage estimates for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (SOC 51-9041), 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 | 1,320 | $42,660 | $39,830 | $30,700 | $37,430 | $47,200 | $59,230 |
| Arizona | 450 | $46,080 | $45,020 | $36,180 | $43,080 | $45,020 | $69,890 |
| Arkansas | 1,570 | $45,310 | $44,780 | $35,560 | $38,980 | $46,160 | $64,060 |
| California | 4,480 | $49,750 | $46,590 | $36,400 | $39,550 | $57,120 | $68,440 |
| Colorado | 210 | $49,830 | $50,890 | $41,100 | $44,240 | $52,320 | $59,850 |
| Connecticut | 170 | $47,970 | $48,010 | $35,470 | $37,700 | $55,620 | $59,480 |
| Florida | 1,020 | $42,290 | $40,860 | $32,140 | $35,160 | $49,790 | $50,960 |
| Georgia | 1,300 | $45,190 | $45,860 | $30,840 | $39,280 | $51,660 | $57,500 |
| Idaho | 110 | $47,350 | $49,150 | $37,320 | $46,090 | $51,840 | $52,380 |
| Illinois | 1,860 | $51,770 | $47,680 | $32,970 | $38,110 | $64,350 | $74,630 |
| Indiana | 2,880 | $46,540 | $46,250 | $36,520 | $37,940 | $48,510 | $60,580 |
| Iowa | 460 | $48,920 | $47,440 | $37,090 | $43,280 | $56,850 | $63,250 |
| Kansas | 540 | $45,760 | $45,370 | $38,070 | $41,490 | $47,260 | $53,560 |
| Kentucky | 1,470 | $40,350 | $40,710 | $30,100 | $32,230 | $43,810 | $50,290 |
| Louisiana | 150 | $46,860 | $48,950 | $27,480 | $32,760 | $57,760 | $73,020 |
| Maine | 180 | $52,460 | $52,960 | $41,660 | $44,380 | $59,460 | $59,460 |
| Maryland | 360 | $43,820 | $45,580 | $33,660 | $38,390 | $49,780 | $50,340 |
| Massachusetts | 1,190 | $45,630 | $45,600 | $36,900 | $39,120 | $49,740 | $54,540 |
| Michigan | 2,360 | $44,890 | $43,570 | $34,230 | $37,570 | $48,160 | $60,710 |
| Minnesota | 790 | $52,840 | $50,480 | $39,160 | $45,780 | $59,180 | $67,680 |
| Mississippi | 360 | $41,030 | $40,190 | $28,190 | $34,140 | $52,260 | $52,330 |
| Missouri | 1,640 | $48,040 | $47,760 | $33,240 | $39,540 | $56,360 | $62,780 |
| Montana | 40 | $53,080 | $58,060 | $36,820 | $39,350 | $60,720 | $66,260 |
| Nebraska | 570 | $45,920 | $46,770 | $37,860 | $40,890 | $51,110 | $51,110 |
| Nevada | — | $48,080 | $47,820 | $38,210 | $40,150 | $54,930 | $57,650 |
| New Hampshire | 470 | $45,980 | $46,500 | $37,190 | $43,240 | $48,510 | $55,110 |
| New Jersey | 1,820 | $48,890 | $47,720 | $37,640 | $41,190 | $53,030 | $61,500 |
| New Mexico | 150 | $34,550 | $35,520 | $29,650 | $30,270 | $35,990 | $38,400 |
| New York | 3,420 | $50,270 | $46,930 | $32,800 | $35,240 | $64,890 | $71,330 |
| North Carolina | 2,680 | $49,540 | $46,210 | $36,140 | $38,940 | $62,100 | $69,110 |
| North Dakota | 220 | $45,940 | $44,020 | $40,990 | $40,990 | $47,100 | $55,700 |
| Ohio | 4,700 | $45,960 | $44,790 | $36,890 | $38,520 | $49,640 | $60,160 |
| Oklahoma | 760 | $46,530 | $43,270 | $33,170 | $36,280 | $56,280 | $65,950 |
| Oregon | 610 | $51,120 | $47,890 | $40,450 | $42,240 | $59,490 | $62,870 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,550 | $55,390 | $50,810 | $38,540 | $45,380 | $68,740 | $76,260 |
| Rhode Island | 90 | $40,250 | $35,180 | $30,720 | $32,750 | $48,880 | $57,490 |
| South Carolina | 1,560 | $49,590 | $49,730 | $37,110 | $41,580 | $55,740 | $64,050 |
| South Dakota | 570 | $45,120 | $42,640 | $36,350 | $37,050 | $50,170 | $58,820 |
| Tennessee | 3,720 | $43,070 | $42,670 | $35,320 | $38,810 | $45,780 | $51,110 |
| Texas | 3,170 | $40,830 | $37,100 | $30,970 | $34,940 | $44,470 | $59,850 |
| Utah | 790 | $44,670 | $38,940 | $38,410 | $38,410 | $51,250 | $55,010 |
| Vermont | 190 | $48,260 | $50,700 | $37,590 | $43,740 | $50,700 | $58,610 |
| Virginia | 1,680 | $49,630 | $48,980 | $35,360 | $41,700 | $56,640 | $66,080 |
| Washington | 650 | $52,300 | $47,570 | $36,720 | $42,300 | $59,130 | $75,830 |
| West Virginia | 260 | $48,190 | $49,050 | $33,980 | $35,960 | $54,630 | $63,940 |
| Wisconsin | 1,510 | $45,350 | $41,020 | $35,870 | $38,830 | $49,580 | $64,990 |
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.