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Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California

Considering a career as a Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in California?

-8% Jobs Projection

$35,190 Median Salary

1,430 Job Openings

While jobs for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California is expected to decrease.
Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in California?

In California, there were 12,060 people working as Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 13,610 Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 1,550 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,020 Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means California has more Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

Job Projections for California

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 7.7% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,430 annual Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in California, and 13,200 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 18,900 annual jobs and 175,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $24,850 to $55,050 with $35,190 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.95 to $26.47. The median hourly rate was $16.92.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.6 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.32.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	6,010	$34,570
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,760	$34,440
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	1,090	$36,160
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	790	$36,400
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	590	$37,970
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA	380	$33,920
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	240	$35,940
Fresno, CA	220	$30,620
Stockton-Lodi, CA	200	$38,340
Visalia-Porterville, CA	140	$34,380
Modesto, CA	120	$34,170
Bakersfield, CA	90	$33,800
Santa Rosa, CA	50	$45,020

Top States for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

The table below shows the states where most Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Michigan	20,240	$34,680
Ohio	16,840	$33,920
Indiana	14,060	$32,210
Texas	13,540	$31,940
California	12,060	$35,190
Wisconsin	11,180	$38,670
Illinois	9,480	$34,410
Pennsylvania	8,060	$36,600
Tennessee	6,200	$33,150
Alabama	5,970	$31,770
North Carolina	5,950	$29,990
Minnesota	5,610	$42,910
Kentucky	5,320	$38,060
New Jersey	4,230	$33,920
Georgia	4,170	$30,360
New York	4,100	$36,850
Missouri	3,550	$35,200
Florida	3,370	$30,520
Iowa	2,710	$35,800
Massachusetts	2,350	$38,790

Below are the states where Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Wyoming	$43,630
Minnesota	$42,910
Maryland	$42,170
Washington	$39,330
Massachusetts	$38,790
Wisconsin	$38,670
Kentucky	$38,060
Maine	$37,450
Oregon	$37,350
Alaska	$37,290

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Occupation	California Employment Total
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	8,270
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	3,520
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	2,110
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,730

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