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

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

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

12.2% Jobs Projection
$30,360 Median Salary
540 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Georgia are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Georgia is growing faster than average.

  • Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Georgia earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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

4,170 people worked as Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 3,410 Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 760 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Georgia

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 12.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -8.7%.

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Georgia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 540 annual Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Georgia, and 4,610 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 Georgia?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $21,340 to $43,580 with $30,360 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.26 to $20.95. The median hourly rate was $14.6.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.76 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.16.

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

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Top Georgia 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
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,400 $29,460
Chattanooga, TN-GA 440 $36,760
Gainesville, GA 180 $36,880
Dalton, GA 140 $29,030
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 80 $35,620
Athens-Clarke County, GA 60 $42,650
Macon, GA 50 $36,980
Rome, GA 40 $27,900
Columbus, GA-AL 30 $30,000

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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