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

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

Is South Carolina a good place for you to work as a Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender?

2.9% Jobs Projection
$35,290 Median Salary
320 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Carolina 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 South Carolina is growing slower than average.

  • Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South Carolina 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 South Carolina?

2,250 people worked as Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,650 Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 400 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 South Carolina has more Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 2.9% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -8.7%.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 320 annual job openings, and 2,870 total jobs in 2026 for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state.

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 South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $24,230 to $49,090 with $35,290 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.65 to $23.6. The median hourly rate was $16.97.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.73 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.24.

The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 2,040 $33,140
Spartanburg, SC 360 $35,330
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 330 $36,670
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 220 $40,580
Columbia, SC 170 $32,070
Sumter, SC 160 $41,530
Florence, SC 120 $22,920
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 80 $35,620

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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