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

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

Get the information you need to know about working as a Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender.

3.3% Jobs Projection
$35,910 Median Salary
110 Job Openings

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

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

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

There were 850 Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 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 Dakota has fewer Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 3.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -8.7%.

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South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 110 annual Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in South Dakota, and 950 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 South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $27,560 to $48,680 with $35,910 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.25 to $23.4. The median hourly rate was $17.27.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.12 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.15.

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

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Top South Dakota 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
Sioux Falls, SD 220 $36,120
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 60 $38,450

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

View the list below to see 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 South Dakota Employment Total
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 150
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 60
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 40

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