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Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Mississippi

Want to work in Mississippi as a Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender? Read this first!

-20% Jobs Projection

$28,050 Median Salary

0 Job Openings

While jobs for Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Mississippi are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Mississippi is expected to decrease.
Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Mississippi?

There were approximately 40 workers employed as Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state in 2018.

There were 30 Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 180 Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 20.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -19.5%.

Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 0 annual job openings, and 40 total jobs in 2026 for Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 900 annual jobs and 9,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $20,920 to $38,030 with $28,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.06 to $18.29. The median hourly rate was $13.49.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.72 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $2.23.

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

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Top States for Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	1,730	$35,150
Michigan	1,000	$37,710
Texas	930	$41,820
Indiana	880	$31,730
Illinois	840	$39,360
Ohio	810	$41,280
Alabama	690	$41,330
Pennsylvania	360	$35,830
Louisiana	320	$39,850
Oklahoma	310	$38,720
Virginia	280	$45,120
Massachusetts	260	$47,700
Minnesota	210	$32,190
New York	190	$31,100
Tennessee	180	$35,720
North Carolina	180	$32,620
Oregon	140	$40,320
Florida	140	$0
Wisconsin	140	$43,190
Iowa	130	$39,340

Below are the states where Metal and Plastic Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Connecticut	$53,980
Nevada	$53,970
Maryland	$51,250
New Jersey	$50,480
Massachusetts	$47,700
Virginia	$45,120
Wisconsin	$43,190
Kansas	$42,320
Texas	$41,820
Alabama	$41,330

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Mississippi Employment Total
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	1,560
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	560
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	140

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