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Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Arkansas

Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Arkansas

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

-1% Jobs Projection
$36,080 Median Salary
90 Job Openings

While jobs for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Arkansas are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Arkansas is expected to decrease.

  • Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Arkansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Arkansas?

In Arkansas, there were 1,300 people working as Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 1,050 Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 250 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,265 Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Arkansas has more Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Arkansas

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 1.1% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Arkansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 90 annual job openings, and a total of 910 jobs for Arkansas Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,600 annual jobs and 61,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Arkansas?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $20,200 to $49,600 with $36,080 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.71 to $23.85. The median hourly rate was $17.35.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.83 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.48.

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

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Top Arkansas Metros for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 320 $41,120
Fort Smith, AR-OK 100 $28,400
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 60 $30,490

Top States for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

The table below shows the states where most Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Ohio 7,650 $33,780
Texas 5,610 $34,110
Indiana 4,940 $34,300
Pennsylvania 4,870 $37,290
North Carolina 4,750 $39,850
Wisconsin 4,670 $38,770
California 4,040 $30,950
Michigan 3,230 $31,310
Georgia 2,960 $30,950
South Carolina 2,920 $42,890
Alabama 2,550 $27,490
Minnesota 1,730 $38,540
Tennessee 1,680 $33,690
New Jersey 1,650 $33,800
Kentucky 1,620 $36,610
Virginia 1,570 $37,930
Massachusetts 1,520 $38,560
Illinois 1,470 $37,160
Missouri 1,410 $34,210
New York 1,410 $35,690

Below are the states where Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Iowa $46,900
South Carolina $42,890
Connecticut $41,020
North Carolina $39,850
Rhode Island $39,460
Wisconsin $38,770
New Hampshire $38,660
Massachusetts $38,560
Minnesota $38,540
Nebraska $38,200

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