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

Want to work in California as a Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender? Read this first!

-13% Jobs Projection
$30,950 Median Salary
310 Job Openings

While jobs for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California 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 California is expected to decrease.

  • Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in California 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 California?

In California, there were 4,040 people working as Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 3,990 Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 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 California has more Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 13.2% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 310 annual Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in California, and 3,300 total jobs in the year 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 California?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $23,840 to $50,600 with $30,950 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.46 to $24.33. The median hourly rate was $14.88.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $14.5 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.38.

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

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Top California 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
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,720 $31,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 760 $30,240
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 420 $30,150
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 270 $37,930
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 150 $32,870
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 110 $27,990
Visalia-Porterville, CA 80 $29,930

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

View the list below to see 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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