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

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

Considering a career as a Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Kentucky?

-4% Jobs Projection
$36,610 Median Salary
180 Job Openings

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

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

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

1,620 people worked as Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,640 Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 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 Kentucky has more Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 3.6% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 180 annual job openings, and a total of 1,860 jobs for Kentucky 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 Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $25,220 to $52,270 with $36,610 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.12 to $25.13. The median hourly rate was $17.6.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.94 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.66.

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

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Top Kentucky 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
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 1,300 $37,180
Evansville, IN-KY 680 $33,820
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 540 $35,530
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 80 $45,290
Clarksville, TN-KY 50 $33,360

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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Occupation Kentucky Employment Total
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 590

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