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

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

$28,820 Median Salary
20 Job Openings
  • Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Mississippi 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 Mississippi?

In Mississippi, there were 260 people working as Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 220 Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 40 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 Mississippi has fewer Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 15.2%.

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Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 20 annual job openings, and a total of 210 jobs for Mississippi 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 Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $19,840 to $43,780 with $28,820 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.54 to $21.05. The median hourly rate was $13.85.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.62 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.23.

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

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Top Mississippi 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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 60 $30,490

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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