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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Texas

Want to work in Texas as an Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders? Read this first!

3.1% Jobs Projection
$30,790 Median Salary
120 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Texas is growing slower than average.

  • Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Texas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Texas?

In Texas, there were 1,320 people working as Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 1,230 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 285 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Texas has more Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 3.1% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -9.4%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 120 annual Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Texas, and 1,010 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,100 annual jobs and 18,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $22,160 to $49,130 with $30,790 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.66 to $23.62. The median hourly rate was $14.8.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $13.26 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.54.

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

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Top Texas Metros for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 320 $32,120

Top States for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Georgia 2,910 $34,160
North Carolina 2,380 $33,580
South Carolina 2,150 $37,080
Michigan 1,390 $30,920
Texas 1,320 $30,790
Illinois 1,320 $33,660
California 1,030 $34,260
Alabama 840 $33,860
Ohio 560 $37,930
Pennsylvania 470 $46,860
Mississippi 460 $30,540
Oklahoma 290 $31,360
Wisconsin 280 $38,160
Tennessee 210 $38,840
Washington 190 $33,550
Kansas 190 $37,550
Indiana 190 $30,660
Florida 130 $38,580
Missouri 120 $42,290
Kentucky 120 $39,830

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

State Annual Median Salary
Pennsylvania $46,860
Missouri $42,290
Kentucky $39,830
Tennessee $38,840
Florida $38,580
Wisconsin $38,160
Ohio $37,930
Kansas $37,550
South Carolina $37,080
Virginia $37,020

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