Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Delaware

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While jobs for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Delaware are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Delaware is expected to decrease.

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

How Many Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Delaware?

There were 160 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 21.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -5.5%.

Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 10 annual job openings, and 110 total jobs in 2026 for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,900 annual jobs and 67,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $36,160 to $49,310 with $43,930 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.39 to $23.71. The median hourly rate was $21.12.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.89 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $2.23.

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

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Top Delaware Metros for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	580	$41,420

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

The table below shows the states where most Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Ohio	6,900	$32,590
Texas	5,130	$29,920
California	4,630	$34,400
North Carolina	4,440	$37,060
Tennessee	3,410	$30,080
Michigan	3,320	$34,100
New Jersey	3,220	$34,720
Alabama	2,980	$38,570
Indiana	2,730	$30,070
New York	2,710	$40,230
Illinois	2,190	$38,870
Pennsylvania	2,140	$37,840
Nebraska	1,940	$40,230
Virginia	1,780	$32,080
Kentucky	1,770	$38,550
Wisconsin	1,690	$36,280
Kansas	1,680	$37,320
South Carolina	1,590	$40,550
Georgia	1,550	$34,100
Massachusetts	1,410	$35,720

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

State	Annual Median Salary
Louisiana	$45,430
Idaho	$45,300
Maryland	$44,870
Delaware	$43,930
Oregon	$43,320
Connecticut	$43,220
South Carolina	$40,550
Nebraska	$40,230
New York	$40,230
Washington	$40,100

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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