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

Get the information you need to know about working as an Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender.

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

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

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

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

There were approximately 540 workers employed as Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state in 2018.

There were 500 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,245 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Louisiana has fewer Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

Job Projections for Louisiana

Jobs for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 4.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -5.5%.

Louisiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 90 annual Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Louisiana, and 740 total jobs in the year 2026.

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 Louisiana?

In 2018 wages for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $25,900 to $61,020 with $45,430 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.45 to $29.34. The median hourly rate was $21.84.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $20.9 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.94.

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

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

View the list below to see 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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