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

Considering a career as an Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Montana?

8.3% Jobs Projection
$34,300 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Montana 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 Montana is growing faster than average.

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

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

50 people worked as Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 70 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting 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 1,245 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Montana has fewer Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Montana

Jobs for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 8.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -5.5%.

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Montana Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Montana, and 130 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 Montana?

In 2018 wages for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $26,680 to $49,700 with $34,300 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.83 to $23.89. The median hourly rate was $16.49.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.16 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.33.

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

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Top Montana 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
Missoula, MT 30 $30,660

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

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