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

Is Nevada a good place for you to work 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 Nevada 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 Nevada is growing faster than average.

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

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

In Nevada, there were 190 people working as Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 260 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 70 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 Nevada has fewer Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

Job Projections for Nevada

Jobs for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 18.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -5.5%.

Nevada Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 50 annual Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Nevada, and 380 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 Nevada?

In 2018 wages for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $23,040 to $48,260 with $33,080 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.07 to $23.2. The median hourly rate was $15.9.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.82 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.92.

The median salary in Nevada 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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