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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina

Is North Carolina a good place for you to work as an Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender?

-5% Jobs Projection
$37,060 Median Salary
340 Job Openings

While jobs for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in North Carolina 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 North Carolina is expected to decrease.

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

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

In North Carolina, there were 4,440 people working as Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 3,810 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 630 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 North Carolina has more Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 5.1% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 340 annual job openings, and a total of 2,950 jobs for North Carolina Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 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 North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $26,740 to $53,270 with $37,060 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.86 to $25.61. The median hourly rate was $17.82.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.36 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.46.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 1,250 $37,180
Greensboro-High Point, NC 340 $38,630
Winston-Salem, NC 160 $31,590
Raleigh, NC 90 $35,050
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 70 $34,130

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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