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

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

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

-1% Jobs Projection
$40,550 Median Salary
200 Job Openings

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

  • Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in South 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 South Carolina?

1,590 people worked as Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,820 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 230 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 South Carolina has more Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for South Carolina

Jobs for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 0.6% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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South Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 200 annual Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in South Carolina, and 1,710 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 South Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $25,190 to $57,320 with $40,550 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.11 to $27.56. The median hourly rate was $19.49.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $18.77 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.72.

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

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Top South 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
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 490 $45,490
Columbia, SC 220 $30,700

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

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