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

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

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

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

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

There were approximately 200 workers employed as Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state in 2018.

There were 200 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

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

Job Projections for Vermont

Jobs for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 4.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -5.5%.

Vermont Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 220 total jobs in 2026 for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state.

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 Vermont?

In 2018 wages for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $26,100 to $39,450 with $32,490 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.55 to $18.97. The median hourly rate was $15.62.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.87 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.25.

The median salary in Vermont 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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