Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Iowa

Is Iowa a good place for you to work as a Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender?

While jobs for Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Iowa are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Iowa is expected to decrease.

• Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in Iowa earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender Career?

• Precision Production
• Precision Metal Working
• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist

How Many Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender Work in Iowa?

150 people worked as Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in 2018 in this state.

There were 110 Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 290 Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender working in it, which means Iowa has fewer Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender than average.

Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in this state are declining at a rate of 15.0% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 20 annual job openings, and 170 total jobs in 2026 for Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,400 annual jobs and 15,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender Make in Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender ranged from $24,340 to $50,730 with $32,790 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.7 to $24.39. The median hourly rate was $15.77.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.66 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.89.

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

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Top States for Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender Employment

View the list below to see where most Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Tennessee	2,260	$52,240
California	1,790	$36,740
Indiana	1,610	$46,330
Alabama	1,400	$37,930
Texas	1,300	$35,510
Michigan	1,130	$36,580
Ohio	1,070	$38,970
Illinois	950	$39,570
Pennsylvania	710	$44,500
Massachusetts	670	$25,210
Kentucky	590	$36,230
North Carolina	550	$36,500
Georgia	440	$41,140
Wisconsin	300	$40,580
Missouri	290	$40,730
South Carolina	290	$33,810
Oklahoma	260	$58,120
New Jersey	250	$33,660
Connecticut	240	$25,160
New York	240	$42,650

Below are the states where Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Oklahoma	$58,120
Tennessee	$52,240
Indiana	$46,330
Pennsylvania	$44,500
Virginia	$43,910
Vermont	$43,380
Colorado	$42,810
New York	$42,650
Minnesota	$41,230
Georgia	$41,140

Related Careers in Iowa

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Iowa Employment Total
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	510
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	250

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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