Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in South Dakota

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

• Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in South Dakota 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 South Dakota?

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

There were 60 Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, which is better than what is projected nationwide which is a decrease of 19.3%.

South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 10 annual job openings, and 70 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 South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Forging Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender ranged from $27,890 to $53,950 with $39,810 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.41 to $25.94. The median hourly rate was $19.14.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.92 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.22.

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

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

The table below shows the states 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 South Dakota

Discover similar careers:

Occupation	South Dakota Employment Total
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	260
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	110

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.