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Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kansas

Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kansas

Is Kansas a good place for you to work as a Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setter, Operator, or Tender?

-20% Jobs Projection
$40,690 Median Salary
20 Job Openings

While jobs for Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kansas are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kansas is expected to decrease.

  • Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Kansas earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Kansas?

In Kansas, there were 180 people working as Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the year 2018.

There were 210 Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 210 Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Kansas has fewer Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

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Job Projections for Kansas

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are declining at a rate of 20.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -19.3%.

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Kansas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Kansas, and 200 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,300 annual jobs and 14,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Kansas?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $27,160 to $76,800 with $40,690 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.06 to $36.92. The median hourly rate was $19.56.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $19.81 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.25.

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

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Top Kansas Metros for Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Kansas City, MO-KS 110 $65,250
Wichita, KS 50 $36,250

Top States for Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

View the list below to see where most Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Michigan 2,650 $49,270
California 2,110 $38,510
Texas 1,300 $38,330
Illinois 1,180 $39,760
Tennessee 1,100 $51,990
Pennsylvania 710 $45,370
New York 650 $43,370
Massachusetts 580 $50,130
Arizona 580 $45,510
New Jersey 540 $47,860
Virginia 460 $34,920
Missouri 440 $32,630
Oklahoma 320 $31,010
Oregon 320 $0
Iowa 270 $39,890
Indiana 230 $38,470
Connecticut 220 $51,340
Minnesota 200 $41,470
South Carolina 200 $31,160
Wisconsin 200 $42,340

Below are the states where Metal and Plastic Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Tennessee $51,990
Connecticut $51,340
Massachusetts $50,130
Michigan $49,270
Alabama $48,440
New Jersey $47,860
Ohio $46,750
Louisiana $46,390
Arizona $45,510
Pennsylvania $45,370

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Occupation Kansas Employment Total
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 1,380
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 730
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 290
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 100

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