Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Louisiana

Considering a career as a Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender in Louisiana?

You’re in luck! Jobs for Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Louisiana are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Louisiana is growing faster than average.

• Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Louisiana earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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

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

How Many Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders Work in Louisiana?

120 people worked as Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in 2018 in this state.

There were 140 Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 2,200 Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders working in it, which means Louisiana has fewer Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders than average.

Job Projections for Louisiana

Jobs for Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders in this state are growing at a rate of 10.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -2.6%.

Louisiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders job openings in Louisiana, and 210 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 12,000 annual jobs and 114,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders Make in Louisiana?

In 2018 wages for Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders ranged from $21,580 to $51,600 with $32,570 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.37 to $24.81. The median hourly rate was $15.66.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.55 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.11.

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

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Top States for Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders Employment

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

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Ohio	16,860	$34,770
Illinois	13,910	$35,250
Michigan	10,000	$35,850
Texas	9,180	$31,020
Pennsylvania	8,610	$37,790
Tennessee	5,610	$31,090
California	5,060	$34,970
Missouri	4,930	$33,840
Wisconsin	4,620	$36,040
Indiana	4,620	$42,330
Iowa	3,820	$36,940
New York	3,320	$36,010
Massachusetts	2,860	$35,080
Connecticut	2,830	$37,070
Minnesota	2,580	$38,240
Georgia	2,570	$34,890
Alabama	2,540	$34,350
North Carolina	2,470	$33,080
Utah	2,210	$34,510
Kentucky	2,200	$42,740

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

State	Annual Median Salary
Kansas	$49,420
South Carolina	$48,580
Rhode Island	$45,900
Kentucky	$42,740
Indiana	$42,330
South Dakota	$41,730
Maryland	$39,540
Minnesota	$38,240
Pennsylvania	$37,790
Colorado	$37,530

References

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

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