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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Puerto Rico

Want to work as a Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Puerto Rico? Here’s what you need to know. Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

$22,640 Median Annual Wage (Puerto Rico)

$55,961 National Median Annual Wage

730 Puerto Rico Employment

Some Preparation Needed Typical Preparation

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

For multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic working in Puerto Rico, wages run about $22,640 per year (or about $10.89/hour).Pay can range from $19,780 at the 10th percentile to $31,760 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$19,780	$9.51
25th percentile	$22,640	$10.89
Median (50th)	$22,640	$10.89
75th percentile	$29,320	$14.10
90th percentile	$31,760	$15.27

Salary ranges for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Puerto Rico

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Puerto Rico relative to the national average — is 0.92.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn a median of $55,961 per year ($26.90/hour), below the Puerto Rico median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 86,165 multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the U.S.. In Puerto Rico alone, around 730 people work in this role. That trails the typical state, which employs around 1,560 multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.

Forecasted number of jobs for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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

These states have the highest employment of multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic work.

State	Number Employed
Ohio	13,670
Texas	12,820
Michigan	8,820
Pennsylvania	8,300
Kentucky	5,950
Indiana	5,520
Missouri	5,400
Illinois	5,180
Florida	4,450
Iowa	4,350
Wisconsin	4,280
New York	4,150
South Carolina	4,000
New Jersey	3,390
Georgia	3,390
North Carolina	3,200
California	3,150
Oklahoma	2,460
Connecticut	2,370
Arkansas	2,210

Highest-Paying States for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

These states pay the most for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic.

State	Annual Median Salary
West Virginia	$73,690
North Dakota	$62,400
Missouri	$58,210
Maryland	$57,800
Washington	$57,080
South Dakota	$50,870
Colorado	$50,800
New York	$49,600
Idaho	$49,590
Kentucky	$49,570

Skills

Top multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Operations Monitoring 4.0 / 5

Quality Control Analysis 3.4 / 5

Monitoring 3.1 / 5

Judgment and Decision Making 3.1 / 5

Operation and Control 3.1 / 5

Equipment Maintenance 3.1 / 5

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Production and Processing 4.1 / 5

Mechanical 3.9 / 5

Mathematics 3.6 / 5

English Language 3.3 / 5

Design 3.1 / 5

Education and Training 2.9 / 5

Abilities

The abilities that matter most for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.9 / 5

Control Precision 3.9 / 5

Near Vision 3.9 / 5

Manual Dexterity 3.8 / 5

Problem Sensitivity 3.6 / 5

Visualization 3.4 / 5

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic typically:

Inspect workpieces for defects, and measure workpieces to determine accuracy of machine operation, using rules, templates, or other measuring instruments.
Position, adjust, and secure stock material or workpieces against stops, on arbors, or in chucks, fixtures, or automatic feeding mechanisms, manually or using hoists.
Read blueprints or job orders to determine product specifications and tooling instructions and to plan operational sequences.
Select, install, and adjust alignment of drills, cutters, dies, guides, and holding devices, using templates, measuring instruments, and hand tools.
Observe machine operation to detect workpiece defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary.
Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, cutters, shears, borers, millers, grinders, presses, drills, or auxiliary machines, to make metallic and plastic workpieces.
Change worn machine accessories, such as cutting tools or brushes, using hand tools.
Set machine stops or guides to specified lengths as indicated by scales, rules, or templates.
Select the proper coolants and lubricants and start their flow.
Remove burrs, sharp edges, rust, or scale from workpieces, using files, hand grinders, wire brushes, or power tools.
Perform minor machine maintenance, such as oiling or cleaning machines, dies, or workpieces, or adding coolant to machine reservoirs.
Make minor electrical and mechanical repairs and adjustments to machines and notify supervisors when major service is required.

Work Activities

Getting Information
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Controlling Machines and Processes
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Processing Information
Handling and Moving Objects
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
Analyzing Data or Information
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Autodesk AutoCAD

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Several college majors map to this occupation:

Precision Metal Working

Other careers like multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic include:

Also Known As

Automatic Wheel-Line Operator, Ballistics Laboratory Gunsmith, CNC Machine Setter (Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Setter), Cell Technician, Centrifugal Control Switch Machine Operator, Clock Machine Setter, Combination Machine Tool Operator, Combination Machine Tool Setter, Electrode Turner and Finisher, Fabrication Set-Up Person, Four Slide Machine Setter, Four-Slide Machine Setter, Gear Cutting Machine Set-Up Operator, Gear Cutting Machine Setup Operator, Gear Hobber Set-Up Operator.

References

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
O*NET-SOC code: 51-4081.00

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