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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earn $47,720 a year at the midpoint

Pay is unusually even: nine in ten people earn between $36,700 and $63,710, around a midpoint of $47,720.

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$47,720median a year · United States
$22.94an hour $49,480average 60,840people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$40,45025th $47,720median $56,84075th
$36,70010th percentile $63,71090th percentile
$40,450a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$61,350best-paying state · Rhode Island
$34,700lowest-paying state · Idaho
+29%top state against the national median
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State matters a lotThe same job pays $61,350 in Rhode Island and $34,700 in Idaho — a gap of $26,650 a year.

Extruding and drawing machine operator earnings, from starting pay to the top 10%

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Ranked 574 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 27% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 572 Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers $47,810
  2. 573 Helpers--Extraction Workers $47,730
  3. 574 Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic $47,720
  4. 575 Medical Equipment Preparers $47,700
  5. 576 New Accounts Clerks $47,670

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Nearby work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,720
Machinists$58,750+$11,030 Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$53,750+$6,030 Pourers and Casters, Metal$51,810+$4,090 Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$50,060+$2,340 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,080+$1,360 Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,030+$1,310

Extruding and drawing machine operator wages in each state

The 37 states where the most people do this work, of 46 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.58 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Rhode Island $61,350 $47,740 $47,740 — $74,270 430
North Carolina $53,330 $38,080 $38,080 — $60,390 2,950
Nebraska $52,360 $39,620 $39,620 — $61,480 510
Minnesota $51,830 $38,830 $38,830 — $62,530 900
New Jersey $51,180 $38,080 $38,080 — $63,430 750
Pennsylvania $51,150 $39,120 $39,120 — $73,080 2,960
Massachusetts $50,370 $39,850 $39,850 — $65,470 1,490
Connecticut $50,230 $38,470 $38,470 — $61,300 1,000
Wisconsin $50,230 $34,200 $34,200 — $71,950 3,190
New Hampshire $50,210 $45,520 $45,520 — $75,980 580
Arkansas $50,150 $39,110 $39,110 — $61,760 1,270
Kentucky $50,000 $37,290 $37,290 — $61,070 1,400
Oregon $49,650 $39,010 $39,010 — $78,720 440
Indiana $49,420 $37,890 $37,890 — $60,620 3,740
South Carolina $49,040 $35,900 $35,900 — $66,490 2,000
Utah $49,000 $35,940 $35,940 — $71,850 410
New York $48,930 $37,380 $37,380 — $59,500 1,400
Illinois $48,520 $33,800 $33,800 — $70,470 2,750
Georgia $48,410 $37,550 $37,550 — $67,970 2,560
Louisiana $47,930 $33,660 $33,660 — $108,530 580
Alabama $47,690 $31,540 $31,540 — $66,680 1,200
Tennessee $47,550 $35,000 $35,000 — $63,710 2,980
Iowa $47,240 $36,240 $36,240 — $64,520 450
Washington $47,230 $39,670 $39,670 — $61,690 1,080
Ohio $46,340 $35,850 $35,850 — $59,640 5,020
Kansas $46,270 $34,870 $34,870 — $61,750 1,140
Delaware $46,140 $36,930 $36,930 — $59,480 470
Missouri $46,050 $35,630 $35,630 — $61,870 1,040
Texas $45,890 $36,770 $36,770 — $62,830 4,070
California $45,880 $37,230 $37,230 — $60,770 3,870
Virginia $45,220 $38,320 $38,320 — $58,930 1,490
Michigan $45,140 $35,510 $35,510 — $59,150 1,800
Arizona $45,000 $35,540 $35,540 — $52,800 910
West Virginia $44,510 $36,270 $36,270 — $56,790 540
Mississippi $44,220 $36,570 $36,570 — $53,850 550
Florida $39,730 $31,130 $31,130 — $55,160 1,190
Oklahoma $38,820 $35,500 $35,500 — $53,680 490

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  • Measured and examined extruded products to locate defects and to check for conformance to specifications, adjusting controls as necessary to alter products.
  • Started machines and set controls to regulate vacuum, air pressure, sizing rings, and temperature, and to synchronize speed of extrusion.
  • Determined setup procedures and selected machine dies and parts, according to specifications.

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Extruding and drawing machine operator pay rate, hourly and yearly

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Questions people ask most

What is an extruding and drawing machine operator’s yearly income?

An extruding and drawing machine operator makes a median of $47,720 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $40,450 and $56,840.

What is an extruding and drawing machine operator’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $22.94 an hour; the average is $49,480 a year.

What is the starting pay for an extruding and drawing machine operator?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $40,450 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $36,700.

Which state pays extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic the most?

Rhode Island, with a median of $61,350 a year.

How many people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic?

About 60,840 in the United States — number 574 of 788 occupations by median pay.

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Median pay within $170 of what extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn — $47,720 a year — but not always the same spread.

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