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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers earn $46,350 a year at the midpoint

Pay is unusually even: nine in ten people earn between $35,890 and $63,910, around a midpoint of $46,350.

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$46,350median a year · United States
$22.29an hour $48,580average 12,850people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$39,36025th $46,350median $57,28075th
$35,89010th percentile $63,91090th percentile
$39,360a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$61,440best-paying state · Ohio
$33,330lowest-paying state · Kentucky
+33%top state against the national median
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

State matters a lotThe same job pays $61,440 in Ohio and $33,330 in Kentucky — a gap of $28,110 a year.

Synthetic and glass fiber machine operator earnings, from starting pay up to the top 10%

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Ranked 603 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 23% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 601 Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners $46,420
  2. 602 Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping $46,380
  3. 603 Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers $46,350
  4. 604 Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $46,340
  5. 605 Upholsterers $46,340

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  • Set up, operate, or tended machines that extrude and form filaments from synthetic materials such as rayon, fiberglass, or liquid polymers.
  • Pressed buttons to stop machines when processes are complete or when malfunctions are detected.
  • Notified other workers of defects, and directed them to adjust extruding and forming machines.

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Synthetic and glass fiber machine operator wages in each state

The 19 states where the most people do this work, of 24 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.84 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Ohio $61,440 $37,110 $37,110 — $67,240 380
Alabama $60,100 $38,310 $38,310 — $70,340 930
Indiana $57,200 $42,470 $42,470 — $59,730 390
Pennsylvania $55,960 $33,160 $33,160 — $76,610 490
Minnesota $52,600 $48,270 $48,270 — $65,470 410
Kansas $50,320 $38,790 $38,790 — $74,840 320
Michigan $49,180 $46,920 $46,920 — $56,830 180
Iowa $48,400 $38,460 $38,460 — $65,700 100
Texas $46,970 $28,660 $28,660 — $63,140 520
Tennessee $46,200 $37,170 $37,170 — $73,720 320
Georgia $45,360 $36,200 $36,200 — $59,910 2,530
California $45,290 $38,890 $38,890 — $77,690 330
New York $44,120 $36,740 $36,740 — $65,760 210
Florida $43,520 $39,080 $39,080 — $60,640 620
South Carolina $43,380 $35,640 $35,640 — $59,740 1,080
Wisconsin $41,980 $35,240 $35,240 — $58,930 180
Virginia $40,770 $36,630 $36,630 — $55,700 540
North Carolina $40,090 $34,650 $34,650 — $59,240 1,980
Kentucky $33,330 $31,260 $31,260 — $50,730 120

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 Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$46,350
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers$62,750+$16,400 Upholsterers$46,340−$10 Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$38,670−$7,680 Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders$38,180−$8,170 Sewing Machine Operators$36,670−$9,680 Sewers, Hand$36,480−$9,870

Synthetic and glass fiber machine operator pay rate, hourly and yearly

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Questions people ask

What is a synthetic and glass fiber machine operator’s yearly income?

A synthetic and glass fiber machine operator makes a median of $46,350 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $39,360 and $57,280.

What is a synthetic and glass fiber machine operator’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $22.29 an hour; the average is $48,580 a year.

What is the starting pay for a synthetic and glass fiber machine operator?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $39,360 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $35,890.

Which state pays extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers the most?

Ohio, with a median of $61,440 a year.

How many people work as extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers?

About 12,850 in the United States — number 603 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays about the same

Median pay within $20 of what extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers earn — $46,350 a year — but not always the same spread.

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