Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
51-9041 Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products, such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics. Excludes "Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-9196) and "Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders" (51-6042).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 72,870 |
2.2 % |
$17.69 |
$36,800 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$11.57 |
$13.61 |
$16.89 |
$21.38 |
$25.40 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$24,070 |
$28,310 |
$35,120 |
$44,460 |
$52,840 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
16,270 |
3.91 |
$18.61 |
$38,710 |
| Rubber Product Manufacturing |
15,210 |
11.27 |
$17.66 |
$36,730 |
| Plastics Product Manufacturing |
10,740 |
1.83 |
$16.46 |
$34,240 |
| Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
3,140 |
0.87 |
$17.23 |
$35,840 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
2,790 |
1.03 |
$18.08 |
$37,620 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
1,010 |
1.09 |
$23.72 |
$49,330 |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing |
230 |
0.21 |
$22.64 |
$47,080 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
2,060 |
0.70 |
$20.91 |
$43,480 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing |
1,130 |
1.42 |
$20.62 |
$42,890 |
| Tobacco Manufacturing |
550 |
4.84 |
$20.24 |
$42,110 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ohio |
6,900 |
1.27 |
2.53 |
$16.91 |
$35,180 |
| Texas |
5,130 |
0.42 |
0.84 |
$15.14 |
$31,500 |
| California |
4,630 |
0.27 |
0.54 |
$17.50 |
$36,390 |
| North Carolina |
4,440 |
1.01 |
2.01 |
$18.44 |
$38,360 |
| Tennessee |
3,410 |
1.15 |
2.29 |
$15.39 |
$32,010 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nebraska |
1,940 |
1.98 |
3.94 |
$19.03 |
$39,580 |
| Alabama |
2,980 |
1.53 |
3.04 |
$18.74 |
$38,970 |
| South Dakota |
550 |
1.30 |
2.58 |
$16.72 |
$34,780 |
| Ohio |
6,900 |
1.27 |
2.53 |
$16.91 |
$35,180 |
| Kansas |
1,680 |
1.22 |
2.43 |
$18.23 |
$37,910 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
2,910 |
0.31 |
0.61 |
$17.06 |
$35,480 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,970 |
0.32 |
0.64 |
$16.89 |
$35,130 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,840 |
0.51 |
1.02 |
$14.73 |
$30,630 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
1,250 |
1.03 |
2.04 |
$18.21 |
$37,880 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,210 |
0.26 |
0.52 |
$17.70 |
$36,810 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,100 |
0.37 |
0.73 |
$14.10 |
$29,320 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,010 |
0.98 |
1.94 |
$14.46 |
$30,070 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
990 |
0.48 |
0.95 |
$16.21 |
$33,730 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
880 |
0.83 |
1.65 |
$19.24 |
$40,010 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
810 |
0.30 |
0.59 |
$18.15 |
$37,760 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
440 |
7.30 |
14.49 |
$21.26 |
$44,230 |
| Muskegon, MI |
410 |
6.38 |
12.67 |
$21.75 |
$45,240 |
| Dover-Durham, NH-ME |
280 |
5.29 |
10.50 |
$16.32 |
$33,940 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN |
160 |
4.05 |
8.04 |
$16.57 |
$34,470 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME |
120 |
2.56 |
5.09 |
$16.69 |
$34,720 |
| Racine, WI |
190 |
2.42 |
4.81 |
$22.15 |
$46,070 |
| Midland, MI |
80 |
2.38 |
4.72 |
$15.68 |
$32,620 |
| Akron, OH |
760 |
2.32 |
4.62 |
$16.89 |
$35,140 |
| Lincoln, NE |
410 |
2.28 |
4.52 |
$21.32 |
$44,350 |
| Toledo, OH |
580 |
1.96 |
3.90 |
$16.93 |
$35,220 |
United States Department of Labor
