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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
What a cutting, punching, and press machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic does
Become a cutting, punching, and press machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good cutting, punching, and press machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $24 per hour with an average salary of $50,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $19 and $27 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $40,500 and $55,900 per year.
Cutting, Punching, And Press Machine Setter, Operator, And Tender, Metal And Plastic job outlook
- There are 2,040 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 239 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.