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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.
What an extruding and drawing machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic does
Become an extruding and drawing machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good extruding and drawing machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $29 per hour with a typical salary of $61,700 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $19 and $30 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $11,000 and $54,700 per year.
- 35% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- 39.0% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Extruding And Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, And Tender, Metal And Plastic job outlook
- There are 964 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 122 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 20% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.