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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces.
What a milling and planing machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic does
Become a milling and planing machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good milling and planing machine setter, operator, and tender, metal and plastic
- Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $41 per hour with a typical salary of $94,100 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $26 and $50 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $26,900 and $113,000 per year.
- 63% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $30 per hour with a typical salary of $24,100 per year.
- 23.2% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Milling And Planing Machine Setter, Operator, And Tender, Metal And Plastic job outlook
- There are 167 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 6 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 12% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.