Careers / Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Install a die, dial in the temperature and pressure settings, run a test piece and measure it with calipers, adjust the controls until the profile hits spec, reel finished product, and sweep the floor before the next shift shows up.

Median$47k
Jobs in U.S.66k
10-yr outlook+1.2%
Entry ed.High school diploma or equivalent
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Careers / Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Career · Trades family

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Install a die, dial in the temperature and pressure settings, run a test piece and measure it with calipers, adjust the controls until the profile hits spec, reel finished product, and sweep the floor before the next shift shows up.

Median$47k
Jobs in U.S.66k
10-yr outlook+1.2%
Entry ed.High school diploma or equivalent
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Get the full brief.

One free Google sign-in unlocks the full data sheet. No paywall, no ads, no affiliates.

  • Pay over the career, entry to senior
  • A real day in the life, start to finish
  • Real employers from the last 12 months
  • Related careers worth comparing

Email magic-link sign-in is coming next. For now Google handles the auth — we never see your password and we never ask for your age.