Careers / Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Pull the work order, dial in temperature and pressure settings, watch the line run, catch a jam before it backs up the whole machine, measure output with a micrometer, log the numbers, repeat for eight hours with one break.

Median$45k
Jobs in U.S.57k
10-yr outlook+2%
Entry ed.High school diploma or equivalent
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Careers / Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
Career · Trades family

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Pull the work order, dial in temperature and pressure settings, watch the line run, catch a jam before it backs up the whole machine, measure output with a micrometer, log the numbers, repeat for eight hours with one break.

Median$45k
Jobs in U.S.57k
10-yr outlook+2%
Entry ed.High school diploma or equivalent
Sign in for the rest

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.