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Salary · Tennessee · BLS OEWS May 2024

Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tennessee

In Tennessee, extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn a median of $43,660 per year.

Median (Tennessee)
$43,660
Bottom 10%
$31,600
Top 10%
$56,430
Employed in Tennessee
3,790

How Tennessee compares

Refit analysis ·In Tennessee, extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn a median of $43,660 — 7% below the national median of $46,980. Locally the range runs $31,600 to $56,430. About 3,790 people hold this role in the state.
Refit analysis ·Tennessee ranks #38 of 47 states for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic pay — roughly the 20th percentile among states. That trails the top-paying state (Rhode Island, $64,860) by 49%. State employment of about 3,790 also shapes how competitive local openings are.

National benchmark

US median
$46,980
US bottom 10%
$35,390
US top 10%
$62,470

Skills that move pay in this role

  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Speaking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Active Listening
  • Writing
  • Active Learning
  • Mathematics

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