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Salary · Tennessee · BLS OEWS May 2024

Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Tennessee

In Tennessee, milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn a median of $43,930 per year.

Median (Tennessee)
$43,930
Bottom 10%
$36,900
Top 10%
$54,080
Employed in Tennessee
1,280

How Tennessee compares

Refit analysis ·In Tennessee, milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn a median of $43,930 — 9% below the national median of $48,310. Locally the range runs $36,900 to $54,080. About 1,280 people hold this role in the state.
Refit analysis ·Tennessee ranks #31 of 38 states for milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic pay — roughly the 19th percentile among states. That trails the top-paying state (Washington, $83,240) by 89%. State employment of about 1,280 also shapes how competitive local openings are.

National benchmark

US median
$48,310
US bottom 10%
$36,810
US top 10%
$75,000

Skills that move pay in this role

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

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