Careers · Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Pennsylvania
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Pennsylvania
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders work in manufacturing facilities to run machines that shape thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, and structural shapes. These workers set up equipment, monitor production, and adjust machines to meet specifications. In Pennsylvania the median pay is $51,150 a year, 7% above the national median of $47,720.
$51,150median pay in Pennsylvania, per year
$45,660–$60,370middle half earn
2,960employed in Pennsylvania
$47,720U.S. median, for comparison
Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
What it takes
Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training).
Skills that matter most
Operations MonitoringOperation and ControlMonitoringQuality Control AnalysisSpeakingCritical ThinkingCoordinationEquipment Maintenance
Knowledge areas
Production and ProcessingPublic Safety and SecurityMechanicalEnglish LanguageEducation and TrainingAdministration and Management
Full profile, interests that fit, certifications and training: Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
Licenses and training in Pennsylvania
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in other states
Rhode Island · $61,350Vermont · $59,220North Carolina · $53,330Nebraska · $52,360Minnesota · $51,830New Jersey · $51,180Colorado · $51,110Massachusetts · $50,370Connecticut · $50,230Wisconsin · $50,230
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Are you suited for this?
Four short assessments and your background, scored against extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
Four short assessments and your background, scored against extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic and 13,000 other careers — with the reasons. Free.
O*NET-SOC 51-4021.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania, annual.