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

Top 3 pressing machine operator Jobs

  • Machine Operator - Arrow Workforce Solutions - Reno, NV

    Machine Operator Location: Reno, NV Pay: $19.82 an hour Shifts : Monday to Friday 6 am to 2:30 pm ... Understand and proficiently operate assigned machines / presses * Troubleshoot various machinery ...

  • Machine Operator - voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC - Cheyenne, WY

    PURPOSE OF POSITION The Machine Operator is responsible to operate machines and other equipment in ... Maintain and operate with hand and power tools like rail benders, shears, punches, presses , saws ...

  • Non CNC Machine Operator Fabricator - 2nd Shift - RBC Bearings - Santa Ana, CA

    Utilize a variety of hydraulic and heated presses , shears, rolling machines and forming equipment to fabricate bearings from coiled steel and other materials. * Use micrometers and other measuring ...

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What They Do

Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass-forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics. Excludes Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders and Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders.


Salary

  • 2020 employment: 65,600
  • May 2021 median annual wage: $37,660

Job Outlook

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

  • Number of new jobs: 800
  • Growth rate: 1 percent (Little or no change)

How to Become One

Education and training:

  • Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Work experience in a related occupation: None
  • Typical on-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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