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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

General Information

Description

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

Workplace at a Glance

What you can expect to experience while on the job

  • Responsibility
  • Exposure to job hazards
  • Physical activity
  • Decision making
  • Repetitiveness
  • Level of competition
  • Time pressure

Industry areas

  • Manufacturing

Job Outlook

Projected Job Growth (2022 - 2032)
-6%
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Salary

Average Salary

Salary

$39,210

State-by-state Salary

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$51,470
$23,770
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Education & Interests

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • High school 81%
  • Post-secondary certificate 7%
  • Some college 5%
  • Associate's degree 3%
  • Less than high school 1%
  • Master's degree 0%
  • Doctoral degree 0%
  • Bachelor's degree 0%
  • Post baccalaureate 0%
  • Post-doctoral training 0%
  • Post-master's certificate 0%
  • First professional degree 0%

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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS

You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:

  • Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.

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Skills at a Glance

Skills helpful in this career

  • Verbal skills
  • Critical thinking & problem solving
  • Equipment operation & maintenance
  • Math & science skills
  • Technology design & control
  • Leadership

Knowledge

  • Mechanical
  • Production and Processing
  • Mathematics
  • Education and Training
  • English Language

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