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

For the Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, the average hourly wage is $21.45 and the average annual wage is $44,610. Understand required skills and ability for the career and find right career colleges for it.
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders career

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

The main tasks and work activities of Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders are to operate metal or plastic forming equipment, adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment, adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products, measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications. In general, for the Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, operation and Control, operation Monitoring, monitoring, speaking and other 6 skills are required.
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General Job Description and Education/Training Levels for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders occupations usually require a high school diploma. 78.21% of Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders have High School Diploma (or the equivalent) and 9.07% of Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders have Post-Secondary Certificate. You can check detailed job description, required skiils, activities, and more detailed description at Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders tasks, skills, and ability page.
The following graph shows the percentage of earned degrees held by Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders occupational group.
Less than a High School Diploma
0.72%
High School Diploma (or the equivalent)
78.21%
Post-Secondary Certificate
9.07%
Some College Courses
7.77%
Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree)
0.33%
Bachelor's Degree and Above
3.90%