Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic resume
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Also called wire drawing setter, extruding and drawing machine setters operators and tenders metal and plastic, core extruder and core shaper.
$47,720
Median pay a year
60,840
People do this work
6
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Inspecting composite products
Selecting production equipment
Mounting attachments or tools
Operating metal or plastic forming equipment
Measuring substances
Measuring product dimensions
Diagnosing equipment malfunctions
Determining equipment settings
Mixing substances
Cleaning work areas
Loading materials into production equipment
Packaging products for storage
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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic
Summary
Extruding and drawing machine operator setting up and running machines to create tubes, rods, and other shapes from thermoplastic or metal, while measuring products for quality and maintaining a clean work area
Experience
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Measured and examined extruded products to find defects and check for specifications
Started machines and set controls for vacuum, air pressure, and temperature
Installed dies, machine screws, and sizing rings on machines for thermoplastic or metal
Changed dies on extruding machines for different production line needs
Cleaned work areas to maintain a safe and organized environment
Loaded machine hoppers with mixed materials using augers
Mounting attachments or tools, Operating metal or plastic forming equipment, Mixing substances, Cleaning work areas
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Measured and checked productsStarted machines and set controlsReeled products into rollsInstalled dies and machine partsCleaned work areasMaintained inventory of materials
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Measured and examined products to identify defects and ensure compliance with specifications.
Reeled products into rolls, ensuring proper handling and storage for further processing.
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Measured and examined products to identify defects early, reducing waste and ensuring compliance with specifications
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Reduced waste by catching defects earlyImproved product quality and consistencyHelped meet production standards more reliably
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Reeled products into rolls, ensuring proper handling and storage for further processing.
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Several times each shiftDaily for multiple production runsMost of the day's output
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What an Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic does
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Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes.
What it pays
How much does an Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$40,450
Median
$47,720
75th percentile
$56,840
About 60,840 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$37,020
$47,690
$51,810
AR
$47,330
$50,150
$57,760
AZ
$38,810
$45,000
$47,770
CA
$39,920
$45,880
$50,140
CO
$45,790
$51,110
$58,240
CT
$46,630
$50,230
$57,040
DE
$45,640
$46,140
$57,810
FL
$36,360
$39,730
$47,440
GA
$43,750
$48,410
$61,760
IA
$39,520
$47,240
$55,990
ID
$34,220
$34,700
$45,790
IL
$39,400
$48,520
$58,310
IN
$42,290
$49,420
$56,970
KS
$37,710
$46,270
$50,370
KY
$45,970
$50,000
$56,160
LA
$44,420
$47,930
$77,720
MA
$45,210
$50,370
$58,240
MD
$36,160
$46,730
$53,910
ME
$44,630
$46,550
$63,380
MI
$37,600
$45,140
$50,910
MN
$46,910
$51,830
$60,370
MO
$38,630
$46,050
$51,860
MS
$36,850
$44,220
$51,150
NC
$44,470
$53,330
$56,840
NE
$47,660
$52,360
$58,470
NH
$49,900
$50,210
$68,010
NJ
$43,770
$51,180
$61,140
NM
$45,100
$45,670
$50,330
NV
$39,650
$44,210
$49,290
NY
$46,010
$48,930
$55,960
OH
$38,810
$46,340
$52,710
OK
$36,700
$38,820
$45,980
OR
$45,860
$49,650
$63,500
PA
$45,660
$51,150
$60,370
PR
$21,840
$26,030
$30,630
RI
$50,000
$61,350
$66,960
SC
$41,130
$49,040
$58,080
SD
$47,210
$49,620
$51,920
TN
$39,600
$47,550
$53,020
TX
$40,760
$45,890
$50,050
UT
$43,620
$49,000
$56,130
VA
$40,530
$45,220
$52,560
VT
$44,300
$59,220
$69,560
WA
$41,580
$47,230
$58,350
WI
$42,900
$50,230
$64,760
WV
$37,190
$44,510
$47,420
WY
$37,990
$45,950
$49,610
Other names
Other names for this job
wire drawing setter, extruding and drawing machine setters operators and tenders metal and plastic, core extruder, core shaper, draw machine operator, drawbench operator, equipment technician, extruder operator, extruding press adjuster, extruding press operator, extrusion machine operator, extrusion operator.
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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic
Already yours: Inspecting composite products, Selecting production equipment, Mounting attachments or tools
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Median pay
$47,720 a year
What you have not done yet. Measuring substances, Measuring product dimensions, Diagnosing equipment malfunctions
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Already yours: Mounting attachments or tools, Operating metal or plastic forming equipment
2 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$58,750 a year
What you have not done yet. Conducting test runs of equipment, Operating cutting equipment, Exchanging information with colleagues
This page is about the occupation Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.