Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic resume
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Also called clock machine setter, cnc machine setter, combination machine tool setter and computer numerically controlled machine setter.
$47,180
Median pay a year
124,590
People do this work
6
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Mounting attachments or tools
Setting equipment controls
Operating grinding equipment
Reviewing blueprints and instructions
Reading work orders or instructions
Watching operating equipment
Measuring materials
Measuring product dimensions
Calculating equipment
Selecting production materials
Selecting production equipment
Cleaning production equipment
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Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic
Summary
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders set up and operate various cutting and forming machines to create metal and plastic parts, ensuring accuracy and quality through inspection and maintenance
Experience
Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Set up and operated machines like lathes and drills to make metal and plastic parts
Inspected workpieces for defects and measured them for accuracy using rules and templates
Read blueprints to understand product specifications and plan how to operate machines
Selected and installed drills and cutters, adjusting them with hand tools and measuring instruments
Observed machine operation to find defects or problems, adjusting machines as needed
Changed worn machine parts like cutting tools using hand tools
Performed minor maintenance on machines, such as cleaning and oiling them
Skills
Hands-On Work
Mounting attachments or tools, Setting equipment controls, Operating grinding equipment
Core Skills
Reviewing blueprints and instructions, Reading work orders or instructions, Watching operating equipment, Measuring materials
Checking & Planning
Measuring product dimensions, Calculating equipment, Selecting production materials
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Checked workpieces for defectsAdjusted and secured stock materialRead blueprints for product detailsInstalled and aligned machine toolsWatched machines for problemsOperated machines to make parts
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Inspected workpieces for defects to maintain quality standards and ensure compliance with specifications
Read blueprints and job orders to determine product specifications and tooling instructions
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Inspected workpieces for defects, leading to fewer defects in final products and ensuring compliance with specifications
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Fewer defects in final productsQuality checks reduced rework timeIncreased customer satisfaction with products
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Add how often you read blueprints or job orders
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Read blueprints and job orders to determine product specifications and tooling instructions
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Most jobs each shiftEvery project I worked onSeveral times a day
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What a Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic does
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Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
What it pays
How much does a Multiple Machine Tool 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
$39,420
Median
$47,180
75th percentile
$57,800
About 124,590 people do this work in the United States.
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Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, and Tender, Metal and Plastic
Already yours: Mounting attachments or tools, Operating grinding equipment, Reviewing blueprints and instructions
4 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$47,180 a year
What you have not done yet. Watching operating equipment, Measuring materials, Measuring product dimensions
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Already yours: Operating grinding equipment, Reviewing blueprints and instructions
2 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$64,050 a year
What you have not done yet. Inspecting composite products, Smoothing metal surfaces, Designing production devices
This page is about the occupation Multiple Machine Tool 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.