Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic




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Automation risk
Imminent Risk (81-100%): Occupations in this level have an extremely high likelihood of being automated in the near future. These jobs consist primarily of repetitive, predictable tasks with little need for human judgment.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 94% chance of automation.
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Growth
The number of 'Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' job openings is expected to decline 7.2% by 2031
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2023.
Wages
In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' was $39,340, or $18 per hour
'Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' were paid 15.1% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2022 there were 182,460 people employed as 'Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic' within the United States.
This represents around 0.12% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 810 people are employed as 'Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic'.
Job description
Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
SOC Code: 51-4031.00
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