Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in North Carolina
Local pay for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in North Carolina, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4021
$53,330
median pay, North Carolina
2,950
employed in North Carolina
+11.8%
vs U.S. median
+1.2%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn in North Carolina
North Carolina · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in North Carolina earn between $44,470 and $56,840 a year; the U.S. median is $47,720.
$38,080
P10
$44,470
P25
$53,330
MEDIAN
$56,840
P75
$60,390
P90
Pay by metro in North Carolina
$60,390
$53,800
$50,880
$49,450
$46,860
$40,160
$20k $50k $80k