Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tennessee
Local pay for extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tennessee, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4021
$47,550
median pay, Tennessee
2,980
employed in Tennessee
-0.4%
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 Tennessee
Tennessee · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tennessee earn between $39,600 and $53,020 a year; the U.S. median is $47,720.
$35,000
P10
$39,600
P25
$47,550
MEDIAN
$53,020
P75
$63,710
P90
Pay by metro in Tennessee
$51,170
$48,250
$48,160
$47,240
$46,420
$45,950
$45,180
$42,140
$20k $50k $80k