Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Tennessee
Local pay for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tennessee, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-9041
$41,970
median pay, Tennessee
4,210
employed in Tennessee
-8.3%
vs U.S. median
+2.0%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn in Tennessee
Tennessee · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in Tennessee earn between $36,260 and $47,140 a year; the U.S. median is $45,760.
$34,770
P10
$41,970
MEDIAN
$47,140
P75
$56,050
P90
Pay by metro in Tennessee
$46,220
$45,760
$45,750
$45,670
$45,290
$43,530
$42,320
$41,810
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