Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tennessee
Local pay for forging 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 51-4022
$43,810
median pay, Tennessee
1,140
employed in Tennessee
-10.6%
vs U.S. median
-18.9%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn in Tennessee
Tennessee · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tennessee earn between $39,090 and $46,990 a year; the U.S. median is $49,030.
$37,140
P10
$39,090
P25
$43,810
MEDIAN
$46,990
P75
$59,200
P90
Pay by metro in Tennessee