Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Virginia
Local pay for forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Virginia, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4022
$54,230
median pay, Virginia
560
employed in Virginia
+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 Virginia
Virginia · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Virginia earn between $48,130 and $55,740 a year; the U.S. median is $49,030.
$47,740
P10
$54,230
MEDIAN
$55,740
P75
$59,930
P90
Pay by metro in Virginia