Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Texas
Local pay for lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texas, on the same wage scale as the U.S. Growth and openings are national.
SOC 51-4034
$48,020
median pay, Texas
2,150
employed in Texas
-5.1%
vs U.S. median
-13.6%
growth, 2024–34 (U.S.)
What lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn in Texas
Texas · annual wage · OEWS May 2025
Half of lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Texas earn between $32,210 and $55,460 a year; the U.S. median is $50,620.
$26,610
P10
$32,210
P25
$48,020
MEDIAN
$56,930
P90
Pay by metro in Texas