Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
SOC 51-4031 · 2024-2034
Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -11.7%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $49,556per year
- Projected openings
- 6,410
- Projected change
- -11.7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $60,112 | 450 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $51,687 | 370 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $51,627 | 50 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $51,022 | 250 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $50,314 | 90 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $49,483 | 50 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $49,267 | 220 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $48,280 | 800 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $48,221 | 30 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $47,790 | 190 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $47,759 | 350 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $47,737 | 1,790 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $46,364 | 1,090 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $46,210 | 180 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $45,933 | 70 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $45,225 | 20 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $44,774 | 20 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $44,774 | 60 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $43,706 | 70 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $47,162 | 3,280 | -6.3% |
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | $47,428 | 3,500 | -2.9% |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $61,553 | 2,020 | -15.4% |
| Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $47,878 | 3,160 | 0% |
| Tool and Die Makers | $78,788 | 1,520 | -11.1% |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | $46,937 | 5,890 | -14.1% |
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