Median Annual Wage: $32,610
Education: High school diploma or equivalent (85%); Post-secondary certificate (11%); Less than high school diploma (4%)
Projected Growth: Decline (-3% or lower)
Related Job Titles: Equipment Technician; Machine Operator; Operator; Extruder Operator; Extrusion Press Operator; Wire Mill Operator; Setup Operator; Wire Mill Rover; Extrusion Operator; Metal Inspector
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
More Production Careers
- Measure and examine extruded products to locate defects and to check for conformance to specifications, adjusting controls as necessary to alter products.
- Determine setup procedures and select machine dies and parts, according to specifications.
- Reel extruded products into rolls of specified lengths and weights.
- Start machines and set controls to regulate vacuum, air pressure, sizing rings, and temperature, and to synchronize speed of extrusion.
- Install dies, machine screws, and sizing rings on machines that extrude thermoplastic or metal materials.
- Change dies on extruding machines according to production line changes.
- Clean work areas.
- Troubleshoot, maintain, and make minor repairs to equipment.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
- Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
- Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Source: O*NET OnLine information for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic.
