What Do Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders Do?

Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender Job Description Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

Life As a Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender

• Select the proper coolants and lubricants and start their flow.
• Record operational data, such as pressure readings, lengths of strokes, feed rates, or speeds.
• Align layout marks with dies or blades.
• Start machines and turn handwheels or valves to engage feeding, cooling, and lubricating mechanisms.
• Observe machine operation to detect workpiece defects or machine malfunctions, adjusting machines as necessary.
• Inspect workpieces for defects, and measure workpieces to determine accuracy of machine operation, using rules, templates, or other measuring instruments.

What Skills Do You Need to Work as a Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender?

When polled, Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:

Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Types of Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender Jobs

• Shear Operator
• Automatic Wheel-Line Operator
• Test and Turn-Up Technician
• Ornamental Metal Worker Apprentice
• Metal and Plastic Combination Machine Tool Setter

Job Demand for Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders

There were about 117,800 jobs for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in 2016 (in the United States).

Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender jobs are decreasing by a rate of -2.7%. This means the total job opportunities are shrinking. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a loss of -3,100 jobs for Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders by 2026. Due to new job openings and attrition, there will be an average of 12,000 job openings in this field each year.

The states with the most job growth for Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic are Texas, Utah, and Alabama.

Watch out if you plan on working in Ohio, Oklahoma, or Virginia. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender Salary

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Make between $23,440 and $55,680 a year. The median salary for this occupation is $35,390.

How much do Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic make in different U.S. states?

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
Kansas	$53,050
South Carolina	$49,070
Indiana	$45,510
Rhode Island	$44,800
Kentucky	$44,090
Maryland	$42,490
Colorado	$41,240
South Dakota	$40,660
Michigan	$40,070
Maine	$39,840
Connecticut	$39,600
Minnesota	$39,400
North Dakota	$38,740
Utah	$38,420
Pennsylvania	$38,210
Washington	$38,160
Ohio	$38,110
New York	$37,450
Massachusetts	$37,430
California	$37,350
Iowa	$37,130
Wisconsin	$37,000
Illinois	$36,940
New Hampshire	$36,260
Arizona	$36,190
New Jersey	$36,180
Mississippi	$35,730
Louisiana	$35,560
Georgia	$35,280
Florida	$35,180
Nebraska	$35,070
Oklahoma	$34,850
Missouri	$34,620
North Carolina	$34,450
Nevada	$34,380
Alabama	$34,040
Texas	$33,720
Virginia	$33,000
Tennessee	$32,600
Arkansas	$32,530
Oregon	$32,210
New Mexico	$28,920

Tools & Technologies Used by Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders may use on a daily basis:

• Data entry software
• Microsoft Windows
• SAP software
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Office
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word

Becoming a Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender

Are there Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender education requirements?

What work experience do I need to become a Multiple Machine Tool Setter, Operator, or Tender?

Who Employs Metal and Plastic Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders?

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References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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