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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: apprenticeship hours and pay
O*NET-SOC 51-4031.00
Approved titles
2
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$46,330
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
171,200
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, PRESS OPERATOR HEAVY DUTY (competency-based)
- State medians
- $53,680 in Oregon to $24,090 in Puerto Rico (50 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| PRESS OPERATOR HEAVY DUTY | 0928 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| SPRING COILING MACHINE SET | 0457 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
What cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $53,680 | $25.81 | 1,180 |
| Maine | $51,820 | $24.92 | 180 |
| Washington | $51,160 | $24.60 | 1,750 |
| Colorado | $50,790 | $24.42 | 1,400 |
| Minnesota | $49,770 | $23.93 | 6,130 |
| Wisconsin | $49,270 | $23.69 | 7,960 |
| Alaska | $49,010 | $23.56 | 80 |
| Illinois | $48,990 | $23.55 | 8,060 |
| Nebraska | $48,690 | $23.41 | 1,320 |
| Montana | $48,490 | $23.31 | 130 |
| California | $48,450 | $23.29 | 7,710 |
| North Dakota | $48,400 | $23.27 | 230 |
| Missouri | $48,310 | $23.23 | 3,240 |
| Iowa | $48,240 | $23.19 | 2,030 |
| Rhode Island | $48,170 | $23.16 | 470 |
| New Hampshire | $48,110 | $23.13 | 600 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,860 | $23.01 | 8,890 |
| Nevada | $47,690 | $22.93 | 580 |
| Maryland | $47,320 | $22.75 | 270 |
| Virginia | $47,300 | $22.74 | 1,790 |
| Indiana | $46,980 | $22.59 | 9,680 |
| New York | $46,930 | $22.56 | 3,340 |
| Wyoming | $46,890 | $22.54 | 60 |
| Kansas | $46,840 | $22.52 | 1,900 |
| Utah | $46,670 | $22.44 | 1,050 |
| Arizona | $46,610 | $22.41 | 1,100 |
| Connecticut | $46,280 | $22.25 | 2,030 |
| Michigan | $46,120 | $22.17 | 22,060 |
| South Dakota | $46,060 | $22.15 | 490 |
| Kentucky | $45,760 | $22.00 | 7,290 |
| Massachusetts | $45,760 | $22.00 | 2,590 |
| New Jersey | $45,680 | $21.96 | 1,950 |
| Arkansas | $45,580 | $21.91 | 3,020 |
| Ohio | $45,230 | $21.75 | 13,350 |
| Georgia | $45,080 | $21.67 | 5,260 |
| Tennessee | $44,780 | $21.53 | 5,380 |
| South Carolina | $44,420 | $21.35 | 4,100 |
| Alabama | $43,830 | $21.07 | 6,000 |
| Vermont | $43,560 | $20.94 | 70 |
| North Carolina | $43,400 | $20.86 | 3,940 |
| West Virginia | $43,070 | $20.71 | 290 |
| Texas | $42,720 | $20.54 | 13,290 |
| Delaware | $41,640 | $20.02 | 240 |
| Oklahoma | $40,930 | $19.68 | 2,480 |
| Louisiana | $40,870 | $19.65 | 760 |
| Mississippi | $40,650 | $19.55 | 1,700 |
| Idaho | $39,580 | $19.03 | 720 |
| Florida | $39,440 | $18.96 | 2,740 |
| New Mexico | $39,430 | $18.96 | 220 |
| Puerto Rico | $24,090 | $11.58 | 240 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.