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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: apprenticeship hours and pay
O*NET-SOC 51-4021.00
Approved titles
2
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 4,000 h
National median pay
$47,720
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
60,840
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, EXTRUDER OPERATOR (Plastics) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $61,350 in Rhode Island to $26,030 in Puerto Rico (47 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Aluminum Extrusion Press Operator | 3086 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| EXTRUDER OPERATOR (Plastics) | 0185 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
What extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | $61,350 | $29.50 | 430 |
| Vermont | $59,220 | $28.47 | 60 |
| North Carolina | $53,330 | $25.64 | 2,950 |
| Nebraska | $52,360 | $25.17 | 510 |
| Minnesota | $51,830 | $24.92 | 900 |
| New Jersey | $51,180 | $24.61 | 750 |
| Pennsylvania | $51,150 | $24.59 | 2,960 |
| Colorado | $51,110 | $24.57 | 240 |
| Massachusetts | $50,370 | $24.22 | 1,490 |
| Connecticut | $50,230 | $24.15 | 1,000 |
| Wisconsin | $50,230 | $24.15 | 3,190 |
| New Hampshire | $50,210 | $24.14 | 580 |
| Arkansas | $50,150 | $24.11 | 1,270 |
| Kentucky | $50,000 | $24.04 | 1,400 |
| Oregon | $49,650 | $23.87 | 440 |
| South Dakota | $49,620 | $23.86 | 50 |
| Indiana | $49,420 | $23.76 | 3,740 |
| South Carolina | $49,040 | $23.58 | 2,000 |
| Utah | $49,000 | $23.56 | 410 |
| New York | $48,930 | $23.52 | 1,400 |
| Illinois | $48,520 | $23.33 | 2,750 |
| Georgia | $48,410 | $23.27 | 2,560 |
| Louisiana | $47,930 | $23.04 | 580 |
| Alabama | $47,690 | $22.93 | 1,200 |
| Tennessee | $47,550 | $22.86 | 2,980 |
| Iowa | $47,240 | $22.71 | 450 |
| Washington | $47,230 | $22.71 | 1,080 |
| Maryland | $46,730 | $22.47 | 270 |
| Maine | $46,550 | $22.38 | 90 |
| Ohio | $46,340 | $22.28 | 5,020 |
| Kansas | $46,270 | $22.25 | 1,140 |
| Delaware | $46,140 | $22.18 | 470 |
| Missouri | $46,050 | $22.14 | 1,040 |
| Wyoming | $45,950 | $22.09 | 80 |
| Texas | $45,890 | $22.06 | 4,070 |
| California | $45,880 | $22.06 | 3,870 |
| New Mexico | $45,670 | $21.96 | 50 |
| Virginia | $45,220 | $21.74 | 1,490 |
| Michigan | $45,140 | $21.70 | 1,800 |
| Arizona | $45,000 | $21.64 | 910 |
| West Virginia | $44,510 | $21.40 | 540 |
| Mississippi | $44,220 | $21.26 | 550 |
| Nevada | $44,210 | $21.26 | 260 |
| Florida | $39,730 | $19.10 | 1,190 |
| Oklahoma | $38,820 | $18.66 | 490 |
| Idaho | $34,700 | $16.68 | Not published |
| Puerto Rico | $26,030 | $12.52 | 480 |
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.