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Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
2
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$45,760
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
58,770
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, Auger Press Oper, Man Controller (competency-based)
- State medians
- $57,990 in Maine to $23,330 in Puerto Rico (46 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Auger Press Oper, Man Controller | 0779 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| FORMING-MACHINE OPERATOR | 0048 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
What extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | $57,990 | $27.88 | 140 |
| Pennsylvania | $53,580 | $25.76 | 2,450 |
| Vermont | $52,340 | $25.16 | 160 |
| Minnesota | $52,070 | $25.03 | 560 |
| South Carolina | $51,620 | $24.82 | 2,460 |
| West Virginia | $50,690 | $24.37 | 180 |
| Nevada | $50,050 | $24.06 | Not published |
| Virginia | $49,390 | $23.74 | 1,810 |
| Iowa | $49,340 | $23.72 | 500 |
| Colorado | $49,100 | $23.61 | 280 |
| Utah | $49,100 | $23.61 | 250 |
| Nebraska | $48,760 | $23.44 | 750 |
| Oregon | $48,360 | $23.25 | 370 |
| Arkansas | $48,320 | $23.23 | 2,190 |
| New Hampshire | $47,730 | $22.95 | 410 |
| Missouri | $47,470 | $22.82 | 1,040 |
| Illinois | $47,370 | $22.78 | 1,690 |
| California | $47,300 | $22.74 | 4,210 |
| Massachusetts | $47,220 | $22.70 | 950 |
| New Jersey | $47,080 | $22.63 | 1,880 |
| Ohio | $47,070 | $22.63 | 3,970 |
| Indiana | $46,790 | $22.50 | 3,150 |
| Maryland | $46,640 | $22.43 | 280 |
| Mississippi | $46,560 | $22.39 | 660 |
| Arizona | $46,440 | $22.33 | 700 |
| Wisconsin | $46,370 | $22.30 | 1,730 |
| North Dakota | $46,220 | $22.22 | 270 |
| Connecticut | $46,090 | $22.16 | 240 |
| Georgia | $45,670 | $21.96 | 1,150 |
| New York | $44,660 | $21.47 | 3,260 |
| Washington | $44,510 | $21.40 | 750 |
| Kansas | $44,290 | $21.30 | 600 |
| Louisiana | $44,200 | $21.25 | 200 |
| South Dakota | $43,240 | $20.79 | 610 |
| North Carolina | $43,050 | $20.70 | 3,420 |
| Oklahoma | $42,180 | $20.28 | 1,310 |
| Tennessee | $41,970 | $20.18 | 4,210 |
| Florida | $39,800 | $19.14 | 780 |
| Michigan | $39,790 | $19.13 | 1,970 |
| Rhode Island | $39,230 | $18.86 | 80 |
| Alabama | $38,650 | $18.58 | 1,510 |
| Idaho | $38,580 | $18.55 | 210 |
| Texas | $37,710 | $18.13 | 3,420 |
| New Mexico | $36,710 | $17.65 | 80 |
| Kentucky | $36,180 | $17.40 | 1,690 |
| Puerto Rico | $23,330 | $11.22 | 330 |
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.