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Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: apprenticeship hours and pay
O*NET-SOC 51-4034.00
Approved titles
10
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 8,000 h
National median pay
$50,620
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
16,710
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- hybrid, time-based, competency-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, CNC OPERATOR - MILLING AND TURNING (hybrid)
- State medians
- $71,670 in Colorado to $39,060 in Arkansas (36 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| CNC OPERATOR - MILLING AND TURNING | 1094 | Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| CNC OPERATOR - TURNING | 1093 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours |
| ENGINE-LATHE SET-UP OP,TOOL | 0782 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| ENGINE-LATHE SET-UP OPERATOR | 0142 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| SCREW-MACH SET-UP OPERATOR | 0502 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| SCREW-MACH SET-UP OPERATOR, SINGLE | 0506 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| SCREW-MACHINE OPERATOR, MULTI SPIN | 0500 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
| SCREW-MACHINE OPERATOR, SINGLE SPIN | 0444 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| SPINNER, HAND | 0530 | Competency-Based: 6,000 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours |
| TURRET LATHE SET-UP OPERAT | 1021 | Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours |
What lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | $71,670 | $34.46 | 150 |
| Maine | $64,800 | $31.15 | 80 |
| Minnesota | $61,000 | $29.33 | 150 |
| Massachusetts | $60,870 | $29.27 | 690 |
| California | $60,180 | $28.93 | 2,600 |
| Alabama | $58,490 | $28.12 | 100 |
| Nevada | $58,240 | $28.00 | 60 |
| Pennsylvania | $57,020 | $27.41 | 580 |
| Arizona | $55,840 | $26.85 | 110 |
| Illinois | $54,930 | $26.41 | 1,260 |
| Maryland | $54,860 | $26.38 | 60 |
| North Carolina | $53,840 | $25.89 | 310 |
| West Virginia | $53,660 | $25.80 | 50 |
| Wisconsin | $51,020 | $24.53 | 340 |
| New York | $50,760 | $24.40 | 530 |
| Louisiana | $50,560 | $24.31 | 90 |
| Iowa | $50,370 | $24.21 | 180 |
| Georgia | $50,180 | $24.13 | 100 |
| Ohio | $49,880 | $23.98 | 1,180 |
| South Carolina | $49,490 | $23.79 | 370 |
| Indiana | $49,420 | $23.76 | 710 |
| Connecticut | $49,380 | $23.74 | 690 |
| New Hampshire | $48,980 | $23.55 | 150 |
| Missouri | $48,950 | $23.53 | 160 |
| Virginia | $48,920 | $23.52 | 210 |
| New Jersey | $48,180 | $23.17 | 190 |
| Texas | $48,020 | $23.09 | 2,150 |
| Nebraska | $47,350 | $22.76 | 120 |
| Kansas | $47,310 | $22.75 | 90 |
| Kentucky | $47,060 | $22.62 | 250 |
| Michigan | $46,680 | $22.44 | 1,540 |
| Florida | $44,710 | $21.49 | 140 |
| Oklahoma | $43,680 | $21.00 | 240 |
| Oregon | $41,640 | $20.02 | 40 |
| Tennessee | $40,730 | $19.58 | 700 |
| Arkansas | $39,060 | $18.78 | 190 |
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.