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Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
3
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
2,000 h
longest minimum 4,000 h
National median pay
$52,800
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
12,460
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 2,000 hours, CNC OPERATOR - MILLING (competency-based)
- State medians
- $86,460 in Washington to $35,760 in Alabama (36 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| CNC OPERATOR - MILLING | 1097 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
| MILLING MACHINE SET-UP OPERATOR | 0334 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
| PANTOGRAPH-MACHINE SET-UP OPER | 0389 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 5,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $86,460 | $41.57 | 240 |
| Connecticut | $79,300 | $38.13 | 150 |
| Kentucky | $66,440 | $31.94 | 540 |
| Illinois | $63,360 | $30.46 | 570 |
| Massachusetts | $62,380 | $29.99 | Not published |
| Nebraska | $59,630 | $28.67 | 70 |
| California | $59,050 | $28.39 | 1,960 |
| Wisconsin | $58,770 | $28.26 | 280 |
| Indiana | $57,720 | $27.75 | 590 |
| New York | $56,560 | $27.19 | 550 |
| Virginia | $56,410 | $27.12 | 90 |
| Maryland | $56,080 | $26.96 | 50 |
| Minnesota | $55,210 | $26.54 | 220 |
| Texas | $53,840 | $25.89 | 510 |
| Colorado | $53,780 | $25.86 | Not published |
| Nevada | $52,800 | $25.39 | 120 |
| Iowa | $51,600 | $24.81 | 140 |
| Ohio | $51,310 | $24.67 | 610 |
| New Jersey | $50,530 | $24.29 | 190 |
| New Hampshire | $49,230 | $23.67 | 50 |
| North Carolina | $49,210 | $23.66 | 280 |
| Arizona | $48,760 | $23.44 | 100 |
| Michigan | $48,400 | $23.27 | 670 |
| South Carolina | $48,340 | $23.24 | 120 |
| Pennsylvania | $47,690 | $22.93 | 410 |
| Missouri | $47,680 | $22.93 | 350 |
| Florida | $47,220 | $22.70 | 140 |
| Utah | $46,580 | $22.39 | 100 |
| West Virginia | $45,440 | $21.85 | 120 |
| Maine | $45,210 | $21.74 | 120 |
| Arkansas | $44,440 | $21.36 | 160 |
| Tennessee | $43,710 | $21.02 | 1,170 |
| Oklahoma | $40,250 | $19.35 | 160 |
| Mississippi | $39,100 | $18.80 | 100 |
| Georgia | $38,340 | $18.43 | 120 |
| Alabama | $35,760 | $17.19 | 210 |
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.