Occupation Profile for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Operators
Set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products, such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics.
Overview
| $27,710.00 | Median Annual Wage | 1,000 | Average Job Openings Per Year |
| 7.3 | Average Unemployment Percentage | 75.8 | Percentage That Completed High School |
| 81,000 | Employment Numbers in 2006 | 21.4 | Percentage That Had Some College |
| 75,000 | Employment Numbers in 2016 (est.) | 0.0 | Percentage That Went Beyond College Degree |
Sample Job Titles
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Sources: Career Guide to Industries (CGI), Occupational Information Network (O*Net), Occupation Outlook Handbook (OOH)