Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
US jobs
171K
Avg. wage
$23/h
GDP output/y
$29B
Tasks
31
AI Parity
7%
Related occupationsCutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders · Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing · Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic · Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand
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| # | Task ↕O*NET 30.1 · DOL | Output/y ▾est. · BEA + BLS | Verification method ↕est. · rubric v1 | Qualitymeasured baseline | Configurationverified runs | Qualitysame test | vs human× output · − pts |
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O*NET-SOC 51-4031.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025
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