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Highest Paying Industries for Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

The top 100 highest paying industries for machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $53,250, motor vehicle manufacturing is the highest paying industry for machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic. It is followed by rail transportation industry (average annual salary $51,570). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Machine Tool Cutting Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	$53,250	$26,050	5,150
2	Rail Transportation	$51,570	$27,000	30
3	Metal Ore Mining	$42,510	$31,990	270
4	Support Activities for Air Transportation	$41,490	$32,200	n/a
5	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$41,280	$31,510	290
6	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$40,700	$20,780	160
7	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$39,540	$24,270	9,270
8	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$39,280	$29,170	160
9	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$39,100	$23,070	n/a
10	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$38,540	$23,260	100
11	Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	$38,410	$26,220	4,570
12	Support Activities for Transportation	$38,130	$27,240	160
13	Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	$38,070	$25,310	3,640
14	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$37,920	$23,810	2,740
15	Oil and Gas Extraction	$37,400	$22,180	240
16	Specialty Trade Contractors	$37,280	$23,510	660
17	Mining	$37,100	$22,370	730
18	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$37,090	$23,680	3,050
19	Construction	$36,490	$23,570	960
20	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$36,220	$23,000	5,470
21	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$36,200	$23,990	11,650
22	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$36,170	$23,730	2,370
23	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$36,010	$24,920	8,620
24	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$35,960	$24,040	2,790
25	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$35,820	$22,300	80
26	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$35,650	$21,930	230
27	Machinery Manufacturing	$35,610	$23,530	49,430
28	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$35,220	$22,330	n/a
29	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$35,080	$22,550	13,150
30	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$34,740	$22,840	2,440
31	Ship and Boat Building	$34,500	$21,050	n/a
32	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$34,420	$22,770	770
33	Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing	$34,380	$20,430	4,630
34	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$34,370	$23,130	5,890
35	Household Appliance Manufacturing	$34,340	$24,160	n/a
36	Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	$34,330	$24,920	n/a
37	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$34,130	$22,340	5,240
38	Machine Shops	$34,130	$22,110	21,280
39	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$34,090	$23,350	8,930
40	Engineering Services	$34,070	$24,290	480
41	Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$34,070	$21,950	33,130
42	Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$33,950	$21,720	11,850
43	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$33,830	$23,860	510
44	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$33,820	$22,080	26,960
45	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$33,800	$23,900	250
46	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$33,660	$21,990	44,950
47	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$33,600	$22,120	1,920
48	Paper Manufacturing	$33,600	$22,120	1,980
49	Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing	$33,590	$22,950	50
50	Transportation and Warehousing	$33,560	$21,360	410
51	Communications Equipment Manufacturing	$33,490	$21,390	320
52	Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers	$33,180	$20,520	140
53	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$33,180	$21,460	90
54	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$33,160	$22,170	50
55	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$33,140	$21,560	4,640
56	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$33,120	$22,650	4,050
57	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$33,080	$23,000	3,030
58	Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$33,050	$24,730	110
59	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$33,040	$21,420	23,190
60	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$32,990	$21,160	850
61	Manufacturing	$32,990	$21,570	307,520
62	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$32,980	$22,070	810
63	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$32,900	$21,420	1,210
64	Other Textile Product Mills	$32,890	$21,730	890
65	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$32,730	$22,580	3,880
66	Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing	$32,720	$21,550	3,350
67	Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	$32,690	$22,010	5,960
68	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$32,580	$21,500	121,810
69	Textile Product Mills	$32,460	$21,480	930
70	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$32,430	$21,570	2,090
71	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$32,310	$23,460	160
72	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$32,070	$20,560	3,540
73	Printing and Related Support Activities	$32,070	$20,130	870
74	Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing	$32,030	$22,830	540
75	Utility System Construction	$31,860	$24,970	n/a
76	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$31,820	$18,070	440
77	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$31,700	$21,720	5,960
78	Wholesale Trade	$31,670	$21,390	6,770
79	Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	$31,520	$20,980	3,100
80	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$31,510	$21,880	24,130
81	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$31,480	$22,600	60
82	Foundries	$31,450	$20,960	10,640
83	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$31,370	$22,330	n/a
84	Hardware Manufacturing	$31,170	$20,870	1,990
85	Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing	$31,160	$20,680	5,960
86	Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities	$31,140	$21,200	7,280
87	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$31,130	$20,110	1,050
88	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$31,080	$21,350	25,090
89	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$31,030	$21,090	370
90	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$31,020	$20,700	13,300
91	Building Finishing Contractors	$30,980	$18,600	100
92	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$30,780	$19,840	600
93	Forging and Stamping	$30,770	$21,010	16,850
94	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$30,630	$21,090	50
95	Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$30,470	$20,780	700
96	Food Manufacturing	$30,440	$22,040	290
97	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$30,290	$21,780	200
98	Testing Laboratories	$30,260	$18,520	30
99	Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$30,160	$19,970	160
100	Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	$30,070	$22,200	n/a