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Highest Paying Industries for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

The top 100 highest paying industries for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders (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 $47,030, tobacco manufacturing is the highest paying industry for extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders. It is followed by pulp, paper, and paperboard mills industry (average annual salary $46,120). 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 extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Tobacco Manufacturing	$47,030	$32,260	540
2	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$46,120	$22,820	1,590
3	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$44,370	$28,750	600
4	Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	$43,800	$25,860	760
5	Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	$41,150	$27,890	240
6	Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing	$39,770	$25,850	780
7	Paper Manufacturing	$39,480	$21,730	3,640
8	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$38,850	$21,120	340
9	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$37,850	$22,470	4,760
10	Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	$37,710	$27,000	60
11	Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing	$37,510	$25,890	30
12	Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	$36,600	$22,320	80
13	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$36,530	$24,270	40
14	Forging and Stamping	$36,470	$25,190	n/a
15	Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing	$36,220	$23,450	480
16	Beverage Manufacturing	$36,000	$20,630	220
17	Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing	$35,870	$25,770	n/a
18	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$35,840	$21,350	780
19	Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing	$35,540	$22,370	620
20	Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing	$35,420	$25,100	90
21	Lime and Gypsum Product Manufacturing	$35,100	$20,990	480
22	Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	$35,070	$20,790	2,050
23	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$34,820	$27,400	30
24	Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing	$34,270	$20,630	250
25	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$34,040	$23,540	50
26	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$33,990	$23,140	280
27	Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$33,610	$20,960	2,070
28	Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	$33,570	$23,970	70
29	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$33,470	$23,220	50
30	Scientific Research and Development Services	$33,470	$23,220	50
31	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$33,470	$19,140	1,340
32	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$33,360	$19,710	460
33	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$33,240	$21,710	15,790
34	Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills	$33,210	$24,960	80
35	Wood Product Manufacturing	$33,040	$21,890	830
36	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$32,900	$22,470	340
37	Rubber Product Manufacturing	$32,870	$21,490	13,110
38	Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing	$32,610	$22,160	100
39	Specialty Trade Contractors	$32,580	$20,860	60
40	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$32,550	$24,150	320
41	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$32,540	$17,780	140
42	Manufacturing	$32,440	$20,820	64,540
43	Construction	$32,210	$20,510	80
44	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$32,150	$21,440	n/a
45	Chemical Manufacturing	$31,980	$20,930	8,280
46	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$31,780	$20,780	870
47	Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing	$31,770	$20,500	20,770
48	Machinery Manufacturing	$31,640	$22,610	740
49	Food Manufacturing	$31,620	$19,890	6,170
50	Textile Furnishings Mills	$31,600	$17,140	50
51	Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing	$31,510	$22,300	3,250
52	Building Material and Supplies Dealers	$31,500	$20,670	n/a
53	Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers	$31,500	$20,670	n/a
54	Retail Trade	$31,500	$20,670	n/a
55	Textile Product Mills	$31,490	$18,250	80
56	Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	$31,250	$22,080	90
57	Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing	$31,160	$21,370	1,140
58	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$31,000	$21,440	5,230
59	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$30,960	$21,080	3,740
60	Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying	$30,890	$24,460	40
61	Mining (except Oil and Gas)	$30,890	$24,460	40
62	Mining	$30,890	$24,460	40
63	Other Textile Product Mills	$30,620	$20,880	40
64	Animal Food Manufacturing	$30,520	$19,500	1,230
65	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$30,390	$19,140	3,700
66	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,140	$19,060	70
67	Plastics Product Manufacturing	$29,720	$19,040	7,660
68	Primary Metal Manufacturing	$29,700	$20,920	660
69	Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing	$29,630	$20,460	1,290
70	Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	$29,280	$18,560	480
71	Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	$29,270	$21,140	70
72	Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	$29,070	$21,210	n/a
73	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$29,010	$20,530	950
74	Sawmills and Wood Preservation	$28,920	$20,910	90
75	Printing and Related Support Activities	$28,900	$21,510	100
76	Textile Mills	$28,780	$24,060	410
77	Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing	$28,760	$20,870	110
78	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$28,320	$20,830	1,060
79	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$28,310	$19,460	80
80	Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing	$28,240	$21,850	120
81	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$28,240	$21,320	n/a
82	Fabric Mills	$28,240	$23,880	320
83	Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing	$28,210	$20,200	300
84	Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	$28,090	$18,580	2,920
85	Other Wood Product Manufacturing	$28,050	$21,310	260
86	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$27,930	$19,270	790
87	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$27,830	$21,380	50
88	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$27,770	$21,290	130
89	Machine Shops	$27,740	$21,700	100
90	Wholesale Trade	$27,720	$19,310	1,000
91	Other Food Manufacturing	$27,620	$18,240	730
92	Foundries	$27,520	$20,390	150
93	Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing	$27,220	$18,590	820
94	Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	$27,200	$20,220	760
95	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$26,650	$18,430	n/a
96	Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$26,520	$19,020	100
97	Transportation and Warehousing	$25,990	$20,460	40
98	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$25,170	$18,920	160
99	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$23,370	$19,090	n/a
100	Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers	$22,180	$19,830	n/a