The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Asheville, NC is $38,790 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,550.
Pay spans roughly $33,900 at the 10th percentile to $50,960 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $18.65 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Asheville, NC.
| Median (annual) | $38,790 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,550 |
| Median (hourly) | $18.65 |
| 10th percentile | $33,900 |
| 90th percentile | $50,960 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.