The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Athens-Clarke County, GA is $43,760 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,640.
Pay spans roughly $33,910 at the 10th percentile to $51,900 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.04 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Athens-Clarke County, GA.
| Median (annual) | $43,760 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,640 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.04 |
| 10th percentile | $33,910 |
| 90th percentile | $51,900 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.