The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Fort Smith, AR-OK is $55,270 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,910.
Pay spans roughly $38,820 at the 10th percentile to $58,790 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $26.57 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Fort Smith, AR-OK.
| Median (annual) | $55,270 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,910 |
| Median (hourly) | $26.57 |
| 10th percentile | $38,820 |
| 90th percentile | $58,790 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.