The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is $43,570 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $43,110.
Pay spans roughly $30,180 at the 10th percentile to $56,240 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $20.95 per hour. An estimated 60 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.
| Median (annual) | $43,570 |
| Mean (annual) | $43,110 |
| Median (hourly) | $20.95 |
| 10th percentile | $30,180 |
| 90th percentile | $56,240 |
| Employment | 60 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.