The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Joplin, MO-KS is $40,900 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $40,330.
Pay spans roughly $37,110 at the 10th percentile to $40,900 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $19.66 per hour. An estimated 100 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Joplin, MO-KS.
| Median (annual) | $40,900 |
| Mean (annual) | $40,330 |
| Median (hourly) | $19.66 |
| 10th percentile | $37,110 |
| 90th percentile | $40,900 |
| Employment | 100 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.