The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Knoxville, TN is $43,980 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $45,400.
Pay spans roughly $33,580 at the 10th percentile to $59,290 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.15 per hour. An estimated 350 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Knoxville, TN.
| Median (annual) | $43,980 |
| Mean (annual) | $45,400 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.15 |
| 10th percentile | $33,580 |
| 90th percentile | $59,290 |
| Employment | 350 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.