The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Louisiana is $50,610 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $68,310.
Pay spans roughly $34,210 at the 10th percentile to $105,120 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.33 per hour. An estimated 860 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Louisiana.
| Median (annual) | $50,610 |
| Mean (annual) | $68,310 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.33 |
| 10th percentile | $34,210 |
| 90th percentile | $105,120 |
| Employment | 860 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.