The median annual wage for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in North Carolina is $51,930 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $51,380.
Pay spans roughly $37,530 at the 10th percentile to $61,320 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $24.97 per hour. An estimated 4,370 people work as extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in North Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $51,930 |
| Mean (annual) | $51,380 |
| Median (hourly) | $24.97 |
| 10th percentile | $37,530 |
| 90th percentile | $61,320 |
| Employment | 4,370 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.