The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Ohio is $43,920 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $44,280.
Pay spans roughly $33,840 at the 10th percentile to $57,340 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.11 per hour. An estimated 14,770 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Ohio.
| Median (annual) | $43,920 |
| Mean (annual) | $44,280 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.11 |
| 10th percentile | $33,840 |
| 90th percentile | $57,340 |
| Employment | 14,770 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.