The median annual wage for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in South Carolina is $48,320 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,240.
Pay spans roughly $33,720 at the 10th percentile to $62,050 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.23 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in South Carolina.
| Median (annual) | $48,320 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,240 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.23 |
| 10th percentile | $33,720 |
| 90th percentile | $62,050 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.