The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Tennessee is $44,080 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $42,910.
Pay spans roughly $32,660 at the 10th percentile to $52,400 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.19 per hour. An estimated 5,910 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Tennessee.
| Median (annual) | $44,080 |
| Mean (annual) | $42,910 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.19 |
| 10th percentile | $32,660 |
| 90th percentile | $52,400 |
| Employment | 5,910 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.