The median annual wage for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Worcester, MA is $44,650 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $48,310.
Pay spans roughly $36,800 at the 10th percentile to $67,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.46 per hour. An estimated 650 people work as cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Worcester, MA.
| Median (annual) | $44,650 |
| Mean (annual) | $48,310 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.46 |
| 10th percentile | $36,800 |
| 90th percentile | $67,770 |
| Employment | 650 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.