Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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Table of Contents

1.	Significant Points

2.	Nature of the Work

3.	Working Conditions

4.	Employment

5.	Training & Qualifications

6.	Job Outlook

7.	Earnings

8.	Additional Sources of Information

Metal and Plastic Machine Workers

Employment

Employment projections data for metal and plastic machine workers, 2014-24
Occupational Title	SOC Code	Employment, 2014	Projected Employment, 2024	Change, 2014-24
Occupational Title	SOC Code	Employment, 2014	Projected Employment, 2024	Percent	Numeric
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program
Metal and plastic machine workers	—	1,048,700	914,700	-13	-133,900
Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	51-4011	148,800	174,800	17	26,000
Computer numerically controlled machine tool programmers, metal and plastic	51-4012	25,100	29,900	19	4,800
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4021	73,400	55,500	-24	-17,900
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4022	21,600	17,000	-21	-4,600
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4023	33,700	29,100	-14	-4,600
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4031	192,200	152,700	-21	-39,500
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4032	17,800	14,100	-21	-3,700
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4033	71,400	55,800	-22	-15,700
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4034	42,900	34,300	-20	-8,600
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4035	22,400	17,800	-21	-4,600
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	51-4051	21,200	20,200	-5	-1,000
Pourers and casters, metal	51-4052	9,800	7,200	-27	-2,600
Model makers, metal and plastic	51-4061	6,200	4,900	-22	-1,300
Patternmakers, metal and plastic	51-4062	3,800	2,900	-23	-900
Foundry mold and coremakers	51-4071	12,000	8,700	-28	-3,300
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4072	129,500	97,200	-25	-32,300
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4081	99,800	97,300	-2	-2,500
Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders	51-4122	59,500	48,800	-18	-10,700
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4191	21,300	17,200	-20	-4,200
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	51-4193	36,100	29,400	-18	-6,700

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