The role of Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is to set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $45,440 and $22 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic career. Based on BLS data, a total of 63,370 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is $8,531. The average length of the programs is 1,078 hours and the average completion time is 10.69 months.


Vocational Programs to Prepare Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Career

Schools offering voational programs for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

The following 271 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.

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Public, 2-4 year Montgomery, AL

H Councill Trenholm State Community College

Tuition & Fees : $8,700 ($4,890 in-state)

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Public, 2-4 year Mesa, AZ

Mesa Community College

Tuition & Fees : $8,958 ($2,358 in-state)

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Public, 2-4 year Tucson, AZ

Pima Community College

Tuition & Fees : $7,686 ($2,370 in-state)

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Public, 2-4 year Beebe, AR

Arkansas State University-Beebe

Tuition & Fees : $5,040 ($3,216 in-state)

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Public, 4-year Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University

Tuition & Fees : $14,502 ($8,508 in-state)

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Public, 2-4 year Pocahontas, AR

Black River Technical College

Tuition & Fees : $7,242 ($4,584 in-state)

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Public, 2-4 year West Memphis, AR

Arkansas State University Mid-South

Tuition & Fees : $4,560 ($3,552 in-state)

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Public, 2-4 year Harrison, AR

North Arkansas College

Tuition & Fees : $5,544 ($3,816 in-state)

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Public, 2-4 year Malvern, AR

Arkansas State University Three Rivers

Tuition & Fees : $4,168 ($3,568 in-state)

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Public, 2-4 year North Little Rock, AR

University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College

Tuition & Fees : $7,248 ($4,848 in-state)