Vocational Programs for Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
14K	$24.05	$50,020

The role of Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic is to set up, operate, or tend milling or planing machines to mill, plane, shape, groove, or profile metal or plastic work pieces. The average annual wage of the occupations is $50,020 and $24 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic career. Based on BLS data, a total of 13,990 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Milling and Planing 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 Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. Total 273 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	273	$8,531	$1,382	1,078 Hours	10.69 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

The following 273 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.