The role of Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders is to set up, operate, or tend machines, such as glass-forming machines, plodder machines, and tuber machines, to shape and form products such as glassware, food, rubber, soap, brick, tile, clay, wax, tobacco, or cosmetics.
The average annual wage of the occupations is $44,610 and $21 per hour. Based on BLS data, a total of 57,080 employees were employed in the Occupation.