Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators
- Manufacturing
Median Yearly Income
$42,401
Most Common Education Level
High school diploma or less
Projected Job Growth
-1.50%
What do Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators do?
Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
Career Interests Areas
- Realistic
- Conventional
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Data on career profiles are based on information supplied by the O*NET Program, sponsored by U.S. Department of Labor, Employment, and Training Administration.