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CUTTING, PUNCHING, AND PRESS MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, METAL AND PLASTIC
 
Occupation Description:
 
  Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
 
  Specialized Occupations:
 
 
  * Sawing Machine Tool Setters and Set-Up Operators, (ONET code: 51-4031.01)
 
  * Punching Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators, Met (ONET code: 51-4031.02)
 
  * Press and Press Brake Machine Setters and Set-Up O (ONET code: 51-4031.03)
 
  * Shear and Slitter Machine Setters and Set-Up Opera (ONET code: 51-4031.04)
 
Typical Tasks:
 
 
  • Hand-form, cut, or finish workpieces, using tools such as table saws, hand sledges, and anvils.
  • Hone cutters with oilstones to remove nicks.
  • Lubricate workpieces with oil.
  • Mark identifying data on workpieces.
  • Preheat workpieces, using heating furnaces or hand torches.
  • Remove housings, feed tubes, tool holders, and other accessories in order to replace worn or broken parts such as springs and bushings.
  • Replace defective blades or wheels, using hand tools.
 
Search for Jobs on Connecticut's Labor Exchange (CTJOBcentral):
 
  Search for Sawing Machine Tool Setters and Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic Jobs
  Search for Punching Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic Jobs
  Search for Press and Press Brake Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic Jobs
  Search for Shear and Slitter Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic Jobs
  (Please note that some searches may not produce any results.)
Education & Training:
 
  Moderate-term on-the-job training (1 to 12 months)
 
      View Related Programs on Connecticut's Education & Training ConneCTion site
 
Wage Information:
 
 
Region Average Annual Average Hourly Entry Level (hourly) Mid-Range  (hourly)
Statewide Units $33,838.00 $16.27 $11.31 $11.96 - $18.94
Bridgeport/Stamford $38,559.00 $18.54 $11.52 $12.84 - $21.35
Danbury $38,275.00 $18.41 $13.22 $14.57 - $22.20
Hartford $32,051.00 $15.41 $11.06 $11.67 - $18.35
New Haven $34,630.00 $16.65 $11.20 $11.78 - $19.91
New London/Norwich $32,447.00 $15.60 $12.80 $12.82 - $17.42
Springfield, MA $27,188.00 $13.07 $8.79 $9.10 - $16.41
Waterbury $31,615.00 $15.20 $11.24 $11.88 - $17.58
Worcester, MA $34,437.00 $16.56 $11.71 $12.70 - $19.69
Torrington $32,559.00 $15.66 $12.79 $14.25 - $17.47
      
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Occupation Outlook:
 
 
Region Employment Average Annual Growth Rate Average Annual Job Openings
2010 2020
State of Connecticut 2,010 1,850 -0.8% 15
 
 
Chart of Growth Rate and Annual Openings   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities.
Key:
  N/A = Not Applicable, ***** = Over $60.00 per hour, ##### = Over $124,821
 
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