| Set up, operate, or tend machines to extrude or draw thermoplastic or metal materials into tubes, rods, hoses, wire, bars, or structural shapes. | 
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| Mean Wage History | 
| Year | This Occupation | Compared to Occupational Group | Difference | 
| Current | $19.30 |   | $16.60 | 
  | $2.70 | 
| 2015 | $18.69 | +3.3% | $16.07 | 
+3.3% | $2.61 | 
| 2014 | $18.26 | +2.3% | $15.71 | 
+2.3% | $2.56 | 
| 2013 | $17.92 | +1.9% | $15.41 | 
+1.9% | $2.51 | 
| 2012 | $17.62 | +1.7% | $15.16 | 
+1.7% | $2.47 | 
| 2011 | $17.34 | +1.6% | $14.91 | 
+1.6% | $2.43 | 
| 2010 | $17.15 | +1.1% | $14.75 | 
+1.1% | $2.40 | 
| 2009 | $16.85 | +1.8% | $14.49 | 
+1.8% | $2.36 | 
| 2008 | $16.41 | +2.7% | $14.12 | 
+2.7% | $2.30 | 
| 2007 | $16.04 | +2.3% | $13.79 | 
+2.3% | $2.24 | 
| Year | This Occupation | Compared to All Occupations | Difference | 
| Current | $19.30 |   | $18.24 | 
  | $1.06 | 
| 2015 | $18.69 | +3.3% | $17.73 | 
+2.9% | $0.96 | 
| 2014 | $18.26 | +2.3% | $17.35 | 
+2.2% | $0.91 | 
| 2013 | $17.92 | +1.9% | $17.00 | 
+2.1% | $0.92 | 
| 2012 | $17.62 | +1.7% | $16.71 | 
+1.7% | $0.91 | 
| 2011 | $17.34 | +1.6% | $16.45 | 
+1.6% | $0.89 | 
| 2010 | $17.15 | +1.1% | $16.17 | 
+1.7% | $0.98 | 
| 2009 | $16.85 | +1.8% | $15.95 | 
+1.4% | $0.90 | 
| 2008 | $16.41 | +2.7% | $15.54 | 
+2.6% | $0.87 | 
| 2007 | $16.04 | +2.3% | $15.05 | 
+3.3% | $0.99 | 
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| Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016 |