Career Atlas USA

Best States for Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Ranked by the Career Atlas Opportunity Score, not raw pay — a high-paying state with few jobs or a high cost of living can rank below a more balanced one.

  1. 1Indiana87.9 / 100
  2. 2Arkansas87.7 / 100
  3. 3Wisconsin87.4 / 100
  4. 4North Carolina80.8 / 100
  5. 5Tennessee79.7 / 100
  6. 6Rhode Island79.1 / 100
  7. 7Kentucky77.3 / 100
  8. 8South Carolina76.9 / 100
  9. 9Ohio75.9 / 100
  10. 10Alabama71 / 100
  11. 11Nebraska70.9 / 100
  12. 12Kansas69.1 / 100
  13. 13Pennsylvania68.1 / 100
  14. 14Georgia63.8 / 100
  15. 15West Virginia60.3 / 100

Also see highest-paying states (ranked by salary alone).