Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers
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Lower estimated automation risk
Why it fits
Fits operators who troubleshoot extrusion equipment and can add industrial repair training.
Why it fits
Builds on machine setup, workpiece flow, tooling, tolerances, and production troubleshooting.
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Related career paths that build on similar skills and experience
Why it fits
Applies forming equipment, pressure, temperature, material behavior, setup, and production monitoring.
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:
- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions
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Risk & user votes
Calculated automation risk
High Risk (61-80%): This occupation shows a significant risk of end-to-end replacement by automation. Many core parts of the role may be structured, repeatable, software-driven, or physically predictable enough for AI, machines, or robotic systems to take over. If you work in this area, it may be worth exploring safer related careers or moving towards more human-centred responsibilities.
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Human strengths important in this job
These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.
Decision-making and problem solving
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What users think
Based on 9 votes
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What is the likelihood that Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Pay & outlook
Wages
In 2024, the median annual wage for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers was $44,980 ($22 per hour).
The median annual wage for Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers was 9.1% lower than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.
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Wages over time
Growth
The number of 'Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers' job openings is expected to decline 1.1% by 2034
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Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Volume
As of 2024 there were 14,900 people employed as 'Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 10 thousand people are employed as 'Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers'.
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Job description
Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.
O*NET-SOC code: 51-6091.00
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