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Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)	Projected Growth (2023-2033)
National Statistics	$44,980	1900	-3.1%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$44,980

Median Wage (USD, 2023)

1900

Projected Job Openings (2023-2033)

-3.1%

Projected Growth (2023-2033)

Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form continuous filaments from synthetic materials, such as liquid polymer, rayon, and fiberglass.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Related Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

On-the-Job Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

Detailed Work Activities

Clean production equipment.
Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
Load materials into production equipment.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
Operate pumping systems or equipment.
Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
Record operational or production data.
Notify others of equipment repair or maintenance needs.
Signal others to coordinate work activities.
Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
Clean production equipment.
Clean production equipment.
Maintain production or processing equipment.
Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
Record operational or production data.
Position containers to receive materials or workpieces.
Clean production equipment.

Work Values

Independence

Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.

Achievement

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Tasks

Set up, operate, or tend machines that extrude and form filaments from synthetic materials such as rayon, fiberglass, or liquid polymers.
Press buttons to stop machines when processes are complete or when malfunctions are detected.
Notify other workers of defects, and direct them to adjust extruding and forming machines.
Observe machine operations, control boards, and gauges to detect malfunctions such as clogged bushings and defective binder applicators.
Load materials into extruding and forming machines, using hand tools, and adjust feed mechanisms to set feed rates.
Move controls to activate and adjust extruding and forming machines.
Record details of machine malfunctions.
Clean and maintain extruding and forming machines, using hand tools.
Observe flow of finish across finish rollers, and turn valves to adjust flow to specifications.
Remove polymer deposits from spinnerettes and equipment, using silicone spray, brass chisels, and bronze-wool pads.
Press metering-pump buttons and turn valves to stop flow of polymers.
Record operational data on tags, and attach tags to machines.
Start metering pumps and observe operation of machines and equipment to ensure continuous flow of filaments extruded through spinnerettes and to detect processing defects.
Remove excess, entangled, or completed filaments from machines, using hand tools.
Wipe finish rollers with cloths and wash finish trays with water when necessary.
Lower pans inside cabinets to catch molten filaments until flow of polymer through packs has stopped.
Open cabinet doors to cut multifilament threadlines away from guides, using scissors.

Work Styles

Achievement/Effort

Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.

Persistence

Initiative

Leadership

Cooperation

Concern for Others

Social Orientation

Self-Control

Stress Tolerance

Adaptability/Flexibility

Dependability

Attention to Detail

Integrity

Independence

Innovation

Analytical Thinking

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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