Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro

In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (OR), the median pay for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is $22.82 an hour ($47,470 a year). About 1,050 people work in this job there.

$22.82Median hourly pay

$47,470–$52,570Middle half of workers, yearly

1,050People in this job in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (OR)

That is about the same as the U.S. median ($47,180). It is about the same as the Oregon median ($47,470).

Pay range for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (OR)

Earns more than	Hourly	Yearly
10% of workers	$20.61	$42,870
25% of workers	$22.82	$47,470
Half of workers (median)	$22.82	$47,470
75% of workers	$25.27	$52,570
90% of workers	$30.90	$64,270

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Oregon metro areas

Metro area	Median yearly pay	People in this job
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (this page)	$47,470	1,050
Bend	$43,460	60

Oregon unemployment rate: 5.1% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
Related work experience most have: 6 months to 1 year (O*NET)
Training on the job: Moderate-term on-the-job training (BLS)
Job outlook: +0.6% over ten years, little or no change · about 11,600 openings a year (BLS)

Related jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (OR)

Job	Median yearly pay
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