Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay in Greenville-Anderson-Greer

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer (SC), the median pay for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic is $21.71 an hour ($45,160 a year). About 1,990 people work in this job there.

$21.71Median hourly pay

$42,970–$60,890Middle half of workers, yearly

1,990People in this job in Greenville-Anderson-Greer (SC)

That is 4% lower than the U.S. median ($47,180). It is about the same as the South Carolina median ($45,740).

Pay range for multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Greenville-Anderson-Greer (SC)

Earns more than	Hourly	Yearly
10% of workers	$17.69	$36,800
25% of workers	$20.66	$42,970
Half of workers (median)	$21.71	$45,160
75% of workers	$29.28	$60,890
90% of workers	$41.28	$85,870

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

Metro area	Median yearly pay	People in this job
Greenville-Anderson-Greer (this page)	$45,160	1,990
Charleston-North Charleston	$44,630	220
Spartanburg	$44,260	540
Florence	$39,550	70
Columbia	$38,040	270
Sumter	$34,790	50

South Carolina unemployment rate: 4.1% (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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer (SC)

Job	Median yearly pay
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$62,570
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,120
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$49,130
Machinists	$57,970

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