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Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$48630	1900	-8.3%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$48630

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

1900

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

-8.3%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

Set up, operate, or tend machines to roll steel or plastic forming bends, beads, knurls, rolls, or plate, or to flatten, temper, or reduce gauge of material.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Education, Training and Experience

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

Related Work Experience: N.A.

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

On-the-Job Training: Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months

Detailed Work Activities

Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
Watch operating equipment to detect malfunctions.
Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
Study blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
Set equipment guides, stops, spacers, or other fixtures.
Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
Instruct workers to use equipment or perform technical procedures.
Direct operational or production activities.
Monitor instruments to ensure proper production conditions.
Adjust equipment controls to regulate coolant flow.
Record operational or production data.
Install mechanical components in production equipment.
Signal others to coordinate work activities.
Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
Select production equipment according to product specifications.
Reshape metal workpieces to established specifications.
Operate grinding equipment.
Operate cutting equipment.
Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
Sort materials or products for processing, storing, shipping, or grading.
Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Monitor machine cycles and mill operation to detect jamming and to ensure that products conform to specifications.
Adjust and correct machine set-ups to reduce thicknesses, reshape products, and eliminate product defects.
Start operation of rolling and milling machines to flatten, temper, form, and reduce sheet metal sections and to produce steel strips.
Examine, inspect, and measure raw materials and finished products to verify conformance to specifications.
Read rolling orders, blueprints, and mill schedules to determine setup specifications, work sequences, product dimensions, and installation procedures.
Manipulate controls and observe dial indicators to monitor, adjust, and regulate speeds of machine mechanisms.
Set distance points between rolls, guides, meters, and stops, according to specifications.
Calculate draft space and roll speed for each mill stand to plan rolling sequences and specified dimensions and tempers.
Install equipment such as guides, guards, gears, cooling equipment, and rolls, using hand tools.
Position, align, and secure arbors, spindles, coils, mandrels, dies, and slitting knives.
Fill oil cups, adjust valves, and observe gauges to control flow of metal coolants and lubricants onto workpieces.
Activate shears and grinders to trim workpieces.
Signal and assist other workers to remove and position equipment, fill hoppers, and feed materials into machines.
Record mill production on schedule sheets.
Direct and train other workers to change rolls, operate mill equipment, remove coils and cobbles, and band and load material.
Thread or feed sheets or rods through rolling mechanisms, or start and control mechanisms that automatically feed steel into rollers.
Select rolls, dies, roll stands, and chucks from data charts to form specified contours and to fabricate products.
Remove scratches and polish roll surfaces, using polishing stones and electric buffers.
Disassemble sizing mills removed from rolling lines, and sort and store parts.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Innovation

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

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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