Pipelayers vs Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Side-by-side salary comparison using official BLS data.

💰 Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic earns $30 more per year at the median.

MetricPipelayersForging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Median Salary$49,000$49,030
10th Percentile$37,730$36,800
90th Percentile$80,170$68,720
Hourly Rate$23.56$23.57
Total Employment33,0508,930
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS.