Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
O*NET Code: 51-4081.00
Education Level
Zone 2 - Some Prep
High school + some training
Description
Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.
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💼 Also Known As
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⚡ Skills (14)
Operations Monitoring4/100
Quality Control Analysis3/100
Monitoring3/100
Operation and Control3/100
Equipment Maintenance3/100
Judgment and Decision Making3/100
Reading Comprehension3/100
Active Listening3/100
Speaking3/100
Critical Thinking3/100
+ 4 more skills
📚 Knowledge (0)
💪 Abilities (0)
🔧 Technologies & Tools (11)
🔥Autodesk AutoCAD
Computer aided design CAD software
🔥Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheet software
🔥Microsoft Office software
Office suite software
🔥Microsoft Outlook
Electronic mail software
🔥Microsoft Windows
Operating system software
🔥Microsoft Word
Word processing software
🔥SAP software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Email software
Electronic mail software
0Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
0Spreadsheet software
Spreadsheet software
0Word processing software
Word processing software
🔄 Career Transition Paths
Occupations with similar skills and natural career progression opportunities
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 3 - Medium Prep(↑1 level)
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Salary: $50,000
Education: Zone 2 - Some Prep
📊 Skills Comparison
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic → Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Transition Difficulty: Easy (100% skill overlap)
✅ Transferable Skills (8)
Skills you already have that transfer to the new role
Operations Monitoring
Current: 4Target: 4
→
Operation and Control
Current: 3Target: 3
→
Active Listening
Current: 3Target: 3
→
Speaking
Current: 3Target: 3
→
Critical Thinking
Current: 3Target: 3
→
Monitoring
Current: 3Target: 3
→
Troubleshooting
Current: 3Target: 3
→
Quality Control Analysis
Current: 3Target: 3
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