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Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic held about 1.3 million jobs in 2002. Approximately 9 of 10 jobs were found in manufacturing. About 38 percent of all employment was in these manufacturing industries: transportation equipment manufacturing, plastics and rubber products manufacturing, and machinery manufacturing. The following tabulation shows the distribution of employment of machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic by detailed occupation.
| Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
283,000 |
| Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
151,000 |
| Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
104,000 |
| Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
99,000 |
| Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
98,000 |
| Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
75,000 |
| Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
53,000 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
45,000 |
| Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
44,000 |
| Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
44,000 |
| Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
31,000 |
| Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic |
29,000 |
| Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners |
26,000 |
| Foundry mold and coremakers |
23,000 |
| Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders |
18,000 |
| Pourers and casters, metal |
13,000 |
| Lay-out workers, metal and plastic |
13,000 |
| Model makers, metal and plastic |
8,500 |
| Patternmakers, metal and plastic |
6,500 |
| All other metal workers and plastic workers |
104,000 |
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