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Chain Forming Machine Operator Salary
in Kingston, Pennsylvania

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$59,203 (USD)

Average Salary

$28/hr

Average Hourly

$1,113

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Chain Forming Machine Operator is $59,203 a year and $28 an hour in Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States. The average salary range for a Chain Forming Machine Operator is between $42,448 and $71,280. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Kingston, Pennsylvania.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$66,500
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Kingston, Pennsylvania

Kingston Cost of Living Score:

Description: Kingston is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the western bank of the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes-Barre. Kingston was first settled in the early 1770s, and incorporated as a borough in 1857. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,349, making it the most populous borough in Luzerne County.
Description:
  • Operates and prepares machine that automatically performs multioperations, such as roll-threading, heading (upsetting), slotting, slitting, or shearing to form chain or produce fasteners, such as bolts and rivets, from hot or cold metal rod or wire.
  • Selects, installs, and aligns dies, rolls, cutting tools, guides, and stops to set up machine, using hand tools and measuring instruments.
  • Sets controls to synchronize machine actions for various operations on work piece in specified sequence.
  • Positions coil of metal wire or rod on feed spindle and threads it through straightening rolls into feed mechanism; or inserts end of heated rod into feed mechanism.
  • Starts machine to produce sample product and measures for conformance with specifications, using measuring instruments.
  • Adjusts settings of dies on controls, as required, to obtain product meeting specifications and quality standards.
  • Starts machine to begin production and observes machine operations for evidence of malfunction and products for defects.
  • May be designated according to type of product produced or according to whether metal is heated or cold forged.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Chain Forming Machine Operator is $59,203 a year and $28 an hour in Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States. The average salary range for a Chain Forming Machine Operator is between $42,448 and $71,280. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Kingston, Pennsylvania.

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Job Statistics

Chain Forming Machine Operator Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Job family population: 9,170

Estimated population of Chain Forming Machine Operator jobs: 1,056

Rate of error: 3.8%

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Kingston Cost of Living Score:

Description: Kingston is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located on the western bank of the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes-Barre. Kingston was first settled in the early 1770s, and incorporated as a borough in 1857. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,349, making it the most populous borough in Luzerne County.
Description:
  • Operates and prepares machine that automatically performs multioperations, such as roll-threading, heading (upsetting), slotting, slitting, or shearing to form chain or produce fasteners, such as bolts and rivets, from hot or cold metal rod or wire.
  • Selects, installs, and aligns dies, rolls, cutting tools, guides, and stops to set up machine, using hand tools and measuring instruments.
  • Sets controls to synchronize machine actions for various operations on work piece in specified sequence.
  • Positions coil of metal wire or rod on feed spindle and threads it through straightening rolls into feed mechanism; or inserts end of heated rod into feed mechanism.
  • Starts machine to produce sample product and measures for conformance with specifications, using measuring instruments.
  • Adjusts settings of dies on controls, as required, to obtain product meeting specifications and quality standards.
  • Starts machine to begin production and observes machine operations for evidence of malfunction and products for defects.
  • May be designated according to type of product produced or according to whether metal is heated or cold forged.
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