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Compact Press Operator Salary
in Phoenix, Arizona

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$39,100 (USD)

Average Salary

$19/hr

Average Hourly

$540

Average Bonus

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The average pay for a Compact Press Operator is $39,100 a year and $19 an hour in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The average salary range for a Compact Press Operator is between $29,442 and $45,825. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Phoenix, Arizona.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$43,919
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix Cost of Living Score:

Description: Phoenix ( FEE-niks; Navajo: Hoozdo, [xòːztò]; O'odham: S-ki:kigk; Spanish: Fénix; Walapai: Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital in the country.Phoenix is the most populous city of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley and Arizona Sun Corridor. The metro area is the 10th-largest by population in the United States with approximately 4.85 million people as of 2020, making...
Description:
  • Tends mechanical or hydraulic presses which compress metal powders into parts, such as bearings, gears, filters, and rings, and coin them to specified size: pours metal powder into hopper.
  • Starts press, observes operation, and notifies press setter of malfunctions.
  • Examines finished part for nicks, burrs, and cracks.
  • Weighs parts on scale and measures dimensions, using micrometers or fixed gauges, to ensure conformance to specifications.
  • May adjust shuttle mechanism to regulate amount of powder in part.
  • Places finished parts on tray or in stock pan.
  • May write identifying information, such as mix number, number of parts, and date, on tag and attach it to tray or pan.
  • Feeds parts into coining press to correct distortions created in sinking process.
  • Removes parts from press and inspects them for burrs or other imperfections.
  • Places parts on tray or in stock pan.
  • May tend forming presses that fabricate clockwork parts from powdered metal.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Compact Press Operator is $39,100 a year and $19 an hour in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The average salary range for a Compact Press Operator is between $29,442 and $45,825. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Phoenix, Arizona.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Compact Press Operator Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Job family population: 182,460

Estimated population of Compact Press Operator jobs: 1,445

Rate of error: 1.4%

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Phoenix Cost of Living Score:

Description: Phoenix ( FEE-niks; Navajo: Hoozdo, [xòːztò]; O'odham: S-ki:kigk; Spanish: Fénix; Walapai: Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital in the country.Phoenix is the most populous city of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley and Arizona Sun Corridor. The metro area is the 10th-largest by population in the United States with approximately 4.85 million people as of 2020, making...
Description:
  • Tends mechanical or hydraulic presses which compress metal powders into parts, such as bearings, gears, filters, and rings, and coin them to specified size: pours metal powder into hopper.
  • Starts press, observes operation, and notifies press setter of malfunctions.
  • Examines finished part for nicks, burrs, and cracks.
  • Weighs parts on scale and measures dimensions, using micrometers or fixed gauges, to ensure conformance to specifications.
  • May adjust shuttle mechanism to regulate amount of powder in part.
  • Places finished parts on tray or in stock pan.
  • May write identifying information, such as mix number, number of parts, and date, on tag and attach it to tray or pan.
  • Feeds parts into coining press to correct distortions created in sinking process.
  • Removes parts from press and inspects them for burrs or other imperfections.
  • Places parts on tray or in stock pan.
  • May tend forming presses that fabricate clockwork parts from powdered metal.
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