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Compact Press Operator Salary
in Kansas City, Missouri
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$38,338 (USD)
Average Salary
$18/hr
Average Hourly
$529
Average Bonus
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The average pay for a Compact Press Operator is $38,338 a year and $18 an hour in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The average salary range for a Compact Press Operator is between $28,869 and $44,933. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Kansas City, Missouri.
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:
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About Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Kansas City, Missouri (KC or KCMO) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by population and area. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Platte, and Cass counties. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090, making it the 37th most-populous city in the United States, as well as the sixth-most populous city in the Midwest. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence...
Job Summary
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 $38,338 a year and $18 an hour in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The average salary range for a Compact Press Operator is between $28,869 and $44,933. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Kansas City, Missouri.
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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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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About Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Kansas City, Missouri (KC or KCMO) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri by population and area. Most of the city lies within Jackson County, with portions spilling into Clay, Platte, and Cass counties. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Missouri–Kansas state line and has a population of 2,392,035. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090, making it the 37th most-populous city in the United States, as well as the sixth-most populous city in the Midwest. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a port on the Missouri River at its confluence...
Job Summary
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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Who We Are
ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
View our ProductsTake the guess work out of setting pay
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