Profession
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
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New Zealand
Salary data
Official salary rows can differ by local occupation, year and gender.
🇳🇿 New Zealand2026
Cutting machine operatorTahatū Career Ideas T00939
GroupAll
Median81,000 NZD
AverageN/A
Middle 50%65,000 NZD - 99,000 NZD
Decile range53,000 NZD - 146,000 NZD
Bottom decile53,000 NZD
Top decile146,000 NZD
🇳🇿 New Zealand2026
Press machine operatorTahatū Career Ideas T00872
GroupAll
Median75,000 NZD
AverageN/A
Middle 50%60,000 NZD - 96,000 NZD
Decile range50,000 NZD - 121,000 NZD
Bottom decile50,000 NZD
Top decile121,000 NZD
Sources
- Tahatū Career Navigator remuneration estimates accessed 2026-06-122026 - Tahatū Career Ideas
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🇳🇿 New ZealandPress machine operator