We spoke to forming press operator professors and experts from several universities and companies to get their opinions on where the forming press operator job market for recent graduates is heading and how young graduates entering the forming press operator industry can be adequately prepared. Here are their thoughts.

No, forming press operator jobs are not in demand. Forming press operator demand is projected to decline -5% from 2018 to 2028.

The map below shows you the number of forming press operator job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where forming press operators earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	241	0.00%
2020	241	0.00%
2019	262	0.00%
2018	251	0.00%
2017	253	0.00%

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$38,216	$18.37	+3.8%
2024	$36,800	$17.69	+3.3%
2023	$35,612	$17.12	+4.2%
2022	$34,165	$16.43	+2.1%
2021	$33,452	$16.08	+3.5%

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Massachusetts	6,859,819	1,084	16%
2	Maryland	6,052,177	849	14%
3	District of Columbia	693,972	94	14%
4	Rhode Island	1,059,639	139	13%
5	Alaska	739,795	95	13%
6	New Jersey	9,005,644	775	9%
7	Hawaii	1,427,538	79	6%
8	Wisconsin	5,795,483	146	3%
9	Minnesota	5,576,606	92	2%
10	Ohio	11,658,609	146	1%
11	Indiana	6,666,818	69	1%
12	Michigan	9,962,311	61	1%
13	North Carolina	10,273,419	55	1%
14	Tennessee	6,715,984	46	1%
15	Kansas	2,913,123	36	1%
16	Oregon	4,142,776	24	1%
17	Kentucky	4,454,189	23	1%
18	Utah	3,101,833	18	1%
19	New Hampshire	1,342,795	10	1%
20	Idaho	1,716,943	9	1%

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