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Plastics Bench Mechanic
$43,016 (USD)/yr
$20.68 (USD)/hr
$658 (USD)/yr
The average plastics bench mechanic gross salary in Fort Worth, Texas is $43,016 or an equivalent hourly rate of $21. This is 4% lower (-$1,737) than the average plastics bench mechanic salary in the United States. In addition, they earn an average bonus of $658. Salary estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Fort Worth, Texas. An entry level plastics bench mechanic (1-3 years of experience) earns an average salary of $32,339. On the other end, a senior level plastics bench mechanic (8+ years of experience) earns an average salary of $51,857.
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Salary Potential
$48,319 (USD)
12 %
Based on our compensation data, the estimated salary potential for Plastics Bench Mechanic will increase 12 % over 5 years.
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The cost of living in Fort Worth, Texas is 1% less than the average cost of living in the United States. Cost of living is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.
View Cost of Living PageFort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According to a 2022 United States census estimate, Fort Worth's population was 956,709, the 5th-most populous in the state and the 13th-most populous in the United States. Fort Worth is the second-largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, which is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in...
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Job Description
Fabricates, assembles, reworks, and repairs plastic products, applying knowledge of working characteristics of plastics and bonding techniques, using precision instruments, handtools, power tools, machines, and equipment: reads and interprets blueprints, work orders, and related documentation to determine methods and sequence of operations and dimensional and finish specifications. Lays out cutting lines on plastic materials, such as sheet stock and fiberglass... or graphite cloth, following template pattern, blueprints, sketches, or sample part, using measuring and marking instruments. Cuts material to size, using shears, knives, cutters, scissors, router, or saw. Mixes ingredients, such as resins, catalysts, fillers, accelerators, and colors, according to formulas, manually or using mixer. Sets up and operates forming machines and presses, or laminates plastic cloth and resins or preimpregnated cloth onto layup mold or bonding fixture, to shape parts. Wraps bonding fixture or mold in vacuum bagging materials, attaches fittings to mold or fixture, such as vacuum connections, thermocouples, and probes, and exhausts air from vacuum bag to prepare lamination for curing or bonding. Operates oven to cure parts. Trims, drills, reams, countersinks, grinds, and finishes parts to specifications, using templates, handtools, and power tools. Verifies dimensions of parts, using precision instruments, such as dial indicators, micrometers, and calipers. Fits and assembles parts and attaches hardware and fittings, such as brackets and hinges, using clamps, jigs, fixtures, and power tools.
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