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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

51-4081 Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
133,840 1.8 % $18.03 $37,510 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.27 $13.56 $17.01 $21.54 $26.77
Annual Wage (2) $23,440 $28,210 $35,390 $44,800 $55,680


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 19,180 3.20 $18.03 $37,510
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 14,070 2.97 $17.28 $35,940
Employment Services 13,270 0.36 $14.99 $31,170
Plastics Product Manufacturing 13,210 2.25 $15.82 $32,910
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 9,620 1.32 $18.78 $39,060

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel 2,790 4.93 $17.59 $36,580
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing 2,070 3.43 $19.60 $40,780
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 19,180 3.20 $18.03 $37,510
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 14,070 2.97 $17.28 $35,940
Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing 3,840 2.71 $17.59 $36,590

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors 40 (7) $28.11 $58,460
Management of Companies and Enterprises 510 0.02 $25.85 $53,760
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills (8) (8) $24.58 $51,130
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 3,530 0.73 $23.07 $47,980
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services 220 0.02 $22.30 $46,380


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ohio 16,860 3.11 3.37 $18.32 $38,110
Illinois 13,910 2.32 2.51 $17.76 $36,940
Michigan 10,000 2.32 2.50 $19.26 $40,070
Texas 9,180 0.76 0.82 $16.21 $33,720
Pennsylvania 8,610 1.47 1.59 $18.37 $38,210




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ohio 16,860 3.11 3.37 $18.32 $38,110
Iowa 3,820 2.48 2.68 $17.85 $37,130
Michigan 10,000 2.32 2.50 $19.26 $40,070
Illinois 13,910 2.32 2.51 $17.76 $36,940
Tennessee 5,610 1.90 2.05 $15.67 $32,600




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas (8) (8) (8) $25.50 $53,050
South Carolina 1,900 0.92 0.99 $23.59 $49,070
Indiana 4,620 1.52 1.64 $21.88 $45,510
Rhode Island 470 0.98 1.06 $21.54 $44,800
Kentucky 2,200 1.16 1.26 $21.20 $44,090





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,390 2.02 2.19 $17.74 $36,890
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 4,960 2.51 2.72 $19.19 $39,920
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,150 1.06 1.14 $16.30 $33,900
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,880 0.81 0.87 $15.99 $33,260
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 2,840 2.74 2.96 $16.43 $34,170
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,530 0.41 0.45 $18.61 $38,710
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 2,380 2.22 2.40 $18.59 $38,660
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,950 1.00 1.08 $19.34 $40,240
Pittsburgh, PA 1,940 1.69 1.83 $18.56 $38,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,850 0.20 0.21 $16.74 $34,830




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lima, OH 820 16.18 17.50 $19.34 $40,230
Morristown, TN 670 15.15 16.38 $14.33 $29,800
Rockford, IL 1,670 11.25 12.16 $20.23 $42,080
Mansfield, OH 480 9.40 10.17 $12.96 $26,970
Reno, NV 1,550 6.66 7.21 $16.60 $34,530
Leominster-Gardner, MA 340 6.43 6.95 $15.53 $32,300
Waterbury, CT 410 6.07 6.56 $14.50 $30,150
Toledo, OH 1,420 4.79 5.18 $21.41 $44,530
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 1,040 4.08 4.41 $16.05 $33,390
Erie, PA 480 3.91 4.22 $16.10 $33,480




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC 730 1.77 1.91 $28.96 $60,240
Decatur, AL 60 1.22 1.32 $25.53 $53,100
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 160 0.12 0.13 $23.65 $49,190
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 410 0.28 0.30 $23.51 $48,900
Wichita, KS 90 0.32 0.35 $23.48 $48,840
Binghamton, NY 150 1.45 1.57 $23.11 $48,070
Decatur, IL 160 3.28 3.55 $22.79 $47,410
Kokomo, IN 70 1.70 1.84 $22.68 $47,180
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (8) (8) (8) $22.03 $45,830
Reading, PA 140 0.79 0.85 $21.98 $45,720

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 2,700 10.51 11.36 $16.20 $33,700
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 1,700 7.50 8.11 $17.41 $36,220
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 1,580 4.72 5.11 $16.05 $33,380
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 1,120 4.11 4.44 $17.31 $36,000
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 720 4.49 4.86 $16.34 $34,000

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 2,700 10.51 11.36 $16.20 $33,700
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 1,700 7.50 8.11 $17.41 $36,220
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 620 5.67 6.13 $18.77 $39,040
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 550 5.14 5.56 $17.29 $35,970
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 330 5.09 5.50 $18.85 $39,200

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area 40 0.48 0.52 $26.65 $55,430
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $22.97 $47,770
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 30 0.47 0.51 $22.82 $47,470
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $22.16 $46,090
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 70 0.57 0.61 $20.65 $42,950


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019