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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-4022 Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend forging machines to taper, shape, or form metal or plastic parts.


National estimates for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Industry profile for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Geographic profile for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

National estimates for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
10,650 4.0 % $ 22.57 $ 46,940 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.58 $ 18.19 $ 22.37 $ 26.41 $ 30.24
Annual Wage (2) $ 32,410 $ 37,830 $ 46,540 $ 54,940 $ 62,900


Industry profile for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 4,560 0.98 $ 22.33 $ 46,450
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 1,060 0.32 $ 24.28 $ 50,500
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 690 0.25 (8) (8)
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 560 0.08 $ 17.16 $ 35,690
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 500 0.09 $ 22.06 $ 45,880

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 4,560 0.98 $ 22.33 $ 46,450
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 1,060 0.32 $ 24.28 $ 50,500
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 230 0.28 $ 23.15 $ 48,150
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 690 0.25 (8) (8)
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing 80 0.13 $ 21.96 $ 45,670

Top paying industries for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 320 0.02 $ 29.01 $ 60,330
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 200 0.04 $ 26.82 $ 55,780
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing 30 0.06 $ 25.66 $ 53,360
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 110 0.01 $ 24.85 $ 51,680
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 1,060 0.32 $ 24.28 $ 50,500


Geographic profile for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Michigan 1,250 0.29 4.10 $ 23.32 $ 48,500
Ohio 1,160 0.22 2.99 $ 21.88 $ 45,510
Kentucky 1,000 0.53 7.31 $ 25.24 $ 52,490
Texas 770 0.06 0.82 $ 21.90 $ 45,560
California 750 0.04 0.59 $ 26.19 $ 54,480


Map of location quotient of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kentucky 1,000 0.53 7.31 $ 25.24 $ 52,490
Michigan 1,250 0.29 4.10 $ 23.32 $ 48,500
Kansas 330 0.24 3.28 $ 22.05 $ 45,860
Tennessee 730 0.23 3.25 $ 18.70 $ 38,900
Ohio 1,160 0.22 2.99 $ 21.88 $ 45,510


Map of annual mean wages of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 40 0.01 0.16 $ 28.15 $ 58,540
New York 230 0.03 0.35 $ 26.51 $ 55,150
California 750 0.04 0.59 $ 26.19 $ 54,480
North Carolina 60 0.01 0.19 $ 25.79 $ 53,650
Kentucky 1,000 0.53 7.31 $ 25.24 $ 52,490



Map of employment of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 900 0.48 6.67 $ 23.36 $ 48,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 510 0.08 1.17 $ 25.52 $ 53,070
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 270 0.06 0.86 $ 23.47 $ 48,820
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 270 0.09 1.23 $ 23.62 $ 49,130
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 240 0.24 3.34 $ 22.42 $ 46,630
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 240 0.22 3.09 $ 20.82 $ 43,310
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 210 0.38 5.31 $ 21.03 $ 43,730
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 200 0.13 1.78 $ 23.27 $ 48,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 190 0.02 0.29 $ 27.41 $ 57,020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 180 0.06 0.90 $ 27.56 $ 57,320


Map of location quotient of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbus, IN 70 1.50 20.82 $ 20.75 $ 43,150
Clarksville, TN-KY 50 0.59 8.17 $ 20.86 $ 43,380
Jackson, TN 40 0.57 7.98 (8) (8)
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 900 0.48 6.67 $ 23.36 $ 48,590
Wichita, KS 130 0.45 6.30 $ 22.38 $ 46,550
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 90 0.43 5.97 $ 24.78 $ 51,530
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 80 0.40 5.62 $ 24.52 $ 51,000
Canton-Massillon, OH 60 0.40 5.56 $ 20.94 $ 43,560
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 210 0.38 5.31 $ 21.03 $ 43,730
Erie, PA 40 0.38 5.28 $ 24.68 $ 51,320


Map of annual mean wages of forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 50 0.02 0.29 $ 30.74 $ 63,950
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 180 0.06 0.90 $ 27.56 $ 57,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 190 0.02 0.29 $ 27.41 $ 57,020
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 60 0.04 0.58 $ 27.30 $ 56,770
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 100 0.16 2.22 $ 26.37 $ 54,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 510 0.08 1.17 $ 25.52 $ 53,070
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 90 0.43 5.97 $ 24.78 $ 51,530
Erie, PA 40 0.38 5.28 $ 24.68 $ 51,320
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 80 0.40 5.62 $ 24.52 $ 51,000
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 270 0.09 1.23 $ 23.62 $ 49,130

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 140 0.80 11.13 $ 18.17 $ 37,790
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 130 0.51 7.15 $ 22.72 $ 47,250
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 80 0.51 7.11 $ 21.77 $ 45,270
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 80 0.65 8.99 $ 18.14 $ 37,730
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 70 0.57 7.92 $ 16.05 $ 33,380

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 140 0.80 11.13 $ 18.17 $ 37,790
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 80 0.65 8.99 $ 18.14 $ 37,730
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 70 0.57 7.92 $ 16.05 $ 33,380
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 130 0.51 7.15 $ 22.72 $ 47,250
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 80 0.51 7.11 $ 21.77 $ 45,270

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 70 0.34 4.70 $ 23.80 $ 49,500
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 130 0.51 7.15 $ 22.72 $ 47,250
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 70 0.26 3.55 $ 21.88 $ 45,510
Kansas nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 21.84 $ 45,430
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 80 0.51 7.11 $ 21.77 $ 45,270


About May 2022 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.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023