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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-9162 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Develop programs to control machining or processing of materials by automatic machine tools, equipment, or systems. May also set up, operate, or maintain equipment.


National estimates for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Industry profile for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
Geographic profile for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

National estimates for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
28,120 1.9 % $ 31.05 $ 64,580 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 20.67 $ 24.35 $ 29.23 $ 36.57 $ 43.31
Annual Wage (2) $ 42,990 $ 50,650 $ 60,800 $ 76,060 $ 90,090


Industry profile for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 5,720 1.71 $ 31.45 $ 65,420
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 2,670 0.57 $ 29.42 $ 61,190
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 2,670 0.36 $ 29.41 $ 61,170
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 2,420 1.50 $ 31.19 $ 64,870
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 1,880 0.39 $ 43.51 $ 90,500

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 5,720 1.71 $ 31.45 $ 65,420
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 2,420 1.50 $ 31.19 $ 64,870
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 2,670 0.57 $ 29.42 $ 61,190
Foundries 470 0.44 $ 27.41 $ 57,010
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 1,880 0.39 $ 43.51 $ 90,500

Top paying industries for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 1,880 0.39 $ 43.51 $ 90,500
Dairy Product Manufacturing 30 0.02 $ 40.97 $ 85,210
Building Equipment Contractors 70 (7) $ 38.27 $ 79,610
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 50 0.01 $ 37.43 $ 77,850
Management of Companies and Enterprises (8) (8) $ 35.74 $ 74,340


Geographic profile for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of computer numerically controlled tool programmers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,660 0.15 0.79 $ 36.74 $ 76,410
Michigan 2,310 0.54 2.86 $ 28.45 $ 59,170
Wisconsin 2,020 0.72 3.78 $ 28.89 $ 60,080
Ohio 1,930 0.36 1.88 $ 30.04 $ 62,470
Texas 1,810 0.14 0.73 $ 30.68 $ 63,820


Map of location quotient of computer numerically controlled tool programmers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin 2,020 0.72 3.78 $ 28.89 $ 60,080
Michigan 2,310 0.54 2.86 $ 28.45 $ 59,170
New Hampshire 350 0.54 2.83 $ 32.84 $ 68,310
Minnesota 1,440 0.51 2.68 $ 31.67 $ 65,870
Kansas 660 0.48 2.53 $ 34.96 $ 72,720


Map of annual mean wages of computer numerically controlled tool programmers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 770 0.23 1.19 $ 41.37 $ 86,050
Connecticut 520 0.32 1.67 $ 40.40 $ 84,030
California 2,660 0.15 0.79 $ 36.74 $ 76,410
Massachusetts 480 0.14 0.71 $ 35.49 $ 73,810
Kansas 660 0.48 2.53 $ 34.96 $ 72,720



Map of employment of computer numerically controlled tool programmers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 1,190 0.27 1.41 $ 30.72 $ 63,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,130 0.19 0.97 $ 36.23 $ 75,360
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,070 0.57 2.98 $ 32.60 $ 67,800
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 1,060 0.57 2.99 $ 29.22 $ 60,780
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 810 1.02 5.34 $ 29.72 $ 61,820
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 710 0.23 1.23 $ 32.27 $ 67,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 650 0.07 0.37 $ 31.69 $ 65,920
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 530 0.26 1.37 $ 45.30 $ 94,230
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 510 0.52 2.73 $ 30.34 $ 63,110
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 430 0.15 0.81 $ 29.97 $ 62,350


Map of location quotient of computer numerically controlled tool programmers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wichita, KS 350 1.20 6.30 $ 39.29 $ 81,730
Jackson, MI 60 1.10 5.77 $ 25.57 $ 53,190
Muskegon, MI 70 1.09 5.75 $ 26.77 $ 55,690
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 810 1.02 5.34 $ 29.72 $ 61,820
Mankato-North Mankato, MN 50 1.01 5.29 $ 31.10 $ 64,680
Dubuque, IA 50 0.95 4.98 $ 25.81 $ 53,680
Mansfield, OH 40 0.93 4.89 $ 25.90 $ 53,870
Rockford, IL 130 0.93 4.87 $ 29.88 $ 62,160
Racine, WI 70 0.92 4.81 $ 27.96 $ 58,150
Fond du Lac, WI 40 0.87 4.58 $ 29.91 $ 62,220


Map of annual mean wages of computer numerically controlled tool programmers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 530 0.26 1.37 $ 45.30 $ 94,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 300 0.13 0.66 $ 42.61 $ 88,640
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 50 0.14 0.72 $ 42.50 $ 88,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 260 0.23 1.23 $ 42.51 $ 88,410
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 350 0.63 3.33 $ 41.31 $ 85,920
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 50 0.13 0.69 $ 39.95 $ 83,100
Wichita, KS 350 1.20 6.30 $ 39.29 $ 81,730
New Haven, CT 50 0.18 0.94 $ 38.50 $ 80,090
Salt Lake City, UT 120 0.15 0.80 $ 37.52 $ 78,050
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 80 0.13 0.67 $ 37.18 $ 77,330

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 200 0.77 4.05 $ 26.99 $ 56,140
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 190 0.58 3.04 $ 26.28 $ 54,650
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 180 0.48 2.50 $ 28.48 $ 59,230
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 170 0.79 4.16 $ 26.07 $ 54,220
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 160 0.77 4.05 $ 28.23 $ 58,730

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 130 0.95 5.00 $ 25.89 $ 53,850
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 170 0.79 4.16 $ 26.07 $ 54,220
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 100 0.78 4.08 $ 25.90 $ 53,870
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 200 0.77 4.05 $ 26.99 $ 56,140
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 160 0.77 4.05 $ 28.23 $ 58,730

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.18 0.97 $ 36.47 $ 75,870
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 60 0.37 1.93 $ 36.18 $ 75,260
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 40 0.22 1.17 $ 32.30 $ 67,190
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 130 0.64 3.38 $ 31.46 $ 65,440
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.35 1.85 $ 30.94 $ 64,360


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.

(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 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