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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-9161 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

Operate computer-controlled tools, machines, or robots to machine or process parts, tools, or other work pieces made of metal, plastic, wood, stone, or other materials. May also set up and maintain equipment.


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

National estimates for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators:

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

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
179,360 1.6 % $ 23.05 $ 47,940 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 16.04 $ 18.25 $ 22.48 $ 26.94 $ 30.58
Annual Wage (2) $ 33,360 $ 37,960 $ 46,760 $ 56,030 $ 63,600


Industry profile for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators:

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

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 38,090 11.35 $ 22.70 $ 47,210
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 18,420 2.46 $ 23.89 $ 49,690
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 17,790 3.82 $ 22.94 $ 47,720
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 13,210 8.15 $ 24.05 $ 50,020
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 12,590 2.64 $ 27.99 $ 58,220

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 38,090 11.35 $ 22.70 $ 47,210
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 13,210 8.15 $ 24.05 $ 50,020
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 5,100 5.73 $ 24.43 $ 50,820
Foundries 4,030 3.83 $ 20.07 $ 41,740
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 17,790 3.82 $ 22.94 $ 47,720

Top paying industries for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills 130 0.15 $ 28.74 $ 59,790
Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance 70 0.06 $ 28.46 $ 59,190
Management of Companies and Enterprises 150 0.01 $ 28.35 $ 58,960
Building Equipment Contractors 50 (7) $ 28.07 $ 58,390
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 12,590 2.64 $ 27.99 $ 58,220


Geographic profile for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators:

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



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


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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin 16,090 5.71 4.71 $ 24.85 $ 51,680
California 15,420 0.87 0.72 $ 24.04 $ 50,010
Ohio 14,250 2.65 2.19 $ 21.94 $ 45,630
Texas 12,940 1.00 0.82 $ 22.45 $ 46,690
Pennsylvania 11,590 1.99 1.64 $ 23.28 $ 48,430


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


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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin 16,090 5.71 4.71 $ 24.85 $ 51,680
Vermont 1,310 4.46 3.68 (8) (8)
New Hampshire 2,790 4.23 3.49 $ 24.34 $ 50,620
Iowa 5,330 3.50 2.89 $ 22.21 $ 46,210
Ohio 14,250 2.65 2.19 $ 21.94 $ 45,630


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


Top paying states for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 1,470 0.43 0.36 $ 34.17 $ 71,070
Connecticut 3,970 2.44 2.01 $ 26.91 $ 55,970
Massachusetts 3,310 0.93 0.76 $ 26.56 $ 55,240
Rhode Island 440 0.91 0.75 $ 25.89 $ 53,850
New Jersey 1,800 0.44 0.36 $ 25.54 $ 53,120



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


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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 7,080 1.60 1.32 $ 22.64 $ 47,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 6,720 1.10 0.91 $ 23.36 $ 48,600
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 5,420 6.77 5.58 $ 25.52 $ 53,080
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 4,970 1.63 1.34 $ 23.33 $ 48,520
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 3,840 2.06 1.70 $ 22.89 $ 47,600
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,610 1.92 1.58 $ 25.53 $ 53,110
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,360 0.88 0.73 $ 21.74 $ 45,220
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,070 0.33 0.28 $ 25.31 $ 52,650
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,760 2.11 1.74 $ 22.50 $ 46,810
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 2,720 2.76 2.27 $ 22.79 $ 47,400


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


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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbus, IN 1,200 24.43 20.15 $ 26.16 $ 54,410
Muskegon, MI 1,210 19.81 16.34 $ 19.03 $ 39,590
Fond du Lac, WI 660 14.76 12.17 $ 24.51 $ 50,980
Racine, WI 800 10.86 8.95 $ 24.60 $ 51,170
Sheboygan, WI 580 9.93 8.19 $ 23.54 $ 48,960
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 400 7.86 6.48 $ 23.56 $ 49,000
Janesville-Beloit, WI 490 7.47 6.16 $ 23.02 $ 47,880
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 5,420 6.77 5.58 $ 25.52 $ 53,080
Appleton, WI 740 6.12 5.05 $ 26.01 $ 54,090
Wausau, WI 400 5.84 4.81 $ 23.90 $ 49,720


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


Top paying metropolitan areas for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 1,120 0.55 0.45 $ 37.58 $ 78,170
Manchester, NH 360 3.36 2.77 $ 29.63 $ 61,630
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 90 0.68 0.56 $ 28.56 $ 59,400
Savannah, GA 120 0.65 0.54 $ 27.98 $ 58,200
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 470 1.19 0.98 $ 27.58 $ 57,370
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 2,550 4.58 3.77 $ 27.33 $ 56,840
Springfield, MA-CT 870 2.72 2.25 $ 27.27 $ 56,720
Santa Rosa, CA 100 0.52 0.43 $ 27.02 $ 56,210
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 50 0.39 0.32 $ 26.76 $ 55,660
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 40 0.45 0.37 $ 26.73 $ 55,600

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 2,080 6.47 5.33 $ 21.03 $ 43,740
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,690 6.89 5.68 $ 22.21 $ 46,190
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,610 7.94 6.55 $ 24.01 $ 49,940
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,320 6.84 5.64 $ 23.81 $ 49,530
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 1,230 5.89 4.86 $ 21.60 $ 44,930

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 910 9.19 7.58 (8) (8)
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 790 8.09 6.67 $ 24.00 $ 49,910
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 1,610 7.94 6.55 $ 24.01 $ 49,940
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 730 7.38 6.08 $ 22.47 $ 46,750
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 920 6.92 5.71 $ 21.38 $ 44,460

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators:

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 190 0.97 0.80 $ 30.36 $ 63,140
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 50 1.25 1.03 $ 27.42 $ 57,040
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 90 0.65 0.53 $ 25.58 $ 53,200
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 270 2.11 1.74 $ 25.57 $ 53,190
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 680 3.61 2.98 $ 25.28 $ 52,590


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