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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

51-4032 Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Set up, operate, or tend drilling machines to drill, bore, ream, mill, or countersink metal or plastic work pieces.


National estimates for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Industry profile for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Geographic profile for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

National estimates for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
5,740 6.1 % $ 22.83 $ 47,490 1.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 16.61 $ 18.67 $ 21.45 $ 25.68 $ 30.20
Annual Wage (2) $ 34,550 $ 38,840 $ 44,620 $ 53,410 $ 62,820


Industry profile for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

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

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 940 0.18 $ 23.99 $ 49,900
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 680 0.20 $ 24.02 $ 49,960
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 550 0.07 $ 24.19 $ 50,300
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 430 0.47 $ 25.79 $ 53,650
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 420 0.11 $ 20.77 $ 43,200

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 430 0.47 $ 25.79 $ 53,650
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 680 0.20 $ 24.02 $ 49,960
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 940 0.18 $ 23.99 $ 49,900
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 220 0.14 $ 23.98 $ 49,880
Foundries 140 0.13 $ 18.56 $ 38,610

Top paying industries for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Utility System Construction 270 0.05 $ 27.45 $ 57,090
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing 430 0.47 $ 25.79 $ 53,650
Support Activities for Mining 60 0.02 $ 24.52 $ 51,010
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 550 0.07 $ 24.19 $ 50,300
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 680 0.20 $ 24.02 $ 49,960


Geographic profile for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

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



Map of employment of drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by state, May 2023


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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 810 0.05 1.19 $ 24.89 $ 51,760
Tennessee 790 0.24 6.46 $ 20.52 $ 42,680
Illinois 490 0.08 2.17 $ 25.17 $ 52,360
Indiana 490 0.16 4.11 $ 24.28 $ 50,500
Ohio 460 0.08 2.22 $ 22.38 $ 46,550


Map of location quotient of drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by state, May 2023


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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tennessee 790 0.24 6.46 $ 20.52 $ 42,680
Indiana 490 0.16 4.11 $ 24.28 $ 50,500
Iowa 240 0.15 4.07 $ 19.64 $ 40,850
New Hampshire 70 0.11 2.92 $ 23.74 $ 49,380
Ohio 460 0.08 2.22 $ 22.38 $ 46,550


Map of annual mean wages of drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 40 0.01 0.32 $ 33.94 $ 70,590
Oregon 50 0.03 0.71 $ 27.43 $ 57,060
Connecticut 70 0.04 1.12 $ 27.27 $ 56,720
New York 30 0.00 0.09 $ 26.51 $ 55,130
Colorado 40 0.01 0.34 $ 26.42 $ 54,950



Map of employment of drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Drilling and Boring Machine Tool 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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 470 0.08 1.99 $ 25.77 $ 53,600
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 140 0.13 3.42 $ 22.74 $ 47,300
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 140 0.12 3.16 $ 23.32 $ 48,500
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 130 0.13 3.36 $ 22.68 $ 47,170
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 120 0.04 0.96 $ 23.24 $ 48,340
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 100 0.05 1.41 $ 24.15 $ 50,240
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 80 0.08 2.09 $ 22.13 $ 46,020
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 70 0.04 0.96 $ 20.05 $ 41,710
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 70 0.03 0.66 $ 30.42 $ 63,270
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 60 0.08 2.10 $ 18.33 $ 38,120


Map of location quotient of drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Drilling and Boring Machine Tool 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)
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 50 0.13 3.47 $ 18.88 $ 39,260
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 140 0.13 3.42 $ 22.74 $ 47,300
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 130 0.13 3.36 $ 22.68 $ 47,170
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 140 0.12 3.16 $ 23.32 $ 48,500
Tulsa, OK 50 0.11 2.98 $ 21.06 $ 43,810
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 60 0.09 2.42 $ 19.40 $ 40,340
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 60 0.08 2.10 $ 18.33 $ 38,120
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 80 0.08 2.09 $ 22.13 $ 46,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 470 0.08 1.99 $ 25.77 $ 53,600
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 40 0.07 1.77 $ 21.95 $ 45,660


Map of annual mean wages of drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool 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)
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 70 0.03 0.66 $ 30.42 $ 63,270
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 50 0.04 1.10 $ 27.93 $ 58,100
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 30 0.01 0.30 $ 26.95 $ 56,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 470 0.08 1.99 $ 25.77 $ 53,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 40 0.02 0.41 $ 24.99 $ 51,980
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 100 0.05 1.41 $ 24.15 $ 50,240
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 140 0.12 3.16 $ 23.32 $ 48,500
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (8) (8) (8) $ 23.31 $ 48,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 120 0.04 0.96 $ 23.24 $ 48,340
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 140 0.13 3.42 $ 22.74 $ 47,300

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Drilling and Boring Machine Tool 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)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 60 0.26 6.91 $ 22.76 $ 47,340
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 50 0.40 10.62 $ 19.89 $ 41,380
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 50 0.38 9.94 $ 15.94 $ 33,150
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 40 0.41 10.91 $ 19.03 $ 39,590
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 40 0.18 4.83 $ 19.16 $ 39,860

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Drilling and Boring Machine Tool 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)
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 40 0.41 10.91 $ 19.03 $ 39,590
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 50 0.40 10.62 $ 19.89 $ 41,380
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 50 0.38 9.94 $ 15.94 $ 33,150
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 60 0.26 6.91 $ 22.76 $ 47,340
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 40 0.18 4.83 $ 19.16 $ 39,860

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool 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)
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 60 0.26 6.91 $ 22.76 $ 47,340
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 50 0.40 10.62 $ 19.89 $ 41,380
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 40 0.18 4.83 $ 19.16 $ 39,860
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 40 0.41 10.91 $ 19.03 $ 39,590
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 50 0.38 9.94 $ 15.94 $ 33,150


About May 2023 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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024