Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
146,950	1.9 %	$18.47	$38,410	1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$11.79	$14.04	$17.47	$22.19	$27.44
Annual Wage (2)	$24,520	$29,200	$36,330	$46,150	$57,080

Industry profile for this occupation:

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	21,330	3.54	$18.56	$38,610
Employment Services	14,430	0.39	$15.37	$31,970
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only)	14,250	2.94	$17.53	$36,460
Plastics Product Manufacturing	13,750	2.31	$16.26	$33,810
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	10,120	1.34	$18.84	$39,190

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	3,470	5.99	$18.47	$38,410
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing	2,820	4.53	$19.90	$41,400
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	21,330	3.54	$18.56	$38,610
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing	750	3.22	$18.25	$37,970
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only)	14,250	2.94	$17.53	$36,460

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors	70	(7)	$25.02	$52,040
Management of Companies and Enterprises	820	0.03	$22.90	$47,620
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	3,740	0.72	$22.18	$46,140
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	290	0.02	$20.95	$43,570
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	50	0.01	$20.70	$43,050

Geographic profile for this occupation:

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	16,800	3.08	3.08	$18.65	$38,790
Illinois	13,740	2.28	2.28	$18.74	$38,980
Texas	12,000	0.97	0.96	$16.26	$33,830
Pennsylvania	9,750	1.65	1.65	$18.28	$38,030
Michigan	9,440	2.17	2.17	$19.69	$40,960

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	16,800	3.08	3.08	$18.65	$38,790
Tennessee	8,910	2.96	2.96	$19.12	$39,760
Illinois	13,740	2.28	2.28	$18.74	$38,980
Iowa	3,480	2.24	2.24	$18.53	$38,540
Michigan	9,440	2.17	2.17	$19.69	$40,960

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
West Virginia	830	1.18	1.18	$24.29	$50,510
South Carolina	4,290	2.03	2.03	$23.75	$49,400
Maryland	590	0.22	0.22	$23.09	$48,020
Rhode Island	390	0.81	0.81	$22.60	$47,000
Colorado	730	0.27	0.27	$20.78	$43,230

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	9,570	2.05	2.05	$18.52	$38,510
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	4,030	2.04	2.03	$19.59	$40,750
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,880	1.06	1.06	$16.07	$33,430
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	3,810	3.81	3.81	(8)	(8)
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,690	1.21	1.21	$16.59	$34,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,200	0.51	0.51	$18.51	$38,500
Cleveland-Elyria, OH	3,130	2.99	2.99	$16.92	$35,190
Reno, NV	2,660	10.95	10.95	$16.80	$34,950
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	2,620	2.41	2.41	$18.84	$39,190
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2,490	1.26	1.26	$20.07	$41,750

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	830	16.39	16.38	$19.80	$41,170
Morristown, TN	590	13.16	13.15	$14.72	$30,610
Rockford, IL	1,660	11.22	11.21	$20.58	$42,800
Reno, NV	2,660	10.95	10.95	$16.80	$34,950
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL	380	8.57	8.57	(8)	(8)
Sumter, SC	290	7.84	7.84	$22.24	$46,250
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	780	6.05	6.05	$24.52	$51,000
Toledo, OH	1,510	5.04	5.04	$22.44	$46,670
Erie, PA	620	5.03	5.03	$14.35	$29,840
Flint, MI	660	4.83	4.82	$31.18	$64,850