Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
51-4111 Tool and Die Makers
Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists’ hand tools.
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) |
| 70,770 |
2.0 % |
$26.43 |
$54,980 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$16.26 |
$20.41 |
$25.92 |
$31.30 |
$37.47 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$33,820 |
$42,460 |
$53,920 |
$65,110 |
$77,940 |
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) |
| Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing |
14,820 |
8.24 |
$24.49 |
$50,940 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
11,490 |
1.91 |
$27.17 |
$56,500 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) |
9,960 |
2.05 |
$25.61 |
$53,270 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
4,030 |
0.77 |
$38.71 |
$80,520 |
| Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing |
3,480 |
0.95 |
$26.59 |
$55,300 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing |
14,820 |
8.24 |
$24.49 |
$50,940 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) |
9,960 |
2.05 |
$25.61 |
$53,270 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
11,490 |
1.91 |
$27.17 |
$56,500 |
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing |
1,040 |
1.72 |
$21.61 |
$44,950 |
| Foundries |
1,800 |
1.50 |
$23.59 |
$49,060 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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) |
| Michigan |
13,310 |
3.06 |
6.36 |
$26.45 |
$55,020 |
| Ohio |
6,670 |
1.22 |
2.54 |
$24.94 |
$51,880 |
| Illinois |
5,120 |
0.85 |
1.76 |
$25.92 |
$53,920 |
| Indiana |
4,170 |
1.36 |
2.81 |
$25.93 |
$53,940 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,960 |
0.67 |
1.39 |
$24.60 |
$51,170 |
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) |
| Michigan |
13,310 |
3.06 |
6.36 |
$26.45 |
$55,020 |
| Indiana |
4,170 |
1.36 |
2.81 |
$25.93 |
$53,940 |
| Wisconsin |
3,740 |
1.30 |
2.71 |
$25.16 |
$52,330 |
| Ohio |
6,670 |
1.22 |
2.54 |
$24.94 |
$51,880 |
| Connecticut |
1,760 |
1.06 |
2.19 |
$32.03 |
$66,620 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
2,270 |
0.68 |
1.42 |
$40.31 |
$83,850 |
| Connecticut |
1,760 |
1.06 |
2.19 |
$32.03 |
$66,620 |
| Oregon |
450 |
0.23 |
0.48 |
$31.78 |
$66,110 |
| Kansas |
920 |
0.66 |
1.38 |
$30.86 |
$64,180 |
| California |
2,700 |
0.16 |
0.32 |
$29.29 |
$60,930 |
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) |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
5,980 |
3.02 |
6.26 |
$27.32 |
$56,820 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,210 |
0.69 |
1.43 |
$26.61 |
$55,350 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
2,650 |
4.66 |
9.67 |
$25.38 |
$52,790 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,000 |
0.99 |
2.05 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
1,550 |
1.80 |
3.75 |
$24.84 |
$51,680 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
1,390 |
1.32 |
2.75 |
$26.74 |
$55,610 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,380 |
0.70 |
1.45 |
$27.74 |
$57,690 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,370 |
0.22 |
0.46 |
$29.82 |
$62,020 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
960 |
0.10 |
0.21 |
$28.03 |
$58,310 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
940 |
0.86 |
1.79 |
$27.15 |
$56,460 |
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) |
| Waterbury, CT |
590 |
8.76 |
18.19 |
$34.09 |
$70,900 |
| Jackson, MI |
410 |
7.34 |
15.24 |
$24.58 |
$51,120 |
| Rockford, IL |
780 |
5.24 |
10.87 |
$23.77 |
$49,450 |
| Sheboygan, WI |
310 |
5.23 |
10.85 |
$26.93 |
$56,010 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
2,650 |
4.66 |
9.67 |
$25.38 |
$52,790 |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
270 |
4.42 |
9.18 |
$25.48 |
$52,990 |
| Muncie, IN |
190 |
4.30 |
8.92 |
$22.29 |
$46,370 |
| Muskegon, MI |
230 |
3.72 |
7.72 |
$24.68 |
$51,340 |
| Grand Island, NE |
130 |
3.11 |
6.44 |
$23.65 |
$49,190 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
5,980 |
3.02 |
6.26 |
$27.32 |
$56,820 |
United States Department of Labor
