Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
51-9194 Etchers and Engravers
Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers. Photoengravers are included in "Prepress Technicians and Workers" (51-5111).
National estimates for Etchers and Engravers
Industry profile for Etchers and Engravers
Geographic profile for Etchers and Engravers
National estimates for Etchers and Engravers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Etchers and Engravers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 9,490 |
7.4 % |
$ 16.94 |
$ 35,230 |
2.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Etchers and Engravers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 10.40 |
$ 12.32 |
$ 15.28 |
$ 20.23 |
$ 26.51 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 21,620 |
$ 25,630 |
$ 31,790 |
$ 42,090 |
$ 55,140 |
Industry profile for Etchers and Engravers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Etchers and Engravers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Etchers and Engravers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Etchers and Engravers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers |
2,110 |
0.63 |
$ 16.53 |
$ 34,380 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
1,160 |
0.30 |
$ 13.05 |
$ 27,140 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
1,140 |
0.43 |
$ 18.55 |
$ 38,590 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities |
960 |
0.73 |
$ 19.54 |
$ 40,640 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4532 and 4533 only) |
660 |
0.19 |
$ 14.54 |
$ 30,240 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Etchers and Engravers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities |
960 |
0.73 |
$ 19.54 |
$ 40,640 |
| Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers |
2,110 |
0.63 |
$ 16.53 |
$ 34,380 |
| Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
1,140 |
0.43 |
$ 18.55 |
$ 38,590 |
| Printing and Related Support Activities |
1,160 |
0.30 |
$ 13.05 |
$ 27,140 |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4532 and 4533 only) |
660 |
0.19 |
$ 14.54 |
$ 30,240 |
Top paying industries for Etchers and Engravers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
100 |
0.01 |
$ 25.63 |
$ 53,310 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) |
70 |
0.02 |
$ 21.91 |
$ 45,560 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
430 |
0.03 |
$ 19.99 |
$ 41,570 |
| Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities |
960 |
0.73 |
$ 19.54 |
$ 40,640 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
40 |
0.01 |
$ 18.83 |
$ 39,160 |
Geographic profile for Etchers and Engravers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Etchers and Engravers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Etchers and Engravers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Etchers and Engravers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
810 |
0.07 |
0.98 |
$ 16.01 |
$ 33,300 |
| California |
680 |
0.04 |
0.61 |
$ 16.50 |
$ 34,320 |
| Massachusetts |
630 |
0.19 |
2.75 |
$ 18.02 |
$ 37,490 |
| Utah |
600 |
0.40 |
5.93 |
$ 14.54 |
$ 30,240 |
| Missouri |
570 |
0.21 |
3.11 |
$ 16.60 |
$ 34,520 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Etchers and Engravers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Utah |
600 |
0.40 |
5.93 |
$ 14.54 |
$ 30,240 |
| Vermont |
100 |
0.37 |
5.35 |
$ 16.92 |
$ 35,200 |
| Missouri |
570 |
0.21 |
3.11 |
$ 16.60 |
$ 34,520 |
| Massachusetts |
630 |
0.19 |
2.75 |
$ 18.02 |
$ 37,490 |
| Kansas |
230 |
0.17 |
2.53 |
$ 13.37 |
$ 27,810 |
Top paying states for Etchers and Engravers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Etchers and Engravers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
500 |
0.19 |
2.80 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 37,380 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
490 |
0.38 |
5.54 |
$ 16.94 |
$ 35,240 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
430 |
0.05 |
0.72 |
$ 18.42 |
$ 38,300 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
240 |
0.13 |
1.93 |
$ 18.65 |
$ 38,780 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
240 |
0.06 |
0.81 |
$ 17.58 |
$ 36,570 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
160 |
0.31 |
4.49 |
$ 18.51 |
$ 38,490 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
160 |
0.12 |
1.77 |
$ 15.46 |
$ 32,150 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
80 |
0.07 |
1.08 |
$ 17.86 |
$ 37,140 |
| Wichita, KS |
80 |
0.29 |
4.25 |
$ 14.79 |
$ 30,760 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
80 |
0.08 |
1.18 |
$ 16.86 |
$ 35,080 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Etchers and Engravers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
490 |
0.38 |
5.54 |
$ 16.94 |
$ 35,240 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
160 |
0.31 |
4.49 |
$ 18.51 |
$ 38,490 |
| Wichita, KS |
80 |
0.29 |
4.25 |
$ 14.79 |
$ 30,760 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
500 |
0.19 |
2.80 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 37,380 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
240 |
0.13 |
1.93 |
$ 18.65 |
$ 38,780 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
160 |
0.12 |
1.77 |
$ 15.46 |
$ 32,150 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
50 |
0.08 |
1.24 |
$ 15.74 |
$ 32,740 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
80 |
0.08 |
1.18 |
$ 16.86 |
$ 35,080 |
| Richmond, VA |
50 |
0.08 |
1.10 |
$ 21.38 |
$ 44,470 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
80 |
0.07 |
1.08 |
$ 17.86 |
$ 37,140 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Etchers and Engravers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 24.75 |
$ 51,490 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 22.38 |
$ 46,550 |
| Richmond, VA |
50 |
0.08 |
1.10 |
$ 21.38 |
$ 44,470 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
80 |
0.07 |
1.03 |
$ 19.65 |
$ 40,870 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 19.37 |
$ 40,290 |
| Rochester, NY |
30 |
0.07 |
0.99 |
$ 19.30 |
$ 40,140 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 19.08 |
$ 39,680 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 18.85 |
$ 39,210 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
40 |
0.02 |
0.26 |
$ 18.68 |
$ 38,860 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
240 |
0.13 |
1.93 |
$ 18.65 |
$ 38,780 |
About May 2020 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 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
