Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-9031 Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

Use hand tools or hand-held power tools to cut and trim a variety of manufactured items, such as carpet, fabric, stone, glass, or rubber.

National estimates for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Industry profile for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand
Geographic profile for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

National estimates for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
8,250	3.3 %	$ 18.19	$ 37,830	1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 13.00	$ 14.65	$ 17.37	$ 20.17	$ 24.98
Annual Wage (2)	$ 27,040	$ 30,470	$ 36,130	$ 41,960	$ 51,970

Industry profile for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only)	1,600	0.47	$ 19.94	$ 41,480
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	960	1.32	$ 17.14	$ 35,650
Plastics Product Manufacturing	920	0.15	$ 16.52	$ 34,360
Rubber Product Manufacturing	370	0.28	$ 21.07	$ 43,830
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	290	0.07	$ 20.27	$ 42,160

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing	260	7.89	$ 16.30	$ 33,900
Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing	960	1.32	$ 17.14	$ 35,650
Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing	80	0.67	$ 19.19	$ 39,910
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing	70	0.62	$ 13.72	$ 28,550
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only)	1,600	0.47	$ 19.94	$ 41,480

Top paying industries for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Finishing Contractors	(8)	(8)	$ 24.17	$ 50,280
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	(8)	(8)	$ 24.13	$ 50,190
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	180	0.12	$ 22.41	$ 46,610
Specialized Design Services	(8)	(8)	$ 22.06	$ 45,880
Converted Paper Product Manufacturing	80	0.03	$ 21.16	$ 44,020

Geographic profile for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of cutters and trimmers, hand by state, May 2022

States with the highest employment level in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
North Carolina	1,270	0.27	4.89	$ 20.25	$ 42,120
California	640	0.04	0.65	$ 17.35	$ 36,080
New York	540	0.06	1.07	$ 22.22	$ 46,210
Indiana	530	0.17	3.07	$ 17.43	$ 36,250
Wisconsin	500	0.18	3.20	$ 18.72	$ 38,940

Map of location quotient of cutters and trimmers, hand by state, May 2022

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Mississippi	320	0.28	5.07	$ 17.86	$ 37,140
North Carolina	1,270	0.27	4.89	$ 20.25	$ 42,120
Vermont	70	0.24	4.31	$ 20.02	$ 41,630
Alabama	470	0.23	4.16	$ 18.79	$ 39,080
Wisconsin	500	0.18	3.20	$ 18.72	$ 38,940

Map of annual mean wages of cutters and trimmers, hand by state, May 2022

Top paying states for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	540	0.06	1.07	$ 22.22	$ 46,210
Georgia	280	0.06	1.10	$ 21.10	$ 43,890
Colorado	50	0.02	0.35	$ 21.10	$ 43,880
North Carolina	1,270	0.27	4.89	$ 20.25	$ 42,120
Vermont	70	0.24	4.31	$ 20.02	$ 41,630

Map of employment of cutters and trimmers, hand by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	710	4.62	82.91	$ 21.51	$ 44,740
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	660	0.07	1.28	$ 20.61	$ 42,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	290	0.05	0.84	$ 17.15	$ 35,660
Greensboro-High Point, NC	200	0.57	10.29	$ 19.50	$ 40,550
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	180	0.04	0.72	$ 18.18	$ 37,810
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	150	0.05	0.97	$ 24.63	$ 51,230
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	140	0.11	2.04	$ 18.38	$ 38,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	120	0.03	0.57	$ 13.96	$ 29,040
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	110	0.06	1.03	$ 18.75	$ 38,990
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	100	0.04	0.63	$ 16.21	$ 33,720

Map of location quotient of cutters and trimmers, hand by area, May 2022

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	710	4.62	82.91	$ 21.51	$ 44,740
Greensboro-High Point, NC	200	0.57	10.29	$ 19.50	$ 40,550
Winston-Salem, NC	40	0.16	2.82	$ 19.09	$ 39,720
Boise City, ID	50	0.14	2.48	$ 18.94	$ 39,380
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	140	0.11	2.04	$ 18.38	$ 38,230
Knoxville, TN	40	0.11	1.98	$ 18.38	$ 38,230
Oklahoma City, OK	60	0.09	1.66	$ 15.73	$ 32,720
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	90	0.09	1.58	$ 17.78	$ 36,970
Rochester, NY	40	0.09	1.54	$ 17.06	$ 35,490
Salt Lake City, UT	60	0.07	1.31	$ 14.99	$ 31,180

Map of annual mean wages of cutters and trimmers, hand by area, May 2022

Top paying metropolitan areas for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	150	0.05	0.97	$ 24.63	$ 51,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	50	0.02	0.36	$ 21.86	$ 45,470
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	40	0.03	0.50	$ 21.74	$ 45,230
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	710	4.62	82.91	$ 21.51	$ 44,740
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	660	0.07	1.28	$ 20.61	$ 42,870
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	30	0.03	0.52	$ 20.19	$ 41,980
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	50	0.01	0.27	$ 19.73	$ 41,040
Greensboro-High Point, NC	200	0.57	10.29	$ 19.50	$ 40,550
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	90	0.05	0.88	$ 19.16	$ 39,850
Winston-Salem, NC	40	0.16	2.82	$ 19.09	$ 39,720

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	310	1.38	24.67	$ 17.96	$ 37,360
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	70	0.32	5.75	$ 18.29	$ 38,030
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	50	0.20	3.53	$ 15.82	$ 32,910
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	50	0.45	8.11	$ 14.79	$ 30,770
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40	0.34	6.17	$ 13.34	$ 27,750

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	310	1.38	24.67	$ 17.96	$ 37,360
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	50	0.45	8.11	$ 14.79	$ 30,770
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	40	0.37	6.60	$ 15.55	$ 32,340
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	30	0.35	6.28	$ 18.63	$ 38,760
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	40	0.34	6.17	$ 13.34	$ 27,750

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	30	0.35	6.28	$ 18.63	$ 38,760
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	70	0.32	5.75	$ 18.29	$ 38,030
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	310	1.38	24.67	$ 17.96	$ 37,360
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	30	0.25	4.45	$ 17.69	$ 36,800
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	40	0.23	4.17	$ 16.60	$ 34,530

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.

(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