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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
6,470 4.1 % $ 21.81 $ 45,350 1.1 %

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 $ 14.77 $ 17.70 $ 20.41 $ 24.60 $ 30.00
Annual Wage (2) $ 30,720 $ 36,820 $ 42,450 $ 51,170 $ 62,400


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 980 0.20 $ 24.37 $ 50,690
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 740 0.22 $ 21.55 $ 44,820
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 660 0.09 $ 24.80 $ 51,590
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 650 0.17 $ 19.71 $ 41,000
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) 350 0.08 $ 20.00 $ 41,600

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)
Foundries 250 0.24 $ 17.09 $ 35,550
Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing 740 0.22 $ 21.55 $ 44,820
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 980 0.20 $ 24.37 $ 50,690
Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 650 0.17 $ 19.71 $ 41,000
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 200 0.12 $ 23.76 $ 49,420

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)
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (8) (8) $ 29.16 $ 60,640
Utility System Construction 320 0.06 $ 26.96 $ 56,080
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 660 0.09 $ 24.80 $ 51,590
Other Specialty Trade Contractors (8) (8) $ 24.57 $ 51,110
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (8) (8) $ 24.55 $ 51,060


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 2022


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 1,060 0.06 1.37 $ 23.55 $ 48,980
Tennessee 930 0.30 6.80 $ 19.76 $ 41,100
Illinois 520 0.09 2.00 $ 23.51 $ 48,900
Texas 470 0.04 0.83 $ 20.52 $ 42,680
Michigan 430 0.10 2.29 $ 23.54 $ 48,960


Map of location quotient of drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by state, May 2022


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 930 0.30 6.80 $ 19.76 $ 41,100
Iowa 210 0.14 3.15 $ 19.13 $ 39,800
Indiana 360 0.12 2.68 $ 23.46 $ 48,800
Michigan 430 0.10 2.29 $ 23.54 $ 48,960
Connecticut 140 0.09 2.01 $ 26.51 $ 55,140


Map of annual mean wages of drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by state, May 2022


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)
Oregon 80 0.04 0.94 $ 32.65 $ 67,900
Massachusetts 50 0.02 0.35 $ 27.81 $ 57,840
Florida 40 0.00 0.09 $ 27.06 $ 56,280
Connecticut 140 0.09 2.01 $ 26.51 $ 55,140
Arizona 90 0.03 0.69 $ 24.89 $ 51,780



Map of employment of drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by area, May 2022


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 560 0.09 2.11 $ 23.53 $ 48,940
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 220 0.07 1.64 $ 22.80 $ 47,430
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 220 0.19 4.39 $ 23.67 $ 49,230
Knoxville, TN 200 0.49 11.31 $ 19.82 $ 41,220
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 170 0.09 2.14 $ 25.48 $ 52,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 110 0.03 0.67 $ 18.47 $ 38,420
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 110 0.20 4.53 $ 25.42 $ 52,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 90 0.02 0.47 $ 18.70 $ 38,890
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 90 0.09 2.02 $ 21.44 $ 44,600
Baton Rouge, LA 80 0.22 4.96 $ 19.18 $ 39,880


Map of location quotient of drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by area, May 2022


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)
Knoxville, TN 200 0.49 11.31 $ 19.82 $ 41,220
Baton Rouge, LA 80 0.22 4.96 $ 19.18 $ 39,880
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 110 0.20 4.53 $ 25.42 $ 52,870
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 220 0.19 4.39 $ 23.67 $ 49,230
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 70 0.19 4.34 $ 17.94 $ 37,300
Tulsa, OK 60 0.14 3.18 $ 21.19 $ 44,080
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 70 0.13 2.92 $ 21.90 $ 45,550
Chattanooga, TN-GA 30 0.13 2.86 $ 20.96 $ 43,600
Greensboro-High Point, NC 40 0.12 2.74 $ 15.53 $ 32,300
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 60 0.10 2.33 $ 18.99 $ 39,490


Map of annual mean wages of drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic by area, May 2022


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)
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 70 0.06 1.28 $ 34.10 $ 70,930
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 70 0.02 0.55 $ 27.04 $ 56,240
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 170 0.09 2.14 $ 25.48 $ 52,990
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 110 0.20 4.53 $ 25.42 $ 52,870
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 80 0.03 0.79 $ 25.19 $ 52,390
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 30 0.02 0.51 $ 24.83 $ 51,650
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 70 0.03 0.66 $ 24.37 $ 50,680
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 50 0.04 0.87 $ 24.11 $ 50,150
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 220 0.19 4.39 $ 23.67 $ 49,230
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 560 0.09 2.11 $ 23.53 $ 48,940

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 40 0.20 4.58 $ 20.53 $ 42,700
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 30 0.23 5.35 $ 15.31 $ 31,840

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)
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 30 0.23 5.35 $ 15.31 $ 31,840
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 40 0.20 4.58 $ 20.53 $ 42,700

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 40 0.20 4.58 $ 20.53 $ 42,700
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 30 0.23 5.35 $ 15.31 $ 31,840


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