Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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) |
| 7,920 |
5.9 % |
$ 16.51 |
$ 34,330 |
1.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.17 |
$ 13.51 |
$ 14.54 |
$ 18.14 |
$ 22.92 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 23,240 |
$ 28,100 |
$ 30,230 |
$ 37,740 |
$ 47,680 |
Industry profile for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:
Top paying industries for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:
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.
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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 |
1,120 |
0.25 |
4.50 |
$ 19.76 |
$ 41,100 |
| California |
750 |
0.05 |
0.81 |
$ 16.84 |
$ 35,030 |
| New Jersey |
750 |
0.19 |
3.45 |
$ 13.71 |
$ 28,510 |
| Texas |
480 |
0.04 |
0.70 |
$ 11.84 |
$ 24,630 |
| Georgia |
430 |
0.10 |
1.73 |
$ 18.68 |
$ 38,850 |
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) |
| North Carolina |
1,120 |
0.25 |
4.50 |
$ 19.76 |
$ 41,100 |
| New Jersey |
750 |
0.19 |
3.45 |
$ 13.71 |
$ 28,510 |
| Alabama |
350 |
0.18 |
3.27 |
$ 13.83 |
$ 28,770 |
| Mississippi |
190 |
0.17 |
3.11 |
$ 16.56 |
$ 34,450 |
| Vermont |
50 |
0.16 |
2.83 |
$ 19.04 |
$ 39,610 |
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 |
310 |
0.04 |
0.64 |
$ 22.55 |
$ 46,900 |
| Idaho |
60 |
0.09 |
1.52 |
$ 20.12 |
$ 41,860 |
| North Carolina |
1,120 |
0.25 |
4.50 |
$ 19.76 |
$ 41,100 |
| Utah |
120 |
0.08 |
1.38 |
$ 19.48 |
$ 40,520 |
| Vermont |
50 |
0.16 |
2.83 |
$ 19.04 |
$ 39,610 |
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) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
860 |
0.10 |
1.76 |
$ 16.45 |
$ 34,220 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
630 |
4.29 |
76.38 |
$ 21.33 |
$ 44,360 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
490 |
0.09 |
1.52 |
$ 16.30 |
$ 33,910 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC |
200 |
0.58 |
10.25 |
$ 19.35 |
$ 40,240 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
170 |
0.07 |
1.20 |
$ 20.13 |
$ 41,880 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
140 |
0.03 |
0.61 |
$ 15.43 |
$ 32,090 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
120 |
0.07 |
1.23 |
$ 17.81 |
$ 37,040 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
120 |
0.03 |
0.61 |
$ 12.66 |
$ 26,340 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
120 |
0.10 |
1.71 |
$ 16.05 |
$ 33,390 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
110 |
0.04 |
0.77 |
$ 15.98 |
$ 33,240 |
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 |
630 |
4.29 |
76.38 |
$ 21.33 |
$ 44,360 |
| Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
40 |
0.71 |
12.55 |
$ 13.89 |
$ 28,880 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC |
200 |
0.58 |
10.25 |
$ 19.35 |
$ 40,240 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL |
30 |
0.18 |
3.20 |
$ 16.77 |
$ 34,890 |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
40 |
0.15 |
2.62 |
$ 18.62 |
$ 38,730 |
| Boise City, ID |
30 |
0.10 |
1.80 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
60 |
0.10 |
1.79 |
$ 13.83 |
$ 28,770 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
860 |
0.10 |
1.76 |
$ 16.45 |
$ 34,220 |
| Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA |
50 |
0.10 |
1.73 |
$ 16.91 |
$ 35,180 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC |
120 |
0.10 |
1.71 |
$ 16.05 |
$ 33,390 |
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) |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
630 |
4.29 |
76.38 |
$ 21.33 |
$ 44,360 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
70 |
0.10 |
1.69 |
$ 21.23 |
$ 44,160 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
170 |
0.07 |
1.20 |
$ 20.13 |
$ 41,880 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
70 |
0.03 |
0.57 |
$ 19.81 |
$ 41,200 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC |
200 |
0.58 |
10.25 |
$ 19.35 |
$ 40,240 |
| Columbus, OH |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 19.26 |
$ 40,070 |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
40 |
0.15 |
2.62 |
$ 18.62 |
$ 38,730 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
90 |
0.05 |
0.93 |
$ 18.56 |
$ 38,610 |
| Knoxville, TN |
30 |
0.08 |
1.46 |
$ 18.20 |
$ 37,860 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
40 |
0.04 |
0.72 |
$ 18.20 |
$ 37,850 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Cutters and Trimmers, Hand:
About May 2021 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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
