Cutters and Trimmers, hand

Definition

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.

2004 employment: 29,000
Projected 2004-14 employment change: More slowly than average
Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Short-term on-the-job training

Cutters and trimmers, hand

2004 employment: 29,000
2014 projected employment: 30,000
Change — numeric: 1,000; percent: 2.4%
2004 median annual earnings: $22,030; earnings group: low
2004 self-employed: 1.9%
2004 part-time employment: very low
2004 unemployment: very high
Typical education and training: Short-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 78.6%; some college: 20.2%; bachelor's degree: 1.1%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Cutters and trimmers, hand
— National
U.S.:	$24,070
— by State
AL:	$24,620
AZ:	$19,930
AR:	$22,630
CA:	$21,170
CO:	$22,830
CT:	$27,950
FL:	$25,440
GA:	$24,670
HI:	$20,990
ID:	$18,260
IL:	$25,510
IN:	$25,030
IA:	$26,220
KS:	$20,550
KY:	$22,530
LA:	$20,620
ME:	$23,750
MD:	$25,210
MA:	$23,410
MI:	$23,230
MN:	$29,860
MS:	$23,230
MO:	$24,540
MT:	$24,170
NE:	$25,230
NV:	$18,400
NH:	$23,080
NJ:	$23,640
NM:	$31,970
NY:	$29,490
NC:	$28,370
ND:	$20,190
OH:	$25,590
OK:	$22,240
OR:	$21,710
PA:	$22,040
RI:	$21,200
SC:	$25,120
SD:	$18,450
TN:	$23,270
TX:	$19,840
UT:	$18,560
VT:	$30,960
VA:	$23,360
WA:	$25,510
WV:	$20,800
WI:	$27,000
PR:	$13,920
— by NAICS Industry Sector
23	$25,240
31-33	$24,100
42	$23,170
44-45	$21,950
48-49	$22,150
54	$26,230
55	$21,920
56	$21,570
71	$22,860
81	$24,450
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for cutters and trimmers, hand.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Cutting workers

Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
Employment Median weekly earnings
$ W/M ratio
Women
(emp.) (earn.) 17,000 n.a. -
Men
(emp.) (earn.) 56,000 $563
All workers
(emp.) (earn.) 73,000 $519

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Cutting workers

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 66,390 average earnings: $27,000	$13,000	$18,000	$24,000	$33,000	$42,000
Men employment: 51,610 average earnings: $27,000	$14,000	$19,000	$26,000	$35,000	$45,000
Women employment: 14,770 average earnings: $22,000	$11,000	$14,000	$20,000	$26,000	$35,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

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