Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

November 2004 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal an: Set up, operate, or tend lathe and turning machines to turn, bore, thread, form, or face metal or plastic materials, such as wire, rod, or bar stock.

Earnings for machine operators can vary by size of the company, union or nonunion status, industry, and skill level and experience of the operator. Also, temporary employees, who are being hired in greater numbers, usually get paid less than company-employed workers. The median hourly earnings in 2002 for a variety of machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic were as follows:

Model makers, metal and plastic	$18.27
Patternmakers, metal and plastic	16.09
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	14.79
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic	14.79
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	14.55
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	14.14
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	14.04
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	13.79
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	13.62
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	13.56
Pourers and casters, metal	13.40
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	13.23
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	12.64
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	12.56
Foundry mold and coremakers	12.55
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	12.44
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	12.22
Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	11.81
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	11.17
All other metal workers and plastic workers	13.65

Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic held about 1.3 million jobs in 2002. Approximately 9 of 10 jobs were found in manufacturing. About 38 percent of all employment was in these manufacturing industries: transportation equipment manufacturing, plastics and rubber products manufacturing, and machinery manufacturing. The following tabulation shows the distribution of employment of machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic by detailed occupation.

Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	283,000
Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	151,000
Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	104,000
Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	99,000
Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	98,000
Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	75,000
Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	53,000
Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	45,000
Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	44,000
Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	44,000
Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	31,000
Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	29,000
Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners	26,000
Foundry mold and coremakers	23,000
Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders	18,000
Pourers and casters, metal	13,000
Lay-out workers, metal and plastic	13,000
Model makers, metal and plastic	8,500
Patternmakers, metal and plastic	6,500
All other metal workers and plastic workers	104,000

(from the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Machine setters, operators, and tenders—metal and plastic)

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November 2004 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings

Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
	Percentile annual earnings, $
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
National
U.S. employment: 71,480 mean earnings: $32,910	20,200	25,100	31,790	39,830	48,670
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,260 mean earnings: $32,790	22,270	26,750	31,820	36,120	49,420
Birmingham, AL Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 220 mean earnings: $33,610	24,690	27,030	32,360	40,120	44,470
Decatur, AL employment: 90 mean earnings: $29,160	16,580	21,130	30,890	35,500	41,130
Florence, AL employment: 70 mean earnings: $27,080	17,940	22,190	27,130	32,620	35,770
Huntsville, AL employment: 300 mean earnings: $39,800	24,680	29,890	35,510	52,620	56,920
Arizona (ACS) (EAG) employment: 700 mean earnings: $36,370	24,600	29,440	38,490	43,080	45,960
Phoenix - Mesa, AZ employment: 560 mean earnings: $37,100	25,500	31,300	39,270	43,330	45,870
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 910 mean earnings: $25,420	17,270	21,540	25,880	30,140	34,070
Fort Smith, AR - OK employment: n.a. mean earnings: $27,190	14,220	21,500	29,790	34,010	36,320
Little Rock - North Little Rock, AR employment: 50 mean earnings: $27,330	21,030	23,890	26,590	29,380	35,280
California (ACS) (EAG) employment: 6,250 mean earnings: $30,550	18,510	21,570	28,140	38,170	46,950
Fresno, CA employment: 60 mean earnings: $30,890	17,880	23,560	30,770	36,600	45,170
Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA employment: 2,290 mean earnings: $27,920	18,930	20,910	25,140	32,890	43,210
Oakland, CA employment: 120 mean earnings: $39,120	21,710	30,480	37,300	47,300	54,910
Orange County, CA employment: 1,390 mean earnings: $33,000	17,560	23,860	32,820	41,740	49,390
Riverside - San Bernardino, CA employment: 830 mean earnings: $28,960	17,940	20,560	27,040	36,960	43,440
Sacramento, CA employment: 40 mean earnings: $42,430	29,570	38,720	42,810	47,500	55,320
San Diego, CA employment: 400 mean earnings: $28,520	16,120	19,750	27,370	36,280	43,440
San Francisco, CA employment: 130 mean earnings: $27,610	16,710	21,870	25,190	28,650	45,650
San Jose, CA employment: 340 mean earnings: $42,960	30,830	36,830	42,290	50,180	56,560
San Luis Obispo - Atascadero - Paso Robles, CA employment: 30 mean earnings: $28,530	18,870	20,780	25,310	35,330	43,280
Santa Rosa, CA employment: 100 mean earnings: $27,420	16,440	19,610	23,550	34,780	40,100
Stockton - Lodi, CA employment: 30 mean earnings: $32,850	28,890	30,470	32,960	35,440	40,260
Ventura, CA employment: 300 mean earnings: $27,900	18,280	20,950	24,790	30,340	44,290
Colorado (ACS) (EAG) employment: 270 mean earnings: $33,080	22,800	26,530	32,760	39,610	45,120
Denver, CO employment: n.a. mean earnings: $35,420	24,910	27,720	35,890	41,990	47,350
Fort Collins - Loveland, CO employment: n.a. mean earnings: $32,810	24,690	28,250	33,200	37,180	42,310
Greeley, CO employment: 30 mean earnings: $34,440	24,010	28,580	32,560	39,360	51,020
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,020 mean earnings: $36,880	24,360	29,710	35,950	43,290	52,440
Bridgeport, CT employment: 340 mean earnings: $40,050	26,500	30,810	39,630	47,260	55,540
Danbury, CT employment: 50 mean earnings: $38,050	24,410	30,890	37,550	44,020	53,930
Hartford, CT employment: 1,230 mean earnings: $36,320	24,860	30,000	35,260	42,200	49,800
New Haven - Meriden, CT employment: 100 mean earnings: $34,000	20,690	24,940	31,760	41,620	54,340
New London - Norwich, CT - RI employment: 70 mean earnings: $36,910	28,020	32,330	37,750	42,260	45,290
Waterbury, CT employment: 190 mean earnings: $36,540	20,610	26,780	37,150	44,940	54,190
Florida (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,050 mean earnings: $29,740	19,950	23,920	28,960	34,840	41,420
Fort Lauderdale, FL employment: 110 mean earnings: $31,600	20,220	24,420	30,290	37,630	43,720
Gainesville, FL employment: 40 mean earnings: $30,770	17,380	25,040	31,450	36,540	43,830
Jacksonville, FL employment: 30 mean earnings: $27,480	19,010	20,650	25,890	34,110	39,090
Miami, FL employment: 70 mean earnings: $25,490	16,300	19,430	23,020	30,050	37,540
Orlando, FL employment: 50 mean earnings: $29,240	23,180	25,430	28,850	33,550	36,640
Sarasota - Bradenton, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,500	19,700	22,830	28,390	34,730	41,200
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL employment: 390 mean earnings: $29,260	22,390	24,450	27,980	33,680	39,140
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton, FL employment: 50 mean earnings: $31,740	19,710	22,980	32,360	39,500	44,230
Georgia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 820 mean earnings: $31,170	19,250	24,210	30,250	36,250	44,860
Atlanta, GA employment: 340 mean earnings: $31,530	17,070	21,410	28,430	37,860	53,460
Idaho (ACS) (EAG) employment: 100 mean earnings: $24,800	18,170	20,300	23,950	27,590	34,240
Illinois (ACS) (EAG) employment: 6,080 mean earnings: $33,700	19,120	24,380	32,950	42,670	51,020
Chicago, IL employment: 4,230 mean earnings: $33,750	18,510	23,720	32,690	43,680	51,960
Peoria - Pekin, IL employment: 440 mean earnings: $41,730	28,640	36,890	41,730	48,490	55,310
Rockford, IL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $28,520	19,630	22,620	27,970	34,170	38,550
Indiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,270 mean earnings: $36,110	23,730	27,150	33,500	46,690	54,020
Evansville - Henderson, IN - KY employment: 80 mean earnings: $35,670	23,280	27,100	34,960	42,650	48,950
Fort Wayne, IN employment: 1,300 mean earnings: $38,760	26,280	31,190	36,310	48,510	54,320
Gary, IN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $32,530	24,410	25,820	28,160	35,460	52,230
Indianapolis, IN employment: 610 mean earnings: $41,180	26,020	31,040	37,790	52,430	57,260
Lafayette, IN employment: 40 mean earnings: $32,440	20,350	24,220	35,000	40,330	43,530
South Bend, IN employment: 210 mean earnings: $35,440	23,970	26,270	32,930	45,480	52,000
Terre Haute, IN employment: 40 mean earnings: $34,570	24,810	28,110	35,820	40,820	43,820
Iowa (ACS) (EAG) employment: 590 mean earnings: $27,770	20,300	23,720	27,510	32,210	35,630
Davenport - Moline - Rock Island, IA - IL employment: 60 mean earnings: $29,970	19,350	22,360	27,140	37,910	44,560
Waterloo - Cedar Falls, IA employment: 40 mean earnings: $35,850	28,730	31,380	35,700	41,450	44,430
Kansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 760 mean earnings: $29,750	18,340	22,530	29,080	35,510	43,800
Wichita, KS employment: 240 mean earnings: $31,480	19,730	24,570	30,360	37,120	46,480
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,280 mean earnings: $27,760	19,830	23,160	27,240	32,180	35,670
Lexington, KY employment: 280 mean earnings: $27,680	20,090	22,720	26,330	30,550	40,110
Louisville, KY - IN employment: 210 mean earnings: $30,410	19,750	22,690	30,510	35,260	43,250
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 830 mean earnings: $29,930	18,980	23,500	28,670	36,250	43,490
Baton Rouge, LA employment: 100 mean earnings: $32,090	17,980	23,340	30,210	41,030	50,100
Houma, LA employment: 200 mean earnings: $27,260	19,210	21,790	26,290	32,450	37,870
Lafayette, LA employment: 120 mean earnings: $31,080	23,460	25,700	29,830	36,380	42,000
New Orleans, LA employment: 210 mean earnings: $30,220	18,770	24,100	28,560	36,030	43,730
Shreveport - Bossier City, LA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,450	19,200	21,980	28,670	36,410	42,390
Maine (ACS) (EAG) employment: 80 mean earnings: $29,400	17,520	23,260	30,590	35,050	40,790
Maryland (ACS) (EAG) employment: 420 mean earnings: $41,870	26,750	34,080	41,240	52,710	57,990
Baltimore, MD employment: 220 mean earnings: $36,310	24,000	32,290	37,470	41,890	44,800
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,340 mean earnings: $37,450	23,630	29,660	37,330	44,480	52,630
Boston, MA - NH employment: 520 mean earnings: $42,710	29,210	34,770	42,580	49,950	57,130
Brockton, MA employment: 70 mean earnings: $40,290	32,350	38,940	41,850	44,770	46,980
Fitchburg - Leominster, MA employment: 30 mean earnings: $28,230	17,700	21,220	28,250	33,010	35,730
Lawrence, MA - NH employment: 40 mean earnings: $33,770	20,380	23,160	31,550	43,850	50,600
Lowell, MA - NH employment: 80 mean earnings: $37,030	26,320	30,260	35,140	42,550	52,560
Springfield, MA employment: 310 mean earnings: $35,160	23,870	29,600	35,350	41,340	45,200
Worcester, MA - CT employment: 130 mean earnings: $34,400	18,890	29,370	37,280	41,600	44,260
Michigan (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,960 mean earnings: $39,860	24,540	30,950	39,610	50,080	55,570
Ann Arbor, MI employment: 380 mean earnings: $44,000	32,460	38,640	44,720	51,020	55,600
Benton Harbor, MI employment: 140 mean earnings: $36,320	29,730	31,860	35,420	41,210	46,050
Detroit, MI employment: 2,840 mean earnings: $42,230	25,580	32,570	44,120	52,340	56,780
Flint, MI employment: 110 mean earnings: $39,520	22,170	28,800	40,080	51,720	55,720
Grand Rapids - Muskegon - Holland, MI employment: 700 mean earnings: $41,260	23,300	33,140	44,430	51,150	55,360
Jackson, MI employment: 280 mean earnings: $37,090	20,690	28,130	37,220	47,800	53,510
Kalamazoo - Battle Creek, MI employment: 170 mean earnings: $37,700	24,180	30,380	35,960	47,100	53,640
Lansing - East Lansing, MI employment: 240 mean earnings: $36,620	26,560	30,780	34,640	42,960	52,210
Saginaw - Bay City - Midland, MI employment: 120 mean earnings: $44,090	31,950	37,550	45,420	51,990	56,100
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,120 mean earnings: $34,550	25,750	29,900	33,880	39,560	44,630
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN - WI employment: 710 mean earnings: $36,700	28,220	31,560	36,190	41,990	46,430
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG) employment: 740 mean earnings: $29,470	20,070	24,220	28,450	34,630	42,020
Biloxi - Gulfport - Pascagoula, MS employment: 30 mean earnings: $28,150	19,460	22,560	27,730	33,360	38,650
Jackson, MS employment: 80 mean earnings: $29,100	23,270	25,530	29,280	33,280	35,590
Missouri (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,580 mean earnings: $31,820	23,630	27,620	31,870	35,730	41,810
Joplin, MO employment: 60 mean earnings: $28,010	23,120	24,780	27,170	31,130	34,910
Kansas City, MO - KS employment: 220 mean earnings: $33,890	23,880	29,090	33,550	38,990	44,770
St. Joseph, MO employment: 30 mean earnings: $29,660	17,700	21,550	27,420	39,510	42,850
St. Louis, MO - IL Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 640 mean earnings: $34,260	24,040	28,300	34,160	40,780	45,540
Springfield, MO employment: 160 mean earnings: $28,160	21,560	24,860	27,820	31,870	35,390
Montana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 40 mean earnings: $38,170	20,470	32,250	39,020	46,730	53,260
Nevada (ACS) (EAG) employment: 130 mean earnings: $32,510	21,130	24,780	29,420	41,190	47,210
Reno, NV employment: 70 mean earnings: $34,840	23,970	26,760	32,050	44,120	49,500
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG) employment: 470 mean earnings: n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG) employment: 590 mean earnings: $31,470	19,190	23,240	29,720	39,590	45,910
Bergen - Passaic, NJ employment: 140 mean earnings: $35,560	23,610	27,730	36,460	43,160	48,190
Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon, NJ employment: 50 mean earnings: $30,470	18,070	22,780	26,610	40,070	48,190
Newark, NJ employment: 250 mean earnings: $29,770	18,110	20,740	26,990	37,870	47,000
Vineland - Millville - Bridgeton, NJ Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,560	19,770	22,510	30,780	38,120	42,570
New Mexico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 30 mean earnings: $23,910	17,340	20,190	23,490	27,740	31,380
New York (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,750 mean earnings: $35,390	20,340	25,500	33,200	44,730	54,560
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY employment: 100 mean earnings: $24,980	18,100	19,850	22,520	28,370	35,580
Binghamton, NY employment: 90 mean earnings: $28,840	21,410	25,480	29,380	33,320	35,890
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY employment: 510 mean earnings: $33,630	23,820	29,050	32,750	37,400	47,140
Elmira, NY employment: 40 mean earnings: $34,180	28,870	30,690	33,600	38,600	44,300
Jamestown, NY employment: 60 mean earnings: $32,950	24,140	27,710	32,980	39,260	43,490
Nassau - Suffolk, NY employment: 390 mean earnings: $36,440	17,430	26,220	35,230	47,170	54,470
New York, NY employment: 390 mean earnings: $36,350	18,040	22,210	32,460	47,430	66,100
Rochester, NY employment: 440 mean earnings: $29,770	19,750	23,650	27,700	34,300	46,050
Utica - Rome, NY Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 110 mean earnings: $25,480	18,900	20,390	22,870	29,010	36,560
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,890 mean earnings: $31,550	22,080	26,340	31,480	36,050	42,540
Asheville, NC Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 170 mean earnings: $31,080	25,130	29,530	32,010	34,480	36,010
Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill, NC - SC employment: 350 mean earnings: $35,250	24,680	28,870	34,280	41,470	49,050
Greensboro - - Winston - Salem - - High Point, NC employment: 220 mean earnings: $35,380	26,150	30,700	36,070	41,010	44,120
Hickory - Morganton - Lenoir, NC employment: 320 mean earnings: $27,830	21,640	24,160	26,590	29,150	38,310
Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill, NC employment: 70 mean earnings: $27,750	19,490	21,940	28,790	32,730	35,080
Ohio (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,080 mean earnings: $33,050	21,060	26,110	32,350	39,440	46,770
Akron, OH employment: 310 mean earnings: $32,410	22,680	26,400	31,750	36,750	43,790
Canton - Massillon, OH employment: 230 mean earnings: $24,900	16,030	18,360	23,000	31,650	36,020
Cincinnati, OH - KY - IN employment: 540 mean earnings: $31,170	21,540	27,270	31,710	35,210	40,490
Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria, OH Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,200 mean earnings: $32,290	22,450	26,740	32,280	37,620	43,730
Columbus, OH Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 150 mean earnings: $34,920	22,960	26,770	33,660	43,090	49,010
Dayton - Springfield, OH employment: 670 mean earnings: $35,600	21,680	26,510	32,950	46,110	55,330
Hamilton - Middletown, OH employment: 100 mean earnings: $29,610	24,520	27,010	29,860	32,940	34,870
Mansfield, OH Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 170 mean earnings: $39,410	24,400	30,770	39,100	45,630	61,570
Toledo, OH employment: 170 mean earnings: $30,420	17,170	22,120	28,760	36,500	49,750
Youngstown - Warren, OH employment: 120 mean earnings: $30,210	20,910	27,260	31,090	34,060	36,170
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG) employment: 670 mean earnings: $28,060	19,390	22,630	28,350	33,560	36,900
Oklahoma City, OK employment: 120 mean earnings: $29,040	18,890	23,320	29,000	34,870	40,890
Tulsa, OK employment: 190 mean earnings: $29,750	19,420	23,310	31,290	35,020	38,300
Oregon (ACS) (EAG) employment: 280 mean earnings: $39,740	24,820	31,080	38,520	44,970	62,950
Portland - Vancouver, OR - WA employment: 230 mean earnings: $40,190	24,270	30,440	38,100	46,090	65,320
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,380 mean earnings: $33,610	22,710	28,800	33,530	39,610	44,830
Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton, PA employment: 140 mean earnings: $33,610	26,770	30,550	33,690	37,370	42,670
Altoona, PA employment: 50 mean earnings: $34,030	29,350	30,980	33,600	37,010	42,350
Erie, PA employment: 60 mean earnings: $28,890	20,110	22,380	29,770	34,060	38,110
Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle, PA employment: 190 mean earnings: $40,470	30,820	33,890	39,340	47,610	54,080
Johnstown, PA employment: 70 mean earnings: $26,540	23,110	24,110	25,780	27,450	31,710
Lancaster, PA employment: 220 mean earnings: $32,710	20,240	26,390	33,990	40,200	43,760
Philadelphia, PA - NJ employment: 840 mean earnings: $36,650	26,020	31,040	36,640	42,560	47,690
Pittsburgh, PA employment: 540 mean earnings: $33,590	25,020	29,960	33,320	37,190	43,960
Reading, PA employment: 30 mean earnings: $34,670	20,240	26,140	38,340	42,780	45,530
Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,230	22,980	27,040	30,970	33,880	35,650
York, PA employment: 230 mean earnings: $34,680	19,770	28,790	37,580	42,290	45,250
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG) employment: 430 mean earnings: $31,570	22,360	27,050	31,370	35,090	41,060
Providence - Fall River - Warwick, RI - MA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 480 mean earnings: $31,390	22,200	26,760	31,120	35,020	41,010
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,430 mean earnings: $29,960	20,730	24,010	29,050	34,180	40,390
Charleston - North Charleston, SC employment: 70 mean earnings: $42,070	25,140	29,290	35,560	60,370	67,200
Columbia, SC employment: 40 mean earnings: $26,430	19,210	21,510	25,640	31,770	35,410
Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, SC employment: 400 mean earnings: $34,100	24,580	28,810	32,860	38,750	47,280
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 80 mean earnings: $25,510	19,720	22,490	25,580	28,390	32,260
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,900 mean earnings: $30,870	18,630	23,160	31,060	38,530	43,870
Chattanooga, TN - GA employment: 130 mean earnings: $31,820	23,820	25,730	29,960	37,960	42,930
Jackson, TN employment: 40 mean earnings: $22,880	19,030	19,990	21,580	23,160	27,750
Johnson City - Kingsport - Bristol, TN - VA employment: 530 mean earnings: $34,110	24,700	27,350	33,090	41,370	45,380
Knoxville, TN employment: 150 mean earnings: $24,850	15,490	18,190	21,460	29,510	42,200
Memphis, TN - AR - MS Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $20,570	13,090	15,420	18,300	22,890	33,620
Nashville, TN employment: 710 mean earnings: $31,840	20,010	24,580	31,500	38,760	44,420
Texas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,310 mean earnings: $27,420	17,110	20,800	26,190	33,140	40,420
Austin - San Marcos, TX employment: 150 mean earnings: $25,730	16,940	19,460	23,480	30,290	39,600
Beaumont - Port Arthur, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $41,830	16,310	23,270	48,130	56,280	65,540
Brownsville - Harlingen - San Benito, TX employment: 40 mean earnings: $28,940	19,130	23,740	29,390	34,200	39,190
Corpus Christi, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $34,610	20,380	29,440	32,650	35,880	55,020
Dallas, TX employment: 1,280 mean earnings: $27,150	18,400	21,610	26,460	32,530	36,970
El Paso, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $28,320	18,670	23,430	28,460	33,550	38,720
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX employment: 420 mean earnings: $27,740	18,940	23,100	27,380	32,760	38,270
Galveston - Texas City, TX employment: 30 mean earnings: $21,440	17,800	19,250	21,180	23,410	26,890
Houston, TX employment: 1,690 mean earnings: $27,340	16,960	20,540	25,520	34,280	41,760
Longview - Marshall, TX employment: 90 mean earnings: $25,110	16,960	19,160	24,140	28,310	36,310
Lubbock, TX Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 30 mean earnings: $21,140	14,860	16,500	22,850	25,970	27,730
Odessa - Midland, TX employment: 100 mean earnings: $23,680	18,010	19,320	21,440	27,490	33,670
San Antonio, TX employment: 130 mean earnings: $25,740	16,910	20,660	25,070	28,330	38,780
Waco, TX employment: 50 mean earnings: $26,310	20,190	22,800	25,980	29,640	34,700
Wichita Falls, TX employment: 150 mean earnings: $28,620	20,030	24,600	30,390	33,420	35,240
Utah (ACS) (EAG) employment: 200 mean earnings: $32,220	21,060	25,500	31,550	36,900	43,860
Provo - Orem, UT employment: 40 mean earnings: $31,490	23,580	28,600	31,860	35,090	40,640
Salt Lake City - Ogden, UT employment: 150 mean earnings: $32,410	20,620	24,540	31,330	37,650	45,010
Vermont (ACS) (EAG) employment: 310 mean earnings: $26,160	19,090	21,640	25,950	29,770	34,530
Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 700 mean earnings: $30,030	22,150	26,100	29,850	34,270	39,920
Lynchburg, VA employment: 70 mean earnings: $34,220	24,740	27,900	34,440	41,250	44,970
Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News, VA - NC employment: n.a. mean earnings: $35,160	30,040	31,780	34,700	39,040	43,570
Richmond - Petersburg, VA employment: 30 mean earnings: $32,120	20,390	24,950	33,410	39,760	43,150
Roanoke, VA employment: 40 mean earnings: $24,140	17,820	20,780	24,760	27,810	31,360
Washington (ACS) (EAG) employment: 390 mean earnings: $37,800	22,810	29,790	37,550	46,430	54,370
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA employment: 280 mean earnings: $38,840	23,680	30,590	38,960	48,010	55,300
Spokane, WA employment: 50 mean earnings: $32,230	21,410	29,370	32,690	36,360	42,150
West Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 180 mean earnings: $28,470	18,220	22,730	26,810	33,040	41,010
Parkersburg - Marietta, WV - OH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $27,660	15,760	18,540	28,800	34,620	40,180
Wheeling, WV - OH employment: 30 mean earnings: $25,130	18,530	22,590	25,260	28,070	32,580
Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,890 mean earnings: $32,750	22,240	26,510	32,150	38,960	44,500
Appleton - Oshkosh - Neenah, WI employment: 220 mean earnings: $34,870	24,950	30,020	34,970	41,070	45,200
Green Bay, WI employment: 100 mean earnings: $37,750	31,160	33,690	37,760	42,530	45,590
Janesville - Beloit, WI employment: 70 mean earnings: $31,730	24,300	28,920	32,220	35,520	40,270
Kenosha, WI employment: 230 mean earnings: $29,270	23,780	25,740	28,410	32,200	38,480
Madison, WI employment: 100 mean earnings: $27,080	18,860	21,440	25,840	32,010	37,420
Milwaukee - Waukesha, WI Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,010 mean earnings: $34,350	23,290	27,590	33,350	40,860	46,820
Racine, WI employment: 150 mean earnings: $29,120	18,670	21,230	27,090	36,490	43,710
Sheboygan, WI employment: 190 mean earnings: $29,500	21,600	25,320	28,920	34,130	38,550
Wausau, WI employment: 80 mean earnings: $36,600	24,880	28,130	34,300	46,940	53,800
Puerto Rico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 310 mean earnings: $19,500	13,580	15,420	17,360	21,410	30,600
San Juan - Bayamon, PR employment: n.a. mean earnings: $19,200	13,740	16,150	18,530	22,000	25,740

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The highlighted text indicates the maximum values in each column among the states and metropolitan areas.

The (ACS) links lead to data from the American Community Survey from the Census Bureau.

The (EAG) links lead to U.S. Economy at a Glance data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.