Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

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

Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: Set up, operate, or tend metal or plastic molding, casting, or coremaking machines to mold or cast metal or thermoplastic parts or products.

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

Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
	Percentile annual earnings, $
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
National
U.S. employment: 157,310 mean earnings: $26,490	16,360	19,730	24,710	31,460	39,850
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,380 mean earnings: $26,010	15,680	19,800	25,340	31,450	35,670
Birmingham, AL employment: 310 mean earnings: $28,500	13,180	20,830	27,220	35,520	46,200
Decatur, AL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,490	18,390	19,550	21,490	24,520	27,950
Huntsville, AL employment: 150 mean earnings: $22,500	18,750	19,900	21,790	24,900	28,460
Mobile, AL employment: 80 mean earnings: $29,380	17,290	21,330	30,380	34,690	42,650
Arizona (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,580 mean earnings: $25,410	16,540	19,850	23,670	30,010	35,260
Phoenix - Mesa, AZ employment: 1,100 mean earnings: $25,580	16,270	19,270	24,080	30,880	35,380
Tucson, AZ employment: 140 mean earnings: $26,430	13,720	18,730	25,220	32,130	41,620
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,460 mean earnings: $23,390	15,240	18,650	23,880	27,340	31,560
Fort Smith, AR - OK employment: 130 mean earnings: $32,100	20,610	30,680	33,840	36,960	40,040
Little Rock - North Little Rock, AR employment: 160 mean earnings: $28,400	19,790	22,680	26,950	34,000	40,830
California (ACS) (EAG) employment: 13,030 mean earnings: $23,990	15,480	17,150	21,180	28,370	36,530
Bakersfield, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $22,490	15,300	17,180	20,580	25,570	33,530
Fresno, CA employment: 110 mean earnings: $23,150	15,380	17,090	21,390	26,660	37,080
Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA employment: 4,260 mean earnings: $22,860	15,270	16,680	20,450	27,160	34,360
Modesto, CA employment: 90 mean earnings: $32,630	24,570	27,620	31,470	37,350	43,960
Oakland, CA employment: 1,370 mean earnings: $29,450	16,180	18,780	26,500	37,340	49,780
Orange County, CA employment: 2,150 mean earnings: $22,220	15,390	16,800	19,900	25,660	32,000
Redding, CA employment: 30 mean earnings: $20,950	18,080	18,900	20,270	21,640	26,310
Riverside - San Bernardino, CA employment: 1,780 mean earnings: $24,090	15,510	17,110	20,840	31,080	37,690
Sacramento, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,920	16,100	18,320	22,560	29,720	36,140
San Diego, CA employment: 1,050 mean earnings: $23,440	15,250	16,940	20,300	26,140	35,630
San Francisco, CA employment: 160 mean earnings: $24,890	15,740	17,690	21,670	31,340	38,580
San Jose, CA employment: 140 mean earnings: $23,560	16,490	19,220	21,700	26,750	33,460
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria - Lompoc, CA employment: 90 mean earnings: $27,810	18,130	21,890	26,920	32,700	38,960
Santa Rosa, CA employment: 160 mean earnings: $31,710	20,300	23,980	29,900	37,880	46,900
Stockton - Lodi, CA employment: 90 mean earnings: $21,960	15,490	16,780	19,540	26,010	33,190
Vallejo - Fairfield - Napa, CA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 170 mean earnings: $24,480	15,960	18,240	22,310	28,730	38,250
Colorado (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,600 mean earnings: $24,540	16,000	18,340	22,250	28,240	36,310
Boulder - Longmont, CO employment: 160 mean earnings: $29,740	19,120	21,960	26,430	36,590	44,470
Colorado Springs, CO employment: 100 mean earnings: $22,980	15,460	17,140	20,120	24,840	35,260
Denver, CO employment: 1,020 mean earnings: $23,710	15,840	17,820	21,740	27,280	34,770
Fort Collins - Loveland, CO employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,100	16,260	18,530	23,120	31,070	35,230
Greeley, CO employment: 170 mean earnings: $25,390	16,700	19,510	23,270	29,560	36,210
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,200 mean earnings: $26,940	17,780	20,180	23,860	32,630	41,570
Bridgeport, CT Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 400 mean earnings: $28,770	16,900	19,900	25,750	36,870	44,820
Danbury, CT employment: 110 mean earnings: $37,640	21,040	26,940	39,890	45,570	53,550
Hartford, CT employment: 630 mean earnings: $25,510	17,230	19,740	23,760	29,180	36,000
New Haven - Meriden, CT employment: 180 mean earnings: $24,480	16,430	18,920	22,420	30,170	34,960
New London - Norwich, CT - RI employment: 130 mean earnings: $29,890	17,870	23,190	29,660	36,260	42,460
Stamford - Norwalk, CT employment: 130 mean earnings: $34,090	22,640	26,670	35,160	41,060	45,020
Waterbury, CT employment: 70 mean earnings: $32,090	21,960	25,770	32,110	37,420	44,070
Delaware (ACS) (EAG) employment: 60 mean earnings: $35,180	18,880	23,430	31,260	50,070	56,780
Wilmington - Newark, DE - MD employment: n.a. mean earnings: $26,670	20,360	23,620	26,510	29,060	31,790
Florida (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,600 mean earnings: $23,160	15,130	18,180	22,020	27,440	33,290
Daytona Beach, FL employment: 150 mean earnings: $23,260	18,020	19,600	21,880	26,030	32,180
Fort Lauderdale, FL employment: 110 mean earnings: $22,860	16,550	19,230	21,410	24,690	32,820
Fort Myers - Cape Coral, FL employment: 50 mean earnings: $22,730	13,620	18,380	22,570	26,910	30,890
Fort Walton Beach, FL employment: 60 mean earnings: $24,440	15,430	16,820	20,290	31,820	35,490
Jacksonville, FL Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 80 mean earnings: $25,350	19,090	20,870	23,930	28,970	34,590
Lakeland - Winter Haven, FL employment: 190 mean earnings: $22,690	14,820	18,040	22,910	27,010	31,170
Melbourne - Titusville - Palm Bay, FL employment: 30 mean earnings: $27,550	15,570	18,490	23,780	31,220	51,280
Miami, FL employment: 370 mean earnings: $20,810	12,670	15,190	18,410	24,500	33,440
Ocala, FL employment: 130 mean earnings: $25,680	18,020	22,580	26,360	28,980	32,160
Orlando, FL employment: 210 mean earnings: $26,640	18,980	21,890	26,320	31,050	34,950
Sarasota - Bradenton, FL employment: 190 mean earnings: $21,810	14,980	18,540	20,790	23,210	30,470
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL employment: 790 mean earnings: $23,380	15,910	18,620	22,450	27,520	33,120
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton, FL employment: 80 mean earnings: $17,800	12,300	13,400	15,420	20,610	26,220
Georgia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,370 mean earnings: $26,990	19,590	22,660	26,400	31,090	35,630
Atlanta, GA employment: 2,290 mean earnings: $26,100	20,140	22,960	25,660	28,420	33,280
Columbus, GA - AL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,680	19,570	25,270	30,800	34,280	36,760
Macon, GA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $26,010	15,850	19,990	26,160	31,900	35,600
Idaho (ACS) (EAG) employment: 120 mean earnings: $18,590	14,720	15,580	16,990	20,130	24,850
Boise City, ID Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 60 mean earnings: $17,890	14,600	15,350	16,590	18,160	22,520
Illinois (ACS) (EAG) employment: 10,920 mean earnings: $27,420	15,730	19,700	25,530	33,570	43,300
Chicago, IL employment: 7,820 mean earnings: $27,660	15,220	19,270	25,840	34,350	44,320
Kankakee, IL employment: 40 mean earnings: $35,700	15,630	19,690	34,050	52,380	57,000
Rockford, IL employment: 530 mean earnings: $22,930	15,380	17,570	21,340	26,810	34,220
Indiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 9,460 mean earnings: $28,500	17,960	22,240	27,080	33,450	42,570
Elkhart - Goshen, IN employment: 710 mean earnings: $28,260	16,860	21,070	27,510	35,610	42,180
Evansville - Henderson, IN - KY employment: 790 mean earnings: $27,310	16,790	20,160	27,000	34,480	38,600
Fort Wayne, IN employment: 1,250 mean earnings: $27,770	17,550	23,120	27,520	32,260	36,070
Gary, IN employment: 280 mean earnings: $28,880	16,010	20,130	28,170	36,770	43,250
Indianapolis, IN employment: 1,110 mean earnings: $29,550	18,160	22,170	29,900	34,420	39,660
South Bend, IN employment: 620 mean earnings: $23,000	15,980	18,060	22,620	26,900	31,790
Iowa (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 2,130 mean earnings: $26,100	17,710	21,030	25,790	30,550	35,610
Davenport - Moline - Rock Island, IA - IL employment: 310 mean earnings: $27,690	18,790	22,150	27,110	33,110	38,390
Des Moines, IA employment: 60 mean earnings: $29,190	21,090	24,480	28,350	34,190	38,000
Kansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,480 mean earnings: $23,130	15,540	18,340	21,290	26,710	34,660
Wichita, KS employment: 120 mean earnings: $33,010	23,450	25,910	32,020	40,100	45,490
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,470 mean earnings: $23,280	13,850	16,990	21,900	29,070	35,100
Lexington, KY employment: 330 mean earnings: $26,440	18,660	20,760	25,570	31,460	34,990
Louisville, KY - IN employment: 640 mean earnings: $23,570	16,900	19,170	21,560	25,950	33,950
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 470 mean earnings: $22,400	13,540	16,950	20,690	25,700	35,940
Baton Rouge, LA employment: 60 mean earnings: $25,870	13,750	20,120	24,520	31,190	40,840
New Orleans, LA employment: 110 mean earnings: $21,530	14,390	16,280	18,630	25,060	34,890
Shreveport - Bossier City, LA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 80 mean earnings: $22,780	12,870	16,590	20,500	23,390	40,710
Maine (ACS) (EAG) employment: 130 mean earnings: $25,360	17,150	20,800	25,380	28,950	33,700
Lewiston - Auburn, ME employment: 40 mean earnings: $24,930	17,020	20,540	25,260	29,010	33,130
Maryland (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,370 mean earnings: $26,970	18,330	21,190	25,750	29,770	39,330
Baltimore, MD employment: 520 mean earnings: $29,730	17,520	20,300	25,710	39,220	43,590
Hagerstown, MD employment: 60 mean earnings: $23,170	15,340	17,060	25,390	28,030	29,680
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,470 mean earnings: $28,440	18,560	21,660	27,300	34,150	40,930
Boston, MA - NH employment: 900 mean earnings: $29,430	19,570	22,950	28,480	34,350	41,560
Brockton, MA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $37,780	30,180	33,700	37,650	41,550	43,890
Fitchburg - Leominster, MA employment: 290 mean earnings: $27,630	17,160	20,030	25,020	34,070	42,260
Lawrence, MA - NH employment: 270 mean earnings: $28,360	18,950	21,430	26,320	33,710	41,940
Lowell, MA - NH employment: 100 mean earnings: $30,220	19,060	23,470	29,080	36,610	43,390
New Bedford, MA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $21,020	16,190	18,550	20,620	22,810	26,630
Pittsfield, MA employment: 90 mean earnings: $27,860	16,590	19,010	22,700	39,100	44,280
Springfield, MA employment: 620 mean earnings: $27,580	17,440	20,920	27,570	33,640	37,140
Worcester, MA - CT employment: 530 mean earnings: $29,230	19,220	22,780	27,230	35,330	43,480
Michigan (ACS) (EAG) employment: 13,980 mean earnings: $28,720	18,100	20,560	24,570	32,680	50,630
Ann Arbor, MI employment: 670 mean earnings: $28,380	16,280	19,170	23,590	33,540	51,200
Benton Harbor, MI employment: 410 mean earnings: $23,290	15,550	17,660	20,930	29,040	34,430
Detroit, MI employment: 5,020 mean earnings: $31,050	18,840	20,610	23,670	36,420	59,240
Flint, MI employment: 270 mean earnings: $34,830	20,310	24,570	30,840	49,000	54,640
Grand Rapids - Muskegon - Holland, MI employment: 2,360 mean earnings: $27,280	16,860	20,600	25,570	31,780	41,620
Jackson, MI employment: 230 mean earnings: $27,750	19,030	21,840	27,290	32,590	36,530
Kalamazoo - Battle Creek, MI employment: 920 mean earnings: $25,570	18,080	20,640	23,950	31,130	35,070
Lansing - East Lansing, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,390	19,000	22,350	28,860	36,040	41,650
Saginaw - Bay City - Midland, MI employment: 510 mean earnings: $42,880	18,250	25,610	50,350	55,260	58,850
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,060 mean earnings: $28,920	19,330	22,540	27,880	34,360	41,600
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN - WI employment: 3,240 mean earnings: $29,310	19,420	22,640	27,990	34,820	42,570
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,500 mean earnings: $28,430	16,850	19,960	23,860	35,060	49,060
Missouri (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,560 mean earnings: $23,830	15,610	17,820	22,920	27,560	35,890
Kansas City, MO - KS employment: 860 mean earnings: $23,660	14,160	16,180	19,980	30,330	40,430
St. Joseph, MO employment: 80 mean earnings: $32,520	21,940	27,240	33,100	38,690	43,060
St. Louis, MO - IL employment: 840 mean earnings: $27,140	18,410	20,770	24,990	33,210	41,880
Montana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 40 mean earnings: $22,220	15,560	17,080	20,830	26,570	32,190
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,150 mean earnings: $28,810	18,500	23,140	28,170	34,780	41,330
Lincoln, NE employment: 240 mean earnings: $29,590	19,340	22,030	27,800	38,310	43,180
Omaha, NE - IA employment: 230 mean earnings: $31,260	17,600	23,850	31,600	39,460	44,360
Nevada (ACS) (EAG) employment: 250 mean earnings: $19,970	11,970	13,730	18,550	22,890	30,590
Reno, NV employment: 100 mean earnings: $18,780	11,860	13,410	16,640	22,590	28,400
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,670 mean earnings: $27,290	19,910	23,340	27,620	31,730	34,740
Portsmouth - Rochester, NH - ME employment: 100 mean earnings: $26,780	19,560	21,300	28,530	32,010	34,120
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,850 mean earnings: $23,930	14,410	17,090	21,270	29,550	36,330
Bergen - Passaic, NJ employment: 290 mean earnings: $25,040	13,100	17,390	22,580	30,330	36,700
Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon, NJ employment: n.a. mean earnings: $23,240	14,130	17,010	20,230	25,830	39,990
Monmouth - Ocean, NJ employment: 210 mean earnings: $19,130	12,500	14,470	16,590	19,290	32,260
Newark, NJ employment: 750 mean earnings: $23,790	15,060	16,780	22,310	30,810	35,200
New Mexico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 60 mean earnings: $19,710	14,880	16,230	18,820	21,860	27,260
New York (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 4,500 mean earnings: $26,490	14,970	17,630	23,240	32,740	47,400
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY employment: 40 mean earnings: $30,150	19,010	21,990	27,620	37,010	47,470
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY employment: 660 mean earnings: $24,420	15,830	17,850	23,980	27,890	34,880
Glens Falls, NY employment: 40 mean earnings: $28,590	18,230	21,700	28,700	35,130	41,310
Jamestown, NY employment: 30 mean earnings: $22,420	14,370	17,380	23,600	26,950	30,250
Nassau - Suffolk, NY employment: 530 mean earnings: $20,700	12,720	14,770	18,360	23,960	33,310
New York, NY employment: 670 mean earnings: $19,990	12,870	15,030	17,340	22,000	32,120
Rochester, NY employment: 1,030 mean earnings: $29,150	16,690	19,800	25,230	37,050	50,280
Syracuse, NY employment: 440 mean earnings: $26,550	16,540	20,090	25,310	31,850	40,230
Utica - Rome, NY employment: 80 mean earnings: $24,590	12,750	14,440	21,060	35,820	41,620
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,460 mean earnings: $25,870	16,650	20,080	24,770	30,030	37,410
Asheville, NC employment: 410 mean earnings: $20,750	14,830	15,630	16,980	21,370	36,010
Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill, NC - SC employment: 1,280 mean earnings: $27,180	18,080	20,960	25,390	32,340	39,750
Greensboro - - Winston - Salem - - High Point, NC employment: 960 mean earnings: $30,550	20,530	24,140	28,330	37,210	43,800
Greenville, NC employment: 60 mean earnings: $28,330	15,190	20,470	26,160	39,020	42,740
Hickory - Morganton - Lenoir, NC employment: 160 mean earnings: $24,970	17,820	20,040	24,000	30,250	34,570
Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill, NC employment: 360 mean earnings: $24,790	15,860	19,400	22,450	30,070	38,240
Rocky Mount, NC employment: 300 mean earnings: $23,310	18,410	20,030	22,780	26,130	28,510
North Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $20,950	15,120	16,760	19,890	23,440	30,430
Fargo - Moorhead, ND - MN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $22,690	15,930	18,670	21,760	26,420	32,560
Ohio (ACS) (EAG) employment: 16,040 mean earnings: $28,550	16,850	20,250	25,660	33,810	49,340
Akron, OH employment: 990 mean earnings: $25,450	18,380	20,050	22,870	28,970	36,590
Canton - Massillon, OH employment: 450 mean earnings: $31,270	18,100	21,160	26,660	41,240	55,130
Cincinnati, OH - KY - IN employment: 990 mean earnings: $26,260	18,910	20,970	24,890	31,040	34,980
Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria, OH employment: 4,120 mean earnings: $35,120	19,690	24,470	31,160	49,360	55,410
Columbus, OH employment: 670 mean earnings: $27,410	19,230	21,130	25,980	33,400	37,530
Dayton - Springfield, OH employment: 1,710 mean earnings: $25,580	16,000	18,230	23,070	30,300	41,410
Hamilton - Middletown, OH employment: 300 mean earnings: $24,800	17,230	19,780	24,590	28,680	34,820
Mansfield, OH employment: 140 mean earnings: $28,960	22,370	25,060	28,990	33,150	35,750
Toledo, OH employment: 680 mean earnings: $29,730	17,770	23,910	26,650	30,590	51,940
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,010 mean earnings: $22,340	15,080	16,650	20,060	25,640	36,620
Oklahoma City, OK employment: 490 mean earnings: $23,020	15,560	17,320	20,800	26,920	35,700
Tulsa, OK employment: 220 mean earnings: $23,130	14,760	17,210	20,710	26,440	38,910
Oregon (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,160 mean earnings: $29,550	18,680	23,260	28,780	35,670	41,900
Eugene - Springfield, OR employment: 40 mean earnings: $29,860	18,410	21,460	28,260	36,320	44,500
Medford - Ashland, OR employment: 30 mean earnings: $22,990	19,280	20,590	22,750	25,230	28,030
Portland - Vancouver, OR - WA employment: 930 mean earnings: $30,860	19,180	24,220	30,350	37,220	43,350
Salem, OR employment: 30 mean earnings: $19,630	15,350	16,140	17,450	24,450	26,900
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG) employment: 8,350 mean earnings: $27,090	17,490	21,210	26,780	32,650	36,840
Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton, PA employment: 250 mean earnings: $29,690	20,160	24,770	30,430	33,870	36,110
Erie, PA employment: 1,290 mean earnings: $20,720	13,670	16,150	19,510	24,450	29,300
Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle, PA employment: 360 mean earnings: $35,250	21,410	30,050	35,680	42,160	46,650
Lancaster, PA employment: 420 mean earnings: $26,880	21,280	23,540	25,920	28,700	34,750
Philadelphia, PA - NJ Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,230 mean earnings: $28,000	19,800	23,790	27,950	32,440	35,470
Pittsburgh, PA employment: 700 mean earnings: $31,140	23,150	27,140	31,570	35,040	39,060
Reading, PA employment: 780 mean earnings: $32,090	19,490	25,360	32,750	37,180	44,820
Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton, PA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 830 mean earnings: $26,450	19,510	22,580	25,910	30,870	34,650
State College, PA employment: 40 mean earnings: $30,120	21,550	24,760	28,200	36,950	41,910
Williamsport, PA employment: 300 mean earnings: $23,970	19,100	20,360	22,470	26,540	31,510
York, PA employment: 360 mean earnings: $25,200	18,840	20,430	23,250	29,550	34,440
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $26,300	15,910	17,840	22,890	32,470	43,020
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,900 mean earnings: $25,220	17,110	21,670	25,290	28,070	33,010
Charleston - North Charleston, SC employment: 80 mean earnings: $24,790	18,470	20,880	24,770	28,470	32,760
Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, SC employment: 1,230 mean earnings: $26,990	19,980	22,770	25,850	29,520	36,270
Myrtle Beach, SC employment: 100 mean earnings: $25,730	20,660	24,370	26,290	28,210	29,850
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 450 mean earnings: $23,380	17,760	19,500	22,090	26,120	30,910
Sioux Falls, SD employment: 130 mean earnings: $27,100	18,980	21,080	25,010	31,430	41,860
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,650 mean earnings: $24,580	16,940	19,590	22,890	29,440	34,420
Chattanooga, TN - GA employment: 310 mean earnings: $25,520	15,110	16,990	24,800	32,210	40,410
Clarksville - Hopkinsville, TN - KY employment: 200 mean earnings: $27,930	21,140	24,410	28,330	32,310	34,830
Johnson City - Kingsport - Bristol, TN - VA employment: 200 mean earnings: $21,090	15,710	17,620	20,710	24,720	27,570
Knoxville, TN employment: 540 mean earnings: $23,940	16,980	19,650	22,100	26,850	35,320
Memphis, TN - AR - MS employment: 190 mean earnings: $22,430	16,220	17,930	21,270	25,180	28,060
Nashville, TN employment: 960 mean earnings: $29,150	18,430	22,710	30,230	33,880	36,890
Texas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 6,630 mean earnings: $23,600	14,850	17,500	21,940	29,150	35,170
Amarillo, TX Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 40 mean earnings: $24,550	15,740	18,930	25,240	28,900	33,640
Austin - San Marcos, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $23,060	15,430	16,750	20,330	28,540	34,790
Beaumont - Port Arthur, TX employment: 40 mean earnings: $26,730	17,170	19,190	21,500	28,590	41,850
Brownsville - Harlingen - San Benito, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $19,490	12,280	13,990	16,590	21,740	34,080
Dallas, TX employment: 1,640 mean earnings: $25,080	16,040	19,210	24,330	31,060	35,260
El Paso, TX employment: 800 mean earnings: $23,360	14,430	17,730	21,720	28,870	35,480
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX employment: 740 mean earnings: $25,260	14,000	16,450	24,010	32,590	40,640
Houston, TX employment: 1,110 mean earnings: $23,270	15,910	18,370	21,260	27,800	34,440
Killeen - Temple, TX employment: 200 mean earnings: $24,230	16,470	19,260	22,740	27,750	36,350
Longview - Marshall, TX employment: 40 mean earnings: $19,270	12,320	13,970	19,870	24,080	27,110
McAllen - Edinburg - Mission, TX employment: 90 mean earnings: $17,990	15,150	16,290	18,080	19,980	21,460
San Antonio, TX employment: 200 mean earnings: $20,440	14,510	15,630	17,550	22,440	34,510
Waco, TX employment: 60 mean earnings: $24,020	16,260	18,260	23,440	29,440	34,080
Utah (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,040 mean earnings: $24,040	16,110	18,860	21,820	28,100	34,750
Provo - Orem, UT employment: 80 mean earnings: $22,490	15,590	18,120	20,800	24,080	33,560
Salt Lake City - Ogden, UT employment: 740 mean earnings: $25,580	17,470	19,950	22,910	29,870	36,390
Vermont (ACS) (EAG) employment: 320 mean earnings: $22,200	16,050	18,330	21,040	25,970	31,330
Burlington, VT employment: 50 mean earnings: $24,480	17,950	20,670	24,740	28,050	32,040
Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,020 mean earnings: $24,780	16,670	19,830	24,300	28,200	34,350
Lynchburg, VA employment: 210 mean earnings: $26,740	19,350	21,360	25,290	31,280	36,740
Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News, VA - NC employment: 400 mean earnings: $26,090	16,100	19,480	25,760	32,110	36,540
Richmond - Petersburg, VA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 220 mean earnings: $26,840	16,960	19,540	24,540	34,090	40,740
Roanoke, VA employment: 100 mean earnings: $21,510	16,650	18,840	21,240	23,590	27,710
Washington (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 840 mean earnings: $25,830	18,160	20,470	24,070	29,480	35,780
Bellingham, WA employment: 50 mean earnings: $20,490	18,180	18,930	20,180	21,420	22,170
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA employment: 250 mean earnings: $25,790	18,610	20,540	23,840	30,320	36,180
Spokane, WA employment: 130 mean earnings: $26,310	17,920	21,450	26,710	30,920	34,480
Tacoma, WA employment: 120 mean earnings: $25,690	18,360	20,620	24,500	29,550	36,080
West Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 360 mean earnings: $22,300	12,140	14,890	20,280	26,790	37,230
Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG) employment: 8,370 mean earnings: $28,690	19,630	22,580	27,130	34,520	41,590
Appleton - Oshkosh - Neenah, WI employment: 320 mean earnings: $29,630	19,260	21,570	30,430	36,480	41,710
Eau Claire, WI employment: 240 mean earnings: $24,870	18,960	20,770	23,990	27,870	33,260
Green Bay, WI employment: 70 mean earnings: $35,490	26,490	31,060	36,440	41,170	43,930
Kenosha, WI employment: 360 mean earnings: $24,580	17,150	19,990	24,760	28,250	32,690
La Crosse, WI - MN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,810	19,500	21,290	24,760	28,730	35,210
Madison, WI employment: 320 mean earnings: $28,090	18,920	22,100	26,960	33,560	40,050
Milwaukee - Waukesha, WI employment: 2,220 mean earnings: $28,380	20,090	23,480	27,420	33,170	38,490
Racine, WI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $33,730	21,440	26,330	36,890	41,430	44,160
Wausau, WI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $27,880	19,990	22,950	27,000	33,030	37,040
Wyoming (ACS) (EAG) employment: 80 mean earnings: $19,680	15,110	16,270	18,140	22,200	27,610
Puerto Rico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,180 mean earnings: $16,300	11,760	12,860	15,140	19,050	22,420
Mayaguez, PR employment: 160 mean earnings: $17,560	11,650	13,000	18,880	21,580	23,190
Ponce, PR employment: n.a. mean earnings: $14,400	11,700	12,360	13,480	14,730	16,850
San Juan - Bayamon, PR employment: 650 mean earnings: $16,210	11,950	13,120	15,420	18,760	22,110

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.