Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

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

Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic: Set up, operate, or tend more than one type of cutting or forming machine tool or robot.

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

Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
	Percentile annual earnings, $
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
National
U.S. employment: 99,030 mean earnings: $31,460	18,800	23,370	29,790	37,720	49,250
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,070 mean earnings: $26,850	18,050	20,610	25,400	31,920	39,380
Birmingham, AL employment: 450 mean earnings: $28,540	17,030	20,610	27,430	37,150	42,510
Decatur, AL employment: 420 mean earnings: $23,510	18,740	20,020	22,100	26,130	30,990
Dothan, AL employment: 70 mean earnings: $23,880	19,330	21,720	24,510	26,700	28,020
Gadsden, AL employment: 60 mean earnings: $20,140	14,800	15,940	17,830	24,550	27,680
Mobile, AL employment: 40 mean earnings: $30,530	18,430	24,980	32,050	35,600	41,880
Montgomery, AL employment: 150 mean earnings: $26,350	21,150	24,600	26,810	29,010	30,330
Arizona (ACS) (EAG) employment: 520 mean earnings: $24,410	18,140	20,220	23,480	28,310	33,150
Phoenix - Mesa, AZ Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 360 mean earnings: $23,960	18,100	20,220	23,440	27,740	31,760
Tucson, AZ employment: 130 mean earnings: $23,370	18,230	19,850	22,420	26,720	31,660
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,470 mean earnings: $27,520	17,530	23,650	27,740	32,590	36,270
Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, AR employment: 330 mean earnings: $28,260	24,040	25,540	27,770	30,060	35,010
Fort Smith, AR - OK employment: 120 mean earnings: $32,240	21,510	29,800	33,010	36,300	41,270
Little Rock - North Little Rock, AR employment: 290 mean earnings: $28,040	16,240	22,500	30,790	34,340	36,630
California (ACS) (EAG) employment: 6,080 mean earnings: $29,150	18,090	21,350	27,220	34,820	44,030
Bakersfield, CA employment: 70 mean earnings: $32,000	17,930	22,820	30,020	34,770	59,180
Fresno, CA employment: 100 mean earnings: $27,050	21,390	23,490	25,770	28,060	38,230
Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA employment: 2,010 mean earnings: $25,900	17,150	19,720	23,530	29,420	40,020
Oakland, CA employment: 320 mean earnings: $34,490	21,240	28,690	33,980	38,470	47,790
Orange County, CA employment: 710 mean earnings: $27,540	18,300	20,650	24,370	32,640	43,640
Riverside - San Bernardino, CA employment: 830 mean earnings: $27,050	16,610	19,970	27,420	32,710	36,970
Sacramento, CA employment: 100 mean earnings: $32,800	20,320	23,450	32,650	39,040	48,740
San Diego, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,870	20,780	24,420	29,270	34,900	41,060
San Francisco, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,840	18,630	21,470	27,610	33,860	45,090
San Jose, CA employment: 500 mean earnings: $35,400	22,410	27,080	34,150	41,830	48,210
Colorado (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,280 mean earnings: $27,450	18,820	23,230	26,380	31,900	37,230
Boulder - Longmont, CO employment: 80 mean earnings: $27,120	19,330	22,410	25,990	30,180	35,840
Colorado Springs, CO employment: 240 mean earnings: $27,640	19,200	23,100	26,240	31,460	39,190
Denver, CO employment: 740 mean earnings: $28,510	22,660	24,390	27,120	32,920	37,510
Greeley, CO employment: n.a. mean earnings: $27,220	18,470	20,800	26,490	32,780	36,200
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,460 mean earnings: $32,910	20,450	25,080	31,460	36,470	45,520
Bridgeport, CT employment: 130 mean earnings: $34,500	20,470	23,020	28,550	38,530	48,520
Hartford, CT employment: 620 mean earnings: $37,010	24,950	30,190	34,330	41,130	48,490
New Haven - Meriden, CT employment: n.a. mean earnings: $28,150	18,190	21,450	28,420	33,580	37,200
Waterbury, CT employment: 170 mean earnings: $31,780	22,080	24,770	28,880	34,430	48,120
Florida (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,680 mean earnings: $24,540	16,270	18,770	23,000	28,550	35,850
Fort Lauderdale, FL employment: 130 mean earnings: $24,990	16,530	18,500	24,640	29,380	35,930
Jacksonville, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $21,170	16,030	17,550	20,030	22,910	30,910
Melbourne - Titusville - Palm Bay, FL employment: 70 mean earnings: $34,600	22,900	27,450	33,930	42,080	50,200
Miami, FL employment: 190 mean earnings: $22,470	14,000	16,750	20,670	24,910	39,360
Orlando, FL employment: 70 mean earnings: $23,450	17,060	19,030	21,240	25,810	35,490
Sarasota - Bradenton, FL employment: 70 mean earnings: $30,370	22,420	25,770	30,060	34,070	37,660
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 270 mean earnings: $27,500	19,450	23,270	26,800	31,980	36,330
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $28,050	23,350	24,640	26,750	28,860	39,040
Georgia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,880 mean earnings: $27,650	19,220	22,150	28,430	32,840	35,490
Atlanta, GA employment: 780 mean earnings: $27,010	19,110	21,560	26,510	32,140	35,620
Columbus, GA - AL employment: 50 mean earnings: $35,680	24,860	32,870	37,590	41,130	43,310
Illinois (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,810 mean earnings: $29,890	19,440	24,010	28,620	35,740	43,040
Champaign - Urbana, IL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,860	24,160	26,640	30,720	34,720	39,350
Chicago, IL employment: 2,820 mean earnings: $29,410	18,510	22,710	28,780	35,350	42,870
Peoria - Pekin, IL employment: 110 mean earnings: $31,930	22,730	25,450	30,720	38,440	43,330
Rockford, IL employment: 450 mean earnings: $31,420	20,500	24,540	31,440	39,180	43,430
Indiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,080 mean earnings: $36,190	21,070	26,060	33,480	48,510	55,200
Elkhart - Goshen, IN employment: 270 mean earnings: $29,800	23,710	26,020	29,380	33,570	36,700
Fort Wayne, IN employment: 350 mean earnings: $30,690	24,240	26,400	30,380	34,870	38,140
Indianapolis, IN employment: 280 mean earnings: $31,540	19,580	23,790	31,460	38,390	44,220
Muncie, IN employment: 80 mean earnings: $27,980	18,850	21,040	29,600	33,910	38,110
South Bend, IN employment: 240 mean earnings: $30,010	19,230	21,300	25,910	34,230	51,960
Iowa (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,670 mean earnings: $28,260	20,370	23,680	27,750	33,050	36,480
Davenport - Moline - Rock Island, IA - IL Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $33,610	20,880	24,810	30,800	40,150	53,820
Des Moines, IA employment: 170 mean earnings: $30,280	20,240	25,320	31,250	34,910	39,710
Dubuque, IA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,580	21,790	25,660	31,380	35,100	40,020
Waterloo - Cedar Falls, IA employment: 110 mean earnings: $35,130	29,350	31,380	34,760	39,860	43,680
Kansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 980 mean earnings: $26,670	20,630	23,180	25,600	28,150	34,700
Lawrence, KS employment: n.a. mean earnings: $27,850	19,680	22,580	26,350	32,330	39,300
Wichita, KS employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,900	20,170	23,350	27,260	33,200	48,770
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,940 mean earnings: $30,310	18,650	23,350	28,680	38,330	43,650
Lexington, KY employment: 210 mean earnings: $26,110	13,110	17,940	25,690	34,290	41,510
Louisville, KY - IN employment: 640 mean earnings: $28,060	16,830	22,710	27,800	33,970	40,270
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 900 mean earnings: $37,060	20,740	27,260	34,360	49,290	55,230
Houma, LA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,920	23,880	26,960	30,770	34,580	39,570
Lafayette, LA employment: 70 mean earnings: $21,290	15,000	16,540	21,070	25,320	27,940
Monroe, LA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $47,710	30,220	46,390	50,680	54,960	57,530
New Orleans, LA employment: 130 mean earnings: $30,280	24,300	26,550	30,050	33,590	35,720
Shreveport - Bossier City, LA employment: 90 mean earnings: $26,000	15,110	17,310	29,060	33,170	35,650
Maryland (ACS) (EAG) employment: 380 mean earnings: $30,200	17,380	21,480	29,380	37,920	44,740
Baltimore, MD employment: n.a. mean earnings: $32,640	23,260	27,060	32,490	39,240	43,670
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,040 mean earnings: $30,670	19,710	23,240	30,900	35,900	43,170
Boston, MA - NH employment: 710 mean earnings: $34,130	21,490	27,750	33,830	40,090	47,950
Fitchburg - Leominster, MA employment: 230 mean earnings: $30,790	20,530	23,260	28,330	37,770	45,010
Lowell, MA - NH employment: 180 mean earnings: $31,370	26,780	29,200	31,470	33,720	35,070
Springfield, MA employment: 330 mean earnings: $25,790	18,670	20,220	22,760	31,800	37,610
Worcester, MA - CT employment: 190 mean earnings: $28,230	18,860	21,320	25,810	33,080	42,320
Michigan (ACS) (EAG) employment: 8,490 mean earnings: $42,730	23,760	31,140	48,310	53,900	57,290
Ann Arbor, MI employment: 250 mean earnings: $32,690	20,720	26,210	32,060	36,110	48,250
Benton Harbor, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,760	18,040	21,670	25,930	46,440	53,850
Detroit, MI employment: 4,080 mean earnings: $43,980	22,330	31,860	50,010	54,860	57,780
Grand Rapids - Muskegon - Holland, MI employment: 1,170 mean earnings: $36,780	25,640	30,100	34,380	45,080	52,230
Jackson, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $35,700	19,850	25,940	35,960	44,770	53,420
Kalamazoo - Battle Creek, MI Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 140 mean earnings: $35,730	25,090	29,360	33,720	42,140	52,530
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,590 mean earnings: $33,780	23,580	27,830	34,000	40,270	44,240
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN - WI employment: 1,090 mean earnings: $36,440	26,420	31,300	37,270	42,150	45,170
St. Cloud, MN employment: 70 mean earnings: $29,480	19,950	25,310	31,630	34,410	36,110
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG) employment: 720 mean earnings: $27,370	16,050	20,370	29,810	34,150	36,630
Jackson, MS employment: 70 mean earnings: $24,990	15,440	17,550	24,810	29,450	36,380
Missouri (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,340 mean earnings: $28,320	16,590	20,510	27,170	33,400	46,180
Joplin, MO employment: 420 mean earnings: $20,290	13,280	15,860	19,290	23,030	28,970
Kansas City, MO - KS employment: 470 mean earnings: $23,640	15,330	16,400	18,180	28,400	40,850
St. Louis, MO - IL employment: 1,140 mean earnings: $35,580	21,990	26,170	32,860	47,060	54,040
Springfield, MO employment: 170 mean earnings: $30,690	19,790	24,960	29,870	34,550	47,850
Montana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 30 mean earnings: $26,950	19,970	23,310	26,530	31,440	34,910
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG) employment: 670 mean earnings: $29,420	21,120	25,890	30,290	33,700	35,790
Omaha, NE - IA employment: 150 mean earnings: $24,920	19,240	21,110	24,770	28,210	32,110
Nevada (ACS) (EAG) employment: 180 mean earnings: $29,870	21,350	25,220	30,290	34,320	38,460
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG) employment: 950 mean earnings: $33,210	22,660	27,210	34,330	39,890	43,250
Nashua, NH employment: 50 mean earnings: $28,590	19,960	23,060	28,280	33,890	38,040
Portsmouth - Rochester, NH - ME employment: 170 mean earnings: $32,160	20,660	23,620	31,770	40,120	44,720
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,260 mean earnings: $29,430	15,850	21,570	28,900	35,890	44,520
Bergen - Passaic, NJ employment: 490 mean earnings: $28,330	17,100	21,350	26,980	33,890	42,060
Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon, NJ employment: 270 mean earnings: $29,210	12,820	17,710	28,520	39,270	48,130
Monmouth - Ocean, NJ employment: n.a. mean earnings: $26,200	19,580	20,970	23,390	29,340	39,660
Newark, NJ employment: 300 mean earnings: $30,100	14,190	21,090	29,770	37,870	48,480
New York (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,880 mean earnings: $27,620	15,590	20,050	25,610	33,900	43,030
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY employment: 140 mean earnings: $26,200	19,370	21,200	24,530	28,790	37,580
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY employment: 250 mean earnings: $38,540	22,740	27,150	37,420	50,950	56,050
Dutchess County, NY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,500	19,260	21,150	24,380	27,530	29,410
Elmira, NY employment: 60 mean earnings: $31,570	19,740	22,690	31,040	39,780	45,060
Glens Falls, NY employment: 60 mean earnings: $29,420	20,460	24,440	28,500	35,050	38,230
Jamestown, NY Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 60 mean earnings: $26,200	20,400	23,280	25,660	28,050	33,670
Nassau - Suffolk, NY employment: 500 mean earnings: $25,980	14,340	17,230	24,530	33,940	40,870
New York, NY employment: 420 mean earnings: $25,650	18,520	19,950	22,380	30,260	38,870
Rochester, NY employment: 980 mean earnings: $27,860	13,040	17,040	25,360	35,040	44,950
Syracuse, NY employment: 330 mean earnings: $25,670	16,000	18,890	25,080	30,250	36,090
Utica - Rome, NY employment: 200 mean earnings: $33,920	19,300	24,840	35,510	42,320	49,620
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,740 mean earnings: $34,150	20,910	26,180	33,320	42,250	50,210
Asheville, NC employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,170	22,250	27,390	31,710	35,400	40,450
Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill, NC - SC employment: 500 mean earnings: $33,750	19,460	23,750	36,560	42,430	46,210
Greensboro - - Winston - Salem - - High Point, NC employment: 440 mean earnings: $31,660	24,120	29,530	32,200	34,870	37,970
Hickory - Morganton - Lenoir, NC employment: 310 mean earnings: $30,230	22,560	25,730	30,460	34,810	39,390
Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill, NC employment: 280 mean earnings: $33,330	19,440	26,810	36,310	40,720	43,410
North Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 50 mean earnings: $34,910	20,080	25,480	37,240	43,440	48,170
Ohio (ACS) (EAG) employment: 8,100 mean earnings: $36,660	24,090	28,870	34,540	45,390	54,140
Akron, OH employment: 290 mean earnings: $32,760	24,180	27,660	32,560	37,110	43,500
Canton - Massillon, OH employment: 170 mean earnings: $33,720	21,640	28,870	34,750	40,790	44,470
Cincinnati, OH - KY - IN employment: 1,280 mean earnings: $34,000	21,630	25,720	30,800	42,860	52,670
Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria, OH employment: 1,270 mean earnings: $36,050	24,670	29,670	34,540	42,730	51,750
Columbus, OH employment: 960 mean earnings: $35,640	23,590	28,280	35,340	43,540	47,350
Dayton - Springfield, OH employment: 250 mean earnings: $36,920	23,750	27,660	37,020	45,530	52,900
Hamilton - Middletown, OH employment: 60 mean earnings: $32,440	24,070	26,090	29,470	40,140	43,600
Lima, OH employment: 410 mean earnings: $31,120	26,660	29,680	31,840	34,000	35,300
Youngstown - Warren, OH employment: 150 mean earnings: $32,830	18,380	21,890	27,860	46,090	52,720
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,380 mean earnings: $25,690	16,530	19,650	23,560	31,530	37,710
Oklahoma City, OK employment: 560 mean earnings: $27,680	18,310	21,540	27,850	33,080	38,900
Tulsa, OK employment: 580 mean earnings: $24,490	16,100	19,090	21,960	29,140	38,690
Oregon (ACS) (EAG) employment: 740 mean earnings: $29,370	18,920	22,000	29,330	35,980	41,820
Portland - Vancouver, OR - WA employment: 650 mean earnings: $29,660	19,050	22,670	29,640	35,980	41,790
Salem, OR employment: n.a. mean earnings: $34,000	23,830	30,730	34,470	39,280	43,310
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,700 mean earnings: $31,830	20,590	26,020	32,010	38,170	43,250
Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton, PA employment: 210 mean earnings: $25,920	15,970	18,870	22,680	33,030	40,430
Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle, PA employment: 150 mean earnings: $32,960	24,870	28,160	32,810	38,220	42,620
Lancaster, PA employment: 700 mean earnings: $31,310	24,280	28,230	31,650	34,930	39,860
Philadelphia, PA - NJ employment: 960 mean earnings: $30,700	19,980	24,550	30,660	35,900	42,860
Pittsburgh, PA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 400 mean earnings: $30,960	21,060	25,180	30,730	37,400	42,640
Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton, PA employment: 180 mean earnings: $32,600	16,730	19,720	36,220	42,630	45,780
Sharon, PA employment: 170 mean earnings: $32,270	29,580	30,730	32,650	34,580	35,850
York, PA employment: 240 mean earnings: $31,510	23,700	26,560	31,410	36,310	41,240
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,520	20,030	24,480	29,780	36,900	43,500
Providence - Fall River - Warwick, RI - MA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,760	19,590	24,010	28,700	35,260	42,860
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,250 mean earnings: $33,690	23,800	26,710	31,520	37,210	51,230
Charleston - North Charleston, SC employment: 50 mean earnings: $44,560	20,820	24,800	32,690	77,650	87,870
Florence, SC employment: 40 mean earnings: $27,920	18,180	24,830	29,170	32,750	34,950
Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, SC employment: 1,660 mean earnings: $36,170	23,900	27,850	33,260	48,260	54,680
Sumter, SC employment: n.a. mean earnings: $26,670	23,520	24,600	26,410	28,230	31,910
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 80 mean earnings: $23,230	18,810	20,100	22,220	25,900	29,060
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,930 mean earnings: $26,570	18,610	20,660	24,960	30,070	38,870
Chattanooga, TN - GA employment: 550 mean earnings: $25,810	19,200	20,820	23,840	30,790	35,110
Clarksville - Hopkinsville, TN - KY employment: 490 mean earnings: $25,020	18,690	19,850	21,700	31,970	35,920
Jackson, TN employment: 60 mean earnings: $26,660	19,700	21,550	25,340	31,470	34,940
Johnson City - Kingsport - Bristol, TN - VA employment: 280 mean earnings: $30,340	16,290	18,620	27,970	36,630	45,300
Knoxville, TN employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,850	19,100	20,940	24,800	27,880	29,800
Memphis, TN - AR - MS employment: 150 mean earnings: $23,670	17,640	19,870	22,330	27,040	32,370
Nashville, TN Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $28,470	16,900	19,730	26,540	38,860	44,190
Texas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 5,650 mean earnings: $24,660	15,450	17,600	23,600	29,190	37,330
Austin - San Marcos, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,870	18,300	23,630	30,490	36,880	45,400
Brownsville - Harlingen - San Benito, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,630	15,780	17,250	20,490	30,590	42,590
Dallas, TX employment: 1,570 mean earnings: $25,100	15,240	17,530	23,240	29,480	40,660
El Paso, TX employment: 330 mean earnings: $20,050	14,920	16,160	18,100	22,800	30,340
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX employment: 1,090 mean earnings: $27,440	18,230	24,360	26,970	30,650	36,810
Houston, TX employment: 920 mean earnings: $23,010	15,880	17,580	20,930	27,080	34,640
Killeen - Temple, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $18,350	12,080	13,640	16,120	22,160	30,530
Longview - Marshall, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $21,090	14,960	16,430	19,270	22,600	34,040
San Antonio, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $21,810	18,180	19,200	20,830	22,840	27,350
Sherman - Denison, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,900	15,940	17,770	23,410	32,280	41,800
Waco, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,410	22,820	25,220	30,330	37,770	43,600
Utah (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,210 mean earnings: $26,900	15,370	17,160	22,710	37,570	44,120
Provo - Orem, UT employment: 150 mean earnings: $32,140	18,120	21,100	30,300	42,600	51,650
Salt Lake City - Ogden, UT employment: 1,000 mean earnings: $25,730	16,370	18,970	22,500	28,830	42,270
Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,210 mean earnings: $28,840	19,360	23,330	27,960	34,140	40,970
Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News, VA - NC employment: 520 mean earnings: $27,430	18,160	23,150	26,450	31,510	40,260
Richmond - Petersburg, VA employment: 80 mean earnings: $28,100	18,740	22,690	26,980	32,920	40,990
Washington (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,280 mean earnings: $29,770	19,820	23,160	28,970	34,930	42,030
Olympia, WA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,880	22,410	26,750	30,980	33,890	35,630
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 790 mean earnings: $29,120	19,600	22,310	28,790	34,300	39,200
Spokane, WA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,060	19,340	22,680	28,220	37,830	47,810
Tacoma, WA employment: 40 mean earnings: $34,260	28,760	30,600	33,520	38,230	43,170
Yakima, WA employment: 30 mean earnings: $26,800	22,470	24,180	26,350	28,570	33,200
West Virginia (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 260 mean earnings: $30,540	21,950	25,390	29,960	34,980	41,760
Huntington - Ashland, WV - KY - OH employment: 150 mean earnings: $39,560	23,650	27,830	35,220	53,790	58,400
Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,120 mean earnings: $32,330	22,080	26,700	31,900	36,370	44,190
Appleton - Oshkosh - Neenah, WI employment: 300 mean earnings: $34,870	24,260	29,350	35,150	41,210	44,940
Eau Claire, WI employment: 110 mean earnings: $31,370	23,340	27,240	31,740	35,450	40,750
Janesville - Beloit, WI employment: 70 mean earnings: $35,060	25,110	30,610	35,290	40,630	44,450
Milwaukee - Waukesha, WI employment: 900 mean earnings: $34,990	23,770	27,470	33,630	42,000	50,820
Racine, WI employment: 50 mean earnings: $38,070	25,290	31,550	39,630	44,590	49,900
Wausau, WI employment: 100 mean earnings: $29,110	20,740	24,380	29,570	34,010	37,050
Puerto Rico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,880 mean earnings: $18,400	12,080	13,300	16,780	22,710	28,790
Ponce, PR employment: 210 mean earnings: $17,890	11,700	12,680	14,340	22,550	31,180
San Juan - Bayamon, PR employment: 1,410 mean earnings: $17,650	11,930	12,960	14,800	21,070	29,780

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.