Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

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

Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and P: Set up, operate, or tend plating or coating machines to coat metal or plastic products with chromium, zinc, copper, cadmium, nickel, or other metal to protect or decorate surfaces. Include electrolytic processes.

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

Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
	Percentile annual earnings, $
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
National
U.S. employment: 39,630 mean earnings: $28,480	17,690	21,220	26,860	34,100	42,730
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG) employment: 540 mean earnings: $27,300	19,240	22,380	26,510	32,590	36,890
Birmingham, AL employment: 170 mean earnings: $25,580	19,220	21,010	23,780	27,470	38,700
Huntsville, AL employment: 50 mean earnings: $27,130	18,220	22,190	26,490	30,220	39,470
Mobile, AL employment: 50 mean earnings: $23,920	17,140	19,830	22,520	27,250	34,470
Arizona (ACS) (EAG) employment: 430 mean earnings: $24,720	14,970	18,100	21,880	30,200	39,490
Phoenix - Mesa, AZ employment: 380 mean earnings: $25,330	14,820	18,570	22,360	31,280	40,370
Tucson, AZ employment: 40 mean earnings: $20,030	15,840	16,940	18,700	22,400	25,670
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 430 mean earnings: $26,200	18,240	22,430	26,790	31,090	34,270
California (ACS) (EAG) employment: 4,510 mean earnings: $24,920	15,870	18,110	22,650	28,720	37,360
Bakersfield, CA employment: 40 mean earnings: $25,890	19,280	23,330	26,000	29,380	32,990
Fresno, CA employment: 70 mean earnings: $25,180	20,320	23,300	25,520	27,630	28,930
Los Angeles - Long Beach, CA employment: 1,650 mean earnings: $24,360	15,900	18,220	22,000	27,550	36,670
Modesto, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $23,580	18,860	20,600	23,410	26,560	28,620
Oakland, CA employment: 150 mean earnings: $33,680	23,770	26,820	32,270	39,290	46,890
Orange County, CA employment: 830 mean earnings: $22,610	15,360	16,630	19,600	25,180	34,660
Riverside - San Bernardino, CA employment: 470 mean earnings: $23,840	15,470	17,190	21,590	27,560	34,630
Sacramento, CA employment: 100 mean earnings: $25,200	15,890	17,670	22,210	31,620	41,470
San Diego, CA employment: 280 mean earnings: $24,930	15,580	18,350	23,470	28,630	36,760
San Francisco, CA employment: 220 mean earnings: $32,230	19,780	22,850	30,330	36,340	50,090
San Jose, CA employment: 420 mean earnings: $25,580	16,730	19,940	24,580	30,660	36,580
Ventura, CA employment: 50 mean earnings: $26,050	18,730	21,910	25,990	30,530	34,100
Colorado (ACS) (EAG) employment: 400 mean earnings: $26,480	18,860	21,010	25,100	30,200	37,380
Boulder - Longmont, CO employment: 40 mean earnings: $26,210	19,880	21,810	25,150	29,160	34,110
Colorado Springs, CO employment: 110 mean earnings: $27,030	18,650	21,180	25,630	31,340	39,280
Denver, CO employment: 170 mean earnings: $25,380	18,990	20,640	23,910	28,330	35,040
Grand Junction, CO employment: n.a. mean earnings: $25,990	16,860	21,650	25,280	28,850	39,500
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,130 mean earnings: $28,500	20,590	23,940	27,140	32,850	39,040
Bridgeport, CT employment: 180 mean earnings: $30,220	20,290	23,760	27,640	36,580	42,900
Hartford, CT employment: 530 mean earnings: $28,390	19,760	23,710	27,240	33,110	39,510
New Haven - Meriden, CT employment: 130 mean earnings: $28,230	20,800	23,510	27,340	32,950	36,940
Waterbury, CT employment: 250 mean earnings: $27,600	23,130	24,560	26,750	29,870	34,990
Florida (ACS) (EAG) employment: 710 mean earnings: $25,520	16,720	19,400	22,750	28,010	40,530
Jacksonville, FL employment: 120 mean earnings: $36,680	18,970	22,070	38,880	50,300	56,370
Miami, FL employment: 90 mean earnings: $20,280	15,950	18,100	19,860	21,680	23,980
Orlando, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $23,830	18,110	20,660	24,590	27,340	28,970
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL employment: 170 mean earnings: $23,230	18,570	20,000	22,360	26,070	28,670
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton, FL employment: 30 mean earnings: $36,220	20,740	29,430	36,250	42,850	47,380
Georgia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 530 mean earnings: $26,860	18,470	20,670	24,980	32,550	39,520
Atlanta, GA employment: 240 mean earnings: $26,020	18,570	19,950	22,310	31,690	38,010
Idaho (ACS) (EAG) employment: 50 mean earnings: $27,170	16,120	19,140	24,490	33,660	43,590
Illinois (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,390 mean earnings: $25,340	14,740	17,740	22,420	29,540	41,520
Chicago, IL employment: 1,680 mean earnings: $24,560	14,210	17,220	22,330	28,910	37,220
Peoria - Pekin, IL employment: 110 mean earnings: $37,090	18,200	25,150	39,930	48,350	53,350
Rockford, IL employment: 210 mean earnings: $22,740	16,090	18,170	21,170	25,020	35,680
Indiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,290 mean earnings: $35,260	19,130	22,420	32,730	49,420	55,310
Elkhart - Goshen, IN employment: 60 mean earnings: $28,840	23,350	25,430	28,860	33,120	35,610
Evansville - Henderson, IN - KY employment: 90 mean earnings: $27,560	18,520	20,330	26,340	34,690	40,260
Fort Wayne, IN employment: 230 mean earnings: $22,710	16,280	18,950	21,640	25,590	30,090
Gary, IN employment: 290 mean earnings: $44,400	28,420	35,530	48,540	53,530	56,530
Indianapolis, IN employment: 400 mean earnings: $30,660	19,550	24,490	32,020	35,300	39,560
South Bend, IN employment: 140 mean earnings: $28,590	18,680	21,300	25,910	37,560	42,770
Iowa (ACS) (EAG) employment: 720 mean earnings: $29,080	20,150	25,060	29,800	33,500	35,730
Des Moines, IA employment: 40 mean earnings: $27,670	20,270	23,690	26,620	30,970	38,990
Kansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 370 mean earnings: $24,580	16,670	19,380	22,570	28,950	34,680
Wichita, KS employment: 210 mean earnings: $24,130	16,420	18,840	21,540	26,680	38,550
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG) employment: 630 mean earnings: $29,760	18,440	21,210	27,680	37,690	44,480
Lexington, KY employment: 210 mean earnings: $27,320	17,230	20,170	24,570	33,370	44,470
Louisville, KY - IN employment: 110 mean earnings: $26,170	19,320	21,250	24,650	29,480	37,020
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 190 mean earnings: $26,400	17,070	20,610	25,250	32,540	37,100
Baton Rouge, LA employment: 40 mean earnings: $22,240	14,030	17,530	23,690	26,580	28,570
New Orleans, LA employment: 70 mean earnings: $31,120	18,440	25,230	32,490	37,030	42,660
Maine (ACS) (EAG) employment: 120 mean earnings: $29,490	20,770	25,010	30,230	34,130	37,180
Portland, ME employment: 50 mean earnings: $27,660	20,260	22,780	27,160	32,260	35,970
Maryland (ACS) (EAG) employment: 280 mean earnings: $31,170	21,030	25,020	29,920	34,710	42,390
Baltimore, MD Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 210 mean earnings: $29,620	21,260	25,130	29,440	33,920	37,870
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,520 mean earnings: $31,060	19,770	24,090	29,620	38,640	43,760
Boston, MA - NH employment: 640 mean earnings: $31,880	22,440	25,650	30,570	38,840	43,400
Fitchburg - Leominster, MA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,180	20,170	24,110	29,260	38,740	44,090
Lawrence, MA - NH employment: 120 mean earnings: $28,150	19,030	21,430	25,910	32,680	42,520
Lowell, MA - NH employment: 50 mean earnings: $32,110	22,520	25,890	30,800	36,280	44,980
Springfield, MA employment: 220 mean earnings: $27,170	17,930	20,780	25,620	33,650	40,720
Worcester, MA - CT employment: 150 mean earnings: $35,670	20,510	25,760	36,460	42,850	50,300
Michigan (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,580 mean earnings: $30,610	18,050	21,250	28,350	36,150	50,970
Ann Arbor, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,280	19,100	20,480	22,840	28,250	32,550
Detroit, MI Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 1,560 mean earnings: $33,150	19,680	22,480	30,300	41,310	54,260
Flint, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $33,200	19,050	24,550	32,290	42,020	51,630
Grand Rapids - Muskegon - Holland, MI employment: 350 mean earnings: $28,350	19,840	23,890	28,800	33,200	36,100
Jackson, MI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $22,620	14,340	15,430	17,250	21,200	27,670
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,020 mean earnings: $29,950	20,590	24,800	30,230	35,320	40,270
Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN - WI employment: 580 mean earnings: $30,800	20,350	26,160	31,750	36,010	40,830
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 120 mean earnings: $30,380	24,850	28,900	31,130	33,470	34,870
Missouri (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,010 mean earnings: $28,180	18,620	21,770	26,230	33,430	42,760
St. Louis, MO - IL employment: 460 mean earnings: $29,780	18,650	21,230	25,590	34,620	51,290
Springfield, MO employment: 70 mean earnings: $26,850	21,940	23,890	26,090	28,290	35,070
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG) employment: 420 mean earnings: $27,650	19,340	21,700	26,250	32,830	39,880
Nevada (ACS) (EAG) employment: 70 mean earnings: $22,980	16,010	18,240	20,950	25,070	37,410
Las Vegas, NV - AZ employment: 40 mean earnings: $24,050	16,140	18,050	20,920	28,350	40,220
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG) employment: 290 mean earnings: $28,110	19,510	22,290	26,690	32,250	38,150
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG) employment: 800 mean earnings: $27,740	16,080	21,580	27,550	33,740	39,460
Bergen - Passaic, NJ employment: 150 mean earnings: $24,530	14,890	16,350	21,780	30,090	39,260
Middlesex - Somerset - Hunterdon, NJ employment: 240 mean earnings: $30,770	24,400	26,530	30,090	35,030	39,900
Newark, NJ employment: 280 mean earnings: $26,830	17,350	21,330	26,900	32,540	36,470
New York (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,820 mean earnings: $29,600	18,860	23,080	29,280	35,000	42,580
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY employment: 40 mean earnings: $28,910	19,760	22,320	26,010	32,310	47,190
Binghamton, NY employment: 150 mean earnings: $25,150	19,210	20,910	23,890	29,260	33,960
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY employment: 270 mean earnings: $29,420	18,200	24,900	30,570	34,540	37,220
New York, NY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,120	17,130	21,830	31,650	40,630	45,670
Newburgh, NY - PA employment: 30 mean earnings: $34,340	25,810	30,090	33,400	38,130	45,570
Rochester, NY employment: 150 mean earnings: $29,400	18,400	22,260	27,980	34,950	43,660
Syracuse, NY employment: 110 mean earnings: $25,540	18,840	22,060	25,230	29,420	33,260
Utica - Rome, NY employment: 40 mean earnings: $30,120	19,860	22,490	28,800	38,060	44,060
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 940 mean earnings: $27,630	19,480	23,600	26,960	30,970	36,460
Charlotte - Gastonia - Rock Hill, NC - SC employment: 240 mean earnings: $28,730	19,360	22,740	29,590	33,980	38,220
Greensboro - - Winston - Salem - - High Point, NC employment: 150 mean earnings: $28,450	17,130	20,700	28,720	34,180	41,850
Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill, NC employment: 70 mean earnings: $27,610	21,330	24,000	26,860	31,360	35,580
North Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 60 mean earnings: $24,950	17,420	19,830	23,380	28,290	35,090
Ohio (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,640 mean earnings: $28,930	19,680	23,110	27,460	34,010	41,850
Akron, OH employment: 130 mean earnings: $32,390	23,890	28,240	32,470	36,650	42,870
Canton - Massillon, OH employment: 120 mean earnings: $25,320	16,770	19,100	22,240	27,720	41,330
Cincinnati, OH - KY - IN employment: 350 mean earnings: $28,680	22,690	24,480	27,310	32,630	36,910
Cleveland - Lorain - Elyria, OH employment: 640 mean earnings: $27,790	19,680	23,330	27,350	32,280	36,010
Columbus, OH employment: 170 mean earnings: $29,980	22,920	25,550	28,340	35,420	41,940
Dayton - Springfield, OH employment: 410 mean earnings: $24,300	17,560	20,060	22,560	27,340	33,940
Hamilton - Middletown, OH employment: 110 mean earnings: $32,420	22,030	25,380	32,810	40,170	43,600
Lima, OH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,020	22,920	24,930	28,410	33,450	42,000
Steubenville - Weirton, OH - WV employment: 160 mean earnings: $34,870	28,890	31,400	34,410	39,050	44,670
Toledo, OH employment: 90 mean earnings: $25,540	17,810	21,690	25,800	29,590	33,640
Youngstown - Warren, OH employment: 160 mean earnings: $34,450	20,270	24,930	33,390	43,490	52,420
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG) employment: 590 mean earnings: $31,070	18,190	22,270	30,860	39,950	44,130
Oklahoma City, OK employment: 270 mean earnings: $34,760	19,660	28,730	37,100	41,860	44,720
Tulsa, OK employment: 210 mean earnings: $28,570	17,710	21,000	26,570	37,660	43,200
Oregon (ACS) (EAG) employment: 490 mean earnings: $28,630	18,970	22,880	27,230	33,050	39,810
Medford - Ashland, OR employment: 30 mean earnings: $24,600	18,920	20,160	22,120	26,910	33,380
Portland - Vancouver, OR - WA employment: 360 mean earnings: $29,790	17,830	23,740	28,820	34,330	42,710
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,440 mean earnings: $29,660	19,430	24,030	29,990	35,010	40,830
Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton, PA employment: 70 mean earnings: $33,640	29,690	31,190	33,640	35,980	40,310
Erie, PA employment: 180 mean earnings: $25,620	15,370	19,400	23,780	32,220	38,840
Johnstown, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $30,120	22,770	25,600	30,140	33,910	36,350
Lancaster, PA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 70 mean earnings: $26,520	15,450	17,460	26,760	34,170	39,820
Philadelphia, PA - NJ employment: 310 mean earnings: $28,490	17,290	23,100	27,690	33,950	40,560
Pittsburgh, PA employment: 470 mean earnings: $30,210	20,850	24,390	28,860	36,320	41,980
Reading, PA employment: 130 mean earnings: $28,620	19,030	21,020	25,970	34,560	43,980
Scranton - - Wilkes - Barre - - Hazleton, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $29,290	22,310	26,190	30,250	33,410	35,310
Williamsport, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,590	17,790	19,990	23,760	27,930	34,000
York, PA employment: 170 mean earnings: $27,530	18,240	22,770	28,660	33,140	35,710
Rhode Island (ACS) (EAG) employment: 430 mean earnings: $28,650	19,190	23,160	27,760	34,010	40,120
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 630 mean earnings: $26,360	18,840	20,980	25,160	31,210	35,930
Charleston - North Charleston, SC employment: 40 mean earnings: $32,360	18,610	22,960	33,280	40,850	45,180
Greenville - Spartanburg - Anderson, SC employment: 260 mean earnings: $24,780	18,220	19,910	22,720	28,830	34,590
Sumter, SC employment: 60 mean earnings: $27,920	18,650	23,730	29,660	33,240	35,390
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 110 mean earnings: $24,170	18,740	20,450	23,240	26,530	28,980
Rapid City, SD employment: n.a. mean earnings: $27,740	17,370	20,660	25,900	31,270	44,040
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 800 mean earnings: $29,730	17,340	21,550	29,850	36,990	44,160
Chattanooga, TN - GA employment: 70 mean earnings: $22,770	15,900	18,110	21,330	26,290	32,920
Johnson City - Kingsport - Bristol, TN - VA employment: 50 mean earnings: $25,620	15,280	20,310	25,370	32,360	35,850
Knoxville, TN employment: 60 mean earnings: $30,000	19,790	23,140	28,240	35,160	45,680
Nashville, TN employment: 230 mean earnings: $34,200	20,200	23,610	39,260	43,860	46,640
Texas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 2,050 mean earnings: $28,070	16,070	19,600	24,810	33,340	45,590
Austin - San Marcos, TX employment: 170 mean earnings: $23,860	16,330	19,670	23,950	28,110	32,400
Corpus Christi, TX employment: 130 mean earnings: $37,590	21,230	26,920	37,640	49,010	53,800
Dallas, TX employment: 410 mean earnings: $24,850	15,500	18,880	22,270	27,440	39,180
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX employment: 160 mean earnings: $23,950	13,440	15,960	19,960	27,580	35,290
Houston, TX employment: 450 mean earnings: $31,650	16,480	20,470	25,970	37,300	58,420
Longview - Marshall, TX employment: 50 mean earnings: $25,480	15,450	17,560	24,030	28,300	43,090
Odessa - Midland, TX employment: 50 mean earnings: $19,820	15,460	16,510	18,330	23,190	27,130
San Antonio, TX employment: 90 mean earnings: $23,970	18,720	19,940	21,980	27,530	32,830
Texarkana, TX - Texarkana, AR employment: 40 mean earnings: $32,840	28,310	30,190	32,790	35,410	39,840
Waco, TX employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,440	18,700	20,760	24,020	27,790	32,200
Utah (ACS) (EAG) employment: 350 mean earnings: $27,070	16,330	19,560	25,210	33,210	42,400
Salt Lake City - Ogden, UT employment: 260 mean earnings: $28,980	16,510	20,830	28,080	36,070	44,220
Vermont (ACS) (EAG) employment: 40 mean earnings: $27,320	18,800	21,660	26,610	32,490	37,880
Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 520 mean earnings: $28,620	20,050	24,120	28,250	33,110	36,710
Norfolk - Virginia Beach - Newport News, VA - NC employment: 90 mean earnings: $29,430	18,740	24,170	29,970	34,230	40,200
Richmond - Petersburg, VA employment: 130 mean earnings: $28,790	18,950	22,210	28,110	34,100	38,550
Washington (ACS) (EAG) employment: 630 mean earnings: $30,230	19,680	23,630	29,590	35,140	43,690
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA employment: 390 mean earnings: $31,110	21,330	25,600	30,850	35,160	42,690
Spokane, WA employment: 80 mean earnings: $26,710	17,680	22,660	26,370	30,970	37,070
West Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 250 mean earnings: $34,610	27,870	31,090	34,010	37,260	45,210
Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,160 mean earnings: $26,240	18,220	20,450	24,700	31,600	37,860
Appleton - Oshkosh - Neenah, WI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $24,670	15,720	16,760	18,550	37,190	42,230
Green Bay, WI employment: 80 mean earnings: $30,080	21,030	25,150	30,240	33,750	36,220
Milwaukee - Waukesha, WI employment: 460 mean earnings: $24,730	17,520	19,700	22,450	28,320	37,530
Puerto Rico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 100 mean earnings: $15,270	11,430	12,320	13,740	18,560	21,760

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.