Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2003

51-4052 Pourers and Casters, Metal

Operate hand-controlled mechanisms to pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds to produce castings or ingots.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
13,540 3.8 % $14.51 $30,180 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.47 $11.36 $13.69 $16.88 $21.16
Annual Wage (2) $19,690 $23,630 $28,480 $35,110 $44,010

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Foundries 7,480 $13.59 $28,270
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. 2,240 $18.29 $38,050
Alumina and aluminum production 1,520 $15.53 $32,310
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing 460 $13.24 $27,550
Electrical equipment manufacturing 140 $11.63 $24,200

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. 2,240 $18.29 $38,050
Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers (7) $17.43 $36,250
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 50 $16.13 $33,540
Alumina and aluminum production 1,520 $15.53 $32,310
Other nonferrous metal production (7) $14.50 $30,150

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Indiana 1,400 $17.05 $35,470 0.049%
Rhode Island 190 $14.44 $30,040 0.040%
Wisconsin 750 $14.98 $31,170 0.028%
Alabama 500 $13.80 $28,690 0.028%
Ohio 1,450 $15.74 $32,740 0.027%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Indiana 1,400 $17.05 $35,470 0.049%
Kentucky 230 $15.84 $32,950 0.013%
New York 410 $15.79 $32,850 0.005%
New Jersey 180 $15.77 $32,790 0.005%
Connecticut 60 $15.74 $32,750 0.004%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 160 $15.62 $32,490 0.335%
Anniston, AL MSA 50 $13.14 $27,320 0.108%
Nashua, NH PMSA 50 $13.58 $28,250 0.053%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 130 $15.63 $32,520 0.052%
Reading, PA MSA 80 $15.89 $33,050 0.050%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Baltimore, MD PMSA (7) $19.90 $41,400 (7)
Gary, IN PMSA (7) $19.34 $40,230 (7)
Birmingham, AL MSA 120 $17.26 $35,900 0.027%
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA 300 $17.22 $35,810 0.028%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 150 $16.70 $34,740 0.009%

About November 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: April 19, 2005