Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

51-9194 Etchers and Engravers

Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials for identification or decorative purposes. Include such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers. Include photoengravers with "Prepress Technicians and Workers" (51-5022).

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)
8,490 7.0 % $12.59 $26,180 2.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.55 $9.10 $11.33 $14.51 $19.92
Annual Wage (2) $15,700 $18,930 $23,560 $30,190 $41,440

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Other miscellaneous manufacturing 1,600 $12.22 $25,420
Other miscellaneous store retailers 1,320 $10.97 $22,810
Printing and related support activities 1,080 $12.94 $26,920
Coating, engraving, and heat treating metals 450 $12.75 $26,510
Metalworking machinery manufacturing 280 $16.97 $35,300

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Industrial machinery manufacturing 90 $22.65 $47,120
Newspaper, book, and directory publishers 50 $19.71 $41,000
Metalworking machinery manufacturing 280 $16.97 $35,300
Plastics product manufacturing (7) $14.88 $30,950
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores 120 $14.29 $29,730

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
Hawaii 210 $13.07 $27,190 0.037%
South Dakota 110 $9.06 $18,840 0.030%
Oregon 170 $12.75 $26,510 0.011%
New Jersey 430 $13.16 $27,380 0.011%
Michigan 480 $12.26 $25,500 0.011%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Wisconsin 260 $16.50 $34,330 0.010%
New York (7) $15.17 $31,550 (7)
Georgia 210 $14.12 $29,370 0.006%
Connecticut 140 $14.10 $29,330 0.009%
Nevada 60 $13.63 $28,360 0.005%

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
Green Bay, WI MSA 80 $21.56 $44,850 0.054%
Honolulu, HI MSA 200 $13.09 $27,230 0.049%
Colorado Springs, CO MSA 60 $10.22 $21,260 0.025%
Bergen-Passaic, NJ PMSA 150 $12.78 $26,580 0.024%
Akron, OH PMSA 70 $15.03 $31,270 0.022%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Green Bay, WI MSA 80 $21.56 $44,850 0.054%
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA 70 $20.63 $42,910 0.003%
Newark, NJ PMSA 100 $16.68 $34,700 0.010%
Hartford, CT MSA (7) $16.51 $34,330 (7)
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA 40 $15.77 $32,800 0.005%

About May 2004 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: May 5, 2005