Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

51-4071 Foundry Mold and Coremakers

Make or form wax or sand cores or molds used in the production of metal castings in foundries.

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)
17,320 7.8 % $14.29 $29,720 1.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.19 $11.08 $13.37 $16.47 $22.42
Annual Wage (2) $19,110 $23,050 $27,810 $34,250 $46,630

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 11,210 $13.99 $29,100
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 1,010 $13.34 $27,750
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing 830 $14.15 $29,440
Metalworking machinery manufacturing 590 $17.80 $37,030
Plastics product manufacturing 490 $14.89 $30,970

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Metalworking machinery manufacturing 590 $17.80 $37,030
Cement and concrete product manufacturing 40 $16.95 $35,250
Other nonferrous metal production 70 $16.58 $34,480
Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy mfg. (7) $16.19 $33,680
Other electrical equipment and component mfg. 210 $16.04 $33,360

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 1,730 $17.70 $36,820 0.060%
Wisconsin 1,400 $13.85 $28,810 0.052%
Iowa 660 $13.78 $28,670 0.046%
Tennessee 720 $14.36 $29,860 0.027%
Ohio 1,310 $16.51 $34,340 0.025%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Indiana 1,730 $17.70 $36,820 0.060%
Nevada 60 $17.25 $35,870 0.005%
Massachusetts 220 $16.94 $35,230 0.007%
Connecticut 70 $16.84 $35,020 0.004%
Ohio 1,310 $16.51 $34,340 0.025%

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
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 770 $14.21 $29,550 0.142%
Benton Harbor, MI MSA 60 $13.47 $28,020 0.096%
Reading, PA MSA 120 $13.11 $27,270 0.074%
Provo-Orem, UT MSA 90 $12.71 $26,430 0.062%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA 470 $13.99 $29,100 0.058%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Rockford, IL MSA (7) $22.33 $46,450 (7)
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA (7) $18.16 $37,760 (7)
Boston, MA-NH PMSA 70 $16.83 $35,000 0.004%
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA 350 $16.65 $34,640 0.032%
Fort Wayne, IN MSA 120 $16.19 $33,670 0.046%

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: June 02, 2005