Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003

51-4111 Tool and Die Makers

Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.

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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)
104,210	1.8 %	$21.10	$43,900	0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$13.19	$16.55	$20.67	$25.91	$30.83
Annual Wage (2)	$27,440	$34,420	$42,990	$53,890	$64,140

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Employment rank	Wage rank
Metalworking machinery manufacturing	24,660	$20.17	$41,950	1	23
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing	17,330	$25.25	$52,520	2	5
Forging and stamping	6,020	$20.57	$42,780	3	19
Plastics product manufacturing	5,470	$19.99	$41,580	4	27
Machine shops and threaded product mfg.	4,880	$18.53	$38,530	5	43

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Employment rank	Wage rank
Electronic markets and agents and brokers	100	$29.06	$60,440	50	1
Architectural and engineering services	240	$28.87	$60,040	45	2
Commercial machinery repair and maintenance	(6)	$27.73	$57,680	(6)	3
Scientific research and development services	450	$27.22	$56,630	32	4
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing	17,330	$25.25	$52,520	2	5

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	Wage rank within State
Michigan	17,540	$24.74	$51,460	0.404%	178
Indiana	7,260	$22.55	$46,900	0.254%	166
Ohio	12,250	$22.20	$46,170	0.230%	209
Wisconsin	5,230	$20.68	$43,010	0.194%	235
Connecticut	2,950	$22.23	$46,250	0.180%	232

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of State employment	Wage rank within State
Michigan	17,540	$24.74	$51,460	0.404%	178
Oregon	630	$22.88	$47,590	0.041%	169
Indiana	7,260	$22.55	$46,900	0.254%	166
Washington	880	$22.43	$46,650	0.034%	255
Minnesota	2,170	$22.35	$46,480	0.083%	223

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
Waterbury, CT PMSA	720	$23.61	$49,110	0.857%
Benton Harbor, MI MSA	470	$19.42	$40,390	0.744%
Erie, PA MSA	710	$19.96	$41,510	0.559%
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA	2,850	$23.04	$47,930	0.525%
Jackson, MI MSA	270	$19.85	$41,300	0.479%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA	Employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage	Percent of MSA employment
Indianapolis, IN MSA	1,490	$27.37	$56,940	0.174%
Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA	140	$27.36	$56,900	0.178%
Oakland, CA PMSA	260	$26.73	$55,590	0.026%
Detroit, MI PMSA	9,440	$26.02	$54,120	0.468%
San Jose, CA PMSA	200	$25.65	$53,360	0.023%

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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.

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Last Modified Date: May 7, 2004