Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2008

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)
15,240 7.4 % $14.61 $30,390 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.99 $11.67 $14.13 $17.04 $19.63
Annual Wage (2) $20,770 $24,270 $29,400 $35,440 $40,820


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Foundries 10,530 $14.28 $29,700
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 570 $17.51 $36,430
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 420 $14.06 $29,230
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 400 $13.35 $27,760
Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 220 $16.20 $33,690

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Federal Executive Branch (OES designation) 30 $24.76 $51,490
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing 140 $18.48 $38,430
Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing (8) $18.16 $37,780
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 570 $17.51 $36,430
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (8) $16.66 $34,640


State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all States with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Wisconsin 1,800 $14.05 $29,220 0.065%
New Hampshire 260 $13.28 $27,610 0.041%
Indiana 1,110 $15.11 $31,440 0.038%
Ohio 1,640 $14.60 $30,380 0.031%
Oregon 420 $14.83 $30,840 0.025%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Michigan 1,000 $18.47 $38,410 0.024%
Minnesota 300 $16.97 $35,290 0.011%
New York 210 $16.73 $34,800 0.002%
Massachusetts 150 $16.29 $33,880 0.005%
Iowa 360 $16.08 $33,450 0.024%


Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest published employment concentrations and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all Metropolitan areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 230 $13.20 $27,470 0.520%
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 200 $12.33 $25,640 0.147%
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI 680 $13.15 $27,350 0.080%
Reading, PA 120 $14.27 $29,670 0.071%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 110 $15.65 $32,550 0.059%

Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division (8) $20.07 $41,740 (8)
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 30 $18.96 $39,440 0.002%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 170 $18.48 $38,450 0.010%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 110 $18.30 $38,070 0.029%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI (8) $18.20 $37,850 (8)


About May 2008 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan 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.

(8) Estimate not released.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2008 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2008 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2008 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2008 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

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Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: May 04, 2009