Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2003

51-7032 Patternmakers, Wood

Plan, lay out, and construct wooden unit or sectional patterns used in forming sand molds for castings.

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)
3,060 8.7 % $15.55 $32,350 2.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.38 $10.75 $14.85 $18.49 $25.75
Annual Wage (2) $17,440 $22,360 $30,890 $38,450 $53,560

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Household and institutional furniture mfg. 640 $13.76 $28,610
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing 460 $19.62 $40,810
Ship and boat building 310 $14.92 $31,030
Other wood product manufacturing 300 $13.90 $28,910
Foundries 160 $16.42 $34,160

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Metalworking machinery manufacturing 120 $21.45 $44,610
Plastics product manufacturing 120 $20.34 $42,300
Other fabricated metal product manufacturing 460 $19.62 $40,810
Foundries 160 $16.42 $34,160
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing 50 $15.72 $32,710

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
Alabama 240 $12.38 $25,740 0.013%
Kentucky 100 $11.80 $24,550 0.006%
Pennsylvania 290 $18.08 $37,610 0.005%
Ohio 270 $20.06 $41,730 0.005%
Mississippi 50 $15.62 $32,490 0.005%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Michigan 140 $21.65 $45,020 0.003%
Indiana 80 $20.61 $42,870 0.003%
Ohio 270 $20.06 $41,730 0.005%
Pennsylvania 290 $18.08 $37,610 0.005%
Massachusetts 50 $16.64 $34,620 0.002%

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
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 40 $15.26 $31,750 0.025%
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 60 $21.27 $44,240 0.011%
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA 60 $26.15 $54,400 0.006%
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA 50 $8.86 $18,420 0.005%
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 40 $13.41 $27,900 0.002%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH PMSA 60 $26.15 $54,400 0.006%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN PMSA (7) $24.39 $50,720 (7)
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 60 $21.27 $44,240 0.011%
Lancaster, PA MSA (7) $17.39 $36,170 (7)
Toledo, OH MSA (7) $16.74 $34,810 (7)

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